8. Kevin Love
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 number three 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 their 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 taje a toll on Love, who by the 2021-22 Season was relegated to a bench role, bu 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
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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
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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
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Major Accolades and Awards:
NBA Champion (2016)
All-Star (2017 & 2018)
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