Kevin Love Trade Ideas

[Jscc]

Not sure about that...he's hating life in Indiana right now and could force a trade.

True. But until then, Indiana's management hangs up faster than Chicago does when listening to trade calls.

 

[The Wizard of Moz]

Do you guys think Paul George could be a possibility or you think he would be untouchable?

Holy shit... if you could get PG13 you flop your dick right out on the table for that one

 

[Jscc]

A Kyrie/PG13/LeBron PG/SG/SF back-court would be absurd.

 

[The Wizard of Moz]

A Kyrie/PG13/LeBron PG/SG/SF back-court would be absurd.

Durant would legit start sending out feelers to see if the Cavs have any interest in him

 

[Efficiency]

Holy shit... if you could get PG13 you flop your dick right out on the table for that one

Probably would be another deal that you would need the Celtics to complete. I was looking at the standings and seen it was a possibility they could miss the playoffs. Was wondering if they might want to hit the reset button especially if George is unhappy.

Pacers have a pretty rough stretch of games from Feb 6th to about March 22nd. There are a couple easy games sprinkled in but that looks like a tough stretch to me for their team.

 

[edwinx]

Probably would be another deal that you would need the Celtics to complete. I was looking at the standings and seen it was a possibility they could miss the playoffs. Was wondering if they might want to hit the reset button especially if George is unhappy.

Pacers have a pretty rough stretch of games from Feb 6th to about March 22nd. There are a couple easy games sprinkled in but that looks like a tough stretch to me for their team.

No way PG13 is put on shelf... 23rd Feb will be trade deadline, I see Pacers clearly in the playoff list by then. Even not, PG13 is not someone they'll shop and we can get.

 

[gourimoko]

Durant would legit start sending out feelers to see if the Cavs have any interest in him

!!!!

 

[gourimoko]

True. But until then, Indiana's management hangs up faster than Chicago does when listening to trade calls.

I think the argument is not that we'd be sending them Kevin Love, but that we'd try to flip Love for say, the #1 pick in the draft, or a bunch of picks/players from Boston, and then in exchange get someone like Butler or George.

 

[The Red Viper]

As good as Kev has been, just him alone won't be enough to get either Jimmy Butler or Paul George imo. We would have to most likely add in someone like a Shump to that for either Chicago or Indiana to accept that.

 

[Ohio]

I think the argument is not that we'd be sending them Kevin Love, but that we'd try to flip Love for say, the #1 pick in the draft, or a bunch of picks/players from Boston, and then in exchange get someone like Butler or George.

What reason would Boston do this instead of just trading for Butler/George themselves?

 

[The Wizard of Moz]

What reason would Boston do this instead of just trading for Butler/George themselves?

Redundancy with their best player Jae Crowder

 

[gourimoko]

As good as Kev has been, just him alone won't be enough to get either Jimmy Butler or Paul George imo. We would have to most likely add in someone like a Shump to that for either Chicago or Indiana to accept that.

I think it'll be more of an issue of bidding.

Celtics, Raptors, Clippers, Spurs... I mean, there are numerous teams in the NBA that are going to field offers.

George has only 1 year left on his deal and doesn't look like he's happy in Indiana. I don't think he's dealt, but, who knows.

Butler, I think will eventually be dealt. The Bulls experiment looks like it's coming to an end, the end we all thought it would come to.

Kyrie/Smith-Korver/Butler/James/Tristan is a hell of a lineup; essentially unguardable. Defensively, I love a lineup like this because it has no weaknesses against Golden State who will likely be our Finals matchup opponent over the next several years.

I'd all for it if we could get either of these players, even if it meant moving Love/Frye/Shump/RJ so long as we got a few bench pieces back.

 

[Ohio]

Redundancy with their best player Jae Crowder

Thought so, lol.

It's silly to think Boston is going to just willingly make us better when they can make themselves better without using us.

These are all fantasy scenarios anyway, but they aren't going to happen with a third team giving up more valuable asset(s) than we are.

 

[gourimoko]

What reason would Boston do this instead of just trading for Butler/George themselves?

Largely depends on the dynamics of such a deal.

Boston may not want to give up the farm for George, but might not mind giving up Crowder/Bradley for Kevin Love, at which point we package them with Shump for George or Butler in a 3-team deal.

 

[gourimoko]

It's silly to think Boston is going to just willingly make us better when they can make themselves better without using us.

It's not up to Boston. It's up to Indiana. That's the point.

If Boston puts forward Crowder/Bradley and we put up Kevin Love, we'd have the better offer. Rather than Boston standing pat, they could swap players with us to sweeten the deal for the Pacers and get a player they've long coveted.

The additional point here is that many of these teams, behind closed doors, aren't looking at the Cavs as rivals. Most of these teams very likely realize they aren't getting out of the West with LeBron in Cleveland having any semblance of a supporting cast.

If Boston can make a trade that makes them better, I don't think they'd refuse if it helped us in the process.