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8. Kevin Love

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Kevin Love would spend the first six years of his career with the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he was the team's star, but the T-Wolves lacked much else, and he never made the playoffs while he played there.  LeBron James would return to Cleveland, and the Cavs would orchestrate a trade to bring Love to the Cavaliers to join him and Kyrie Irving.  Love was now the third option on a superteam, but, like many stars, he had to take time to adjust, and eventually he found his footing.  The triumvirate would take Cleveland to its first NBA Championship in 2016.


An All-Star the two years after his championship win, Love had a three-year period where he was often injured and missed a plethora of games.  It would take a toll on Love, who by the 2021-22 Season was relegated to a bench role, but he was still capable of taking over a game.  The Cavaliers waived during the 2022/23 season, and ihis run in Cleveland ended with a 15.7 PPG and 9.2 RPG over 489 Games.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Center, Power Forward
  • Acquired: Traded from the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a three-team trade. Cleveland traded Anthony Bennett, Andrew Wiggins and a Trade Exception to Minnesota. Cleveland traded a 2016 1st Round Pick (which would be Timothe Lueawu-Cabarrot) to the Philadelphia 76ers. Minnesota sent Luc Mbah a Moute and Alexey Shved to Philadelphia. Philadelphia sent Thaddeus Young to Minnesota 8/23/14.
  • Departed: Waived:2/18/23
  • Games Played: 489
  • Per Game Averages: 30.7 MP
    .523 eFG%
    .848 FT%
    15.7 PTS
    9.2 RB
    2.2 AST
    0.6 STL
    0.4 BLK

    63 Playoff Games
    31.1 MP
    .494 eFG%
    .854 FT%
    15.3 PTS
    9.7 RB
    1.8 AST
    0.7 STL
    0.5 BLK
  • Advanced Stats: 19.5 PER
    .575 TS%
    13.3 VORP
    36.0 WS

    63 Playoff Games
    17.7 PER
    .550 TS%
    1.8 VORP
    5.6 WS
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    NBA Champion (2016)
    All-Star (2017 & 2018)
  • Other Points of Note: Top Ten Sixth Man of the Year Finishes:
    2nd in 2010
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