Kevin Love announced Wednesday he’d be re-signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers on a contract reportedly worth $110 million over five years. But how long will Love’s tenure in Cleveland actually last?
According to Sporting News, potentially not very long.
In fact, some NBA executives told Sean Deveney they believe the forward could be playing elsewhere by this time next year.
The Cavs felt they needed to re-sign Love this summer to avoid losing him for nothing, per Deveny’s sources, but if he and big man Tristan Thompson cannot form an effective frontcourt duo, Love could find himself back on the trading block before long.
“Maybe in February or in the summer, you could see Love being talked about,” one league executive told Sporting News. “If he stays healthy next year, that is what is most important. If he plays 75 games or so, then he is still going to have a lot of value, even if his numbers are not great. So it is still a chance for them to get assets going forward and if you gave up the No. 1 pick, you need to be able get something that will help long-term.”
While most believe the Cavs will lock up Thompson — one of the breakout stars of this year’s NBA playoffs and a current restricted free agent — for the long haul, the two sides as of Thursday afternoon had yet to reach an agreement on a new deal.
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