The Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love is currently in discussions with the team over a potential contract buyout. This comes after sources revealed that Love formally requested to be bought out on Wednesday.

The last remaining player from the Cavs’ 2016 NBA Championship-winning team, Love has spent nine seasons with the team. While he is currently in the final year of his contract with a $31.2 million salary, Love is looking to depart Cleveland after falling out of favor with the team. No longer relied upon in the Cavs’ rotation, Love has not featured in any of the team’s past 12 games.

Given that the Cavs have gone 9-3 during Love’s omission, it is unlikely that he will feature for the team again in the short term unless an injury arises. To date, Love has averaged 8.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 41 games this season.

While unusual for a team like the Cavaliers to release a veteran midway through the season, the long-shared history between Love and the Cavaliers makes it more likely for them to accept his request.

The Cavs currently rank fourth in the Eastern Conference, putting them on course to another playoff berth.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers shared an optimistic update about the recovery of their All-Star forward Kevin Love. According to the team’s announcement, which was shared on Wednesday, Love resumed individual basketball activities this week and should soon return to team practices.

The Cavs added that Love’s condition will be assessed on a daily basis, and his participation in full-contact drills will depend on this. If everything goes well, the next step for a 32-year-old star should be playing NBA games.

Love hasn’t played since late December after aggravating a right-calf strain in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He made two appearances in 2020-21 and is averaging 9.5 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.5 points per game.

Despite Love’s absence, Cleveland has played really well this season. The young roster, led by Colin Sexton and Darius Garland, is hovering around .500 and has a 10-12 record. This is enough for No. 7 in the Eastern Conference at the moment.

With Kevin Love back, the Cavs should become instantly better and might have a legitimate chance to challenge for the playoffs. Cleveland missed the postseason in both of the previous two seasons while having the worst and second-to-worst records in the East, respectively.

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Cleveland Cavaliers star power forward Kevin Love is back on the sidelines once again. Love aggravated an existing calf injury in a 118-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday and will be out for three to four weeks while recovering.

The Cavaliers confirmed the news after Love underwent an MRI test on Tuesday. According to the team’s statement, he will begin the rehab process immediately, and his status will be updated once he is ready to return to action.

Love initially got injured during the preseason, causing him to miss the Cavs’ season opener against the Charlotte Hornets. The 32-year-old veteran made his return in the team’s second game, putting up 15 points, nine rebounds, and three assists against the Detroit Pistons.

Losing an important player like Love is a tough blow to the Cavs, especially after a promising start to the season. Cleveland achieved a 3-0 start, hinting at a possible turnaround for a franchise that finished at the bottom of the East in the past two seasons.

With Love out, the Cavs will most likely turn to Larry Nance Jr. as the starter at the power forward position. Nance played some great all-around basketball since the new season started, averaging 8.7 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2.3 steals per game.

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After a season and a half of misery following LeBron James’s departure from Cleveland, it appears that the Cavaliers are considering dealing away the final key piece of James-era team.

Kevin Love, according to multiple records, could be on the move due to the Cavaliers’ newfound interest in trading him away from a beneficial package of young players and/or draft picks.

Love, who is 31-years-old, has been with Cleveland since the 2014-15 season after he was acquired in a three-team deal from the Minnesota Timberwolves.

He played a key role in the Cavaliers’ four consecutive trips to the NBA Finals and their 2016 championship during the golden mid-decade for the long-suffering franchise.

Despite James’ departure, he signed a four-year, $120 million extension with the Cavs prior to the 2018-19 season.

The UCLA alum is a five-time NBA All-Star who owns a career average of 18.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. He has missed large chunks of two of the past three seasons with injury problems, but has remained an effective player while healthy.

Love is averaging 16.1 points and 10.5 rebounds per game for the miserable Cavaliers this season, just slightly below his career averages.

Keep an eye on Love to see if a contender decides to swing a deal for him before next February’s trade deadline.

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It’s safe to say that Cleveland Cavaliers will not be competitive anytime soon, given the fact that they are in complete rebuild mode. But it seems like this won’t get Cavs’ five-time All-Star Kevin Love to lose faith in his team and starts searching a way out.

Although Love has been a subject of numerous trade rumors in recent months, which link him with championship-contending teams, the 31-year-old isn’t keen on leaving Cleveland.

“I do want to be here. I always have,” – said Love in an exclusive interview with cleveland.com. “I say that knowing it’s the NBA and it’s a business. I think especially after seeing last year, the summer leading up to last year and this summer, the changeover is like unprecedented so you don’t know what is going to happen.”

Love is aware of the talk about his future, but doesn’t intend to let that affect his commitment to the Cavs or the way he approaches the upcoming season.

“I know things come up, you would see certain things or people would ask me and I would just be like, ‘I don’t know. I don’t have a call. Nobody has been having this conversation with me.’ Until that time comes just keep my head down and keep moving.” – he added.

After LeBron James’ departure, Cleveland Cavaliers decided to sign Kevin Love to a four-year, $120 million extension in order to remain competitive in the East. Love, however, managed to play only 22 games, in which he averaged 17.0 points and 10.9 rebounds, as he struggled with a foot injury. This led Cleveland to rethink their strategy and give the opportunity to younger players, which resulted in a third-worst record in the league last season.

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Cleveland Cavaliers could really use the help of their All-Star forward Kevin Love, but the 30-year-old is still a long way from returning to court.

Love, who is still recovering from a foot surgery he underwent in November, recently told reporters that he is still “weeks away” from doing on-court work and could be out until after the All-Star break in February.

“I don’t know,” – Love said when asked about his return. “It’s really tough for me to say because I don’t know how my foot is going to respond. Hopefully, it will be sooner rather than later.”

Although he doesn’t know when he will be back, Love knows that he doesn’t want to sit out the entire season.

“That’s never really been the thought process–at least for me,” – he added. “I want to play. I want to be out there with those guys. I feel like I would be letting my teammates down, and letting (coach) L.D. (Larry Drew) and the coaching staff down if I didn’t get out there and play and get out there and play as soon as I could — so long as I’m healthy.”

After LeBron James left Cleveland to join the Los Angeles Lakers, Kevin Love decided to remain with the franchise and sign a four-year, $120 million contract extension. He supposed to be a cornerstone for a Cavs’ team that had hopes of getting back to the playoffs even with James not being around. Still, after Love went down with the injury, the Cavaliers started playing atrociously, and currently find themselves at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with 8-32 record, which is the worst in the NBA.

Love played only four games this season, averaging 19.0 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love is currently in discussions with the team over a potential contract buyout. This comes after sources revealed that Love formally requested to be bought out on Wednesday.

The last remaining player from the Cavs’ 2016 NBA Championship-winning team, Love has spent nine seasons with the team. While he is currently in the final year of his contract with a $31.2 million salary, Love is looking to depart Cleveland after falling out of favor with the team. No longer relied upon in the Cavs’ rotation, Love has not featured in any of the team’s past 12 games.

Given that the Cavs have gone 9-3 during Love’s omission, it is unlikely that he will feature for the team again in the short term unless an injury arises. To date, Love has averaged 8.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 41 games this season.

While unusual for a team like the Cavaliers to release a veteran midway through the season, the long-shared history between Love and the Cavaliers makes it more likely for them to accept his request.

The Cavs currently rank fourth in the Eastern Conference, putting them on course to another playoff berth.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers shared an optimistic update about the recovery of their All-Star forward Kevin Love. According to the team’s announcement, which was shared on Wednesday, Love resumed individual basketball activities this week and should soon return to team practices.

The Cavs added that Love’s condition will be assessed on a daily basis, and his participation in full-contact drills will depend on this. If everything goes well, the next step for a 32-year-old star should be playing NBA games.

Love hasn’t played since late December after aggravating a right-calf strain in a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He made two appearances in 2020-21 and is averaging 9.5 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.5 points per game.

Despite Love’s absence, Cleveland has played really well this season. The young roster, led by Colin Sexton and Darius Garland, is hovering around .500 and has a 10-12 record. This is enough for No. 7 in the Eastern Conference at the moment.

With Kevin Love back, the Cavs should become instantly better and might have a legitimate chance to challenge for the playoffs. Cleveland missed the postseason in both of the previous two seasons while having the worst and second-to-worst records in the East, respectively.

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Cleveland Cavaliers star power forward Kevin Love is back on the sidelines once again. Love aggravated an existing calf injury in a 118-94 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday and will be out for three to four weeks while recovering.

The Cavaliers confirmed the news after Love underwent an MRI test on Tuesday. According to the team’s statement, he will begin the rehab process immediately, and his status will be updated once he is ready to return to action.

Love initially got injured during the preseason, causing him to miss the Cavs’ season opener against the Charlotte Hornets. The 32-year-old veteran made his return in the team’s second game, putting up 15 points, nine rebounds, and three assists against the Detroit Pistons.

Losing an important player like Love is a tough blow to the Cavs, especially after a promising start to the season. Cleveland achieved a 3-0 start, hinting at a possible turnaround for a franchise that finished at the bottom of the East in the past two seasons.

With Love out, the Cavs will most likely turn to Larry Nance Jr. as the starter at the power forward position. Nance played some great all-around basketball since the new season started, averaging 8.7 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2.3 steals per game.

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After a season and a half of misery following LeBron James’s departure from Cleveland, it appears that the Cavaliers are considering dealing away the final key piece of James-era team.

Kevin Love, according to multiple records, could be on the move due to the Cavaliers’ newfound interest in trading him away from a beneficial package of young players and/or draft picks.

Love, who is 31-years-old, has been with Cleveland since the 2014-15 season after he was acquired in a three-team deal from the Minnesota Timberwolves.

He played a key role in the Cavaliers’ four consecutive trips to the NBA Finals and their 2016 championship during the golden mid-decade for the long-suffering franchise.

Despite James’ departure, he signed a four-year, $120 million extension with the Cavs prior to the 2018-19 season.

The UCLA alum is a five-time NBA All-Star who owns a career average of 18.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game. He has missed large chunks of two of the past three seasons with injury problems, but has remained an effective player while healthy.

Love is averaging 16.1 points and 10.5 rebounds per game for the miserable Cavaliers this season, just slightly below his career averages.

Keep an eye on Love to see if a contender decides to swing a deal for him before next February’s trade deadline.

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It’s safe to say that Cleveland Cavaliers will not be competitive anytime soon, given the fact that they are in complete rebuild mode. But it seems like this won’t get Cavs’ five-time All-Star Kevin Love to lose faith in his team and starts searching a way out.

Although Love has been a subject of numerous trade rumors in recent months, which link him with championship-contending teams, the 31-year-old isn’t keen on leaving Cleveland.

“I do want to be here. I always have,” – said Love in an exclusive interview with cleveland.com. “I say that knowing it’s the NBA and it’s a business. I think especially after seeing last year, the summer leading up to last year and this summer, the changeover is like unprecedented so you don’t know what is going to happen.”

Love is aware of the talk about his future, but doesn’t intend to let that affect his commitment to the Cavs or the way he approaches the upcoming season.

“I know things come up, you would see certain things or people would ask me and I would just be like, ‘I don’t know. I don’t have a call. Nobody has been having this conversation with me.’ Until that time comes just keep my head down and keep moving.” – he added.

After LeBron James’ departure, Cleveland Cavaliers decided to sign Kevin Love to a four-year, $120 million extension in order to remain competitive in the East. Love, however, managed to play only 22 games, in which he averaged 17.0 points and 10.9 rebounds, as he struggled with a foot injury. This led Cleveland to rethink their strategy and give the opportunity to younger players, which resulted in a third-worst record in the league last season.

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Cleveland Cavaliers could really use the help of their All-Star forward Kevin Love, but the 30-year-old is still a long way from returning to court.

Love, who is still recovering from a foot surgery he underwent in November, recently told reporters that he is still “weeks away” from doing on-court work and could be out until after the All-Star break in February.

“I don’t know,” – Love said when asked about his return. “It’s really tough for me to say because I don’t know how my foot is going to respond. Hopefully, it will be sooner rather than later.”

Although he doesn’t know when he will be back, Love knows that he doesn’t want to sit out the entire season.

“That’s never really been the thought process–at least for me,” – he added. “I want to play. I want to be out there with those guys. I feel like I would be letting my teammates down, and letting (coach) L.D. (Larry Drew) and the coaching staff down if I didn’t get out there and play and get out there and play as soon as I could — so long as I’m healthy.”

After LeBron James left Cleveland to join the Los Angeles Lakers, Kevin Love decided to remain with the franchise and sign a four-year, $120 million contract extension. He supposed to be a cornerstone for a Cavs’ team that had hopes of getting back to the playoffs even with James not being around. Still, after Love went down with the injury, the Cavaliers started playing atrociously, and currently find themselves at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with 8-32 record, which is the worst in the NBA.

Love played only four games this season, averaging 19.0 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game.

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