Cavs not interested in Kevin Love-for-Carmelo Anthony swap 😂

[Spur|n|Austin]

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http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/18553325/new-york-knicks-pitch-carmelo-anthony-kevin-love-rebuffed-cleveland-cavaliers?sf52780048=1

[AlexJones]

No brainer for the Cavs. Love is legitimately the better player

[Clipper Nation]

At this point, Fatmelo's headed towards a buyout and a career in the Chinese league alongside Starbury. Yesterday's chuckers are no longer needed in today's game, tbh.

[spurraider21]

Carmelo and Jimmer in China :wow

[lefty]

:lol Phil

[Chillen]

Knicks sure do overvalue Melo, asking for Love, lol. Unless a buyout happens looks like they are stuck with him since he has a no trade clause. No one is going to give them gold for sh*t with that contract, I still think Melo could help a team but he isn't the player he once was. In 2017 Kevin Love is the better player for sure.

[illusioNtEk]

Kevin Love LOL
MELO LOL
PHIL LOL
3 GOLD MEDALS LOL
vs Low end teams LOL
100+ million LOL
BEGGINg 4 all star votes LOL
TOday's NBA LOL
MELO thinks it's all about what we read in the internet LOL
Thought so LoL
NO rings LOL

[ambchang]

Best USA basketball Olympian ever though.

[Chris]

First time I've seen an emoji in a thread title. How you do that?

[140]

#StayMe7o

[Spur|n|Austin]

First time I've seen an emoji in a thread title. How you do that?

If you're on a mac, when in a text field press cmd+ctrl+spacebar at the same time and the emoji keyboard pops up

[StrengthAndHonor]

I'd trade Austin Rivers, Crawford and future first round picks for Melo.

[Clipper Nation]

I'd trade Austin Rivers, Crawford and future first round picks for Melo.
The Knicks would laugh you off the phone, and Doc's traded too many first round picks for scrubs already. Melo is trash. I'd honestly rather stick with LMaM. At lsast he plays defense, doesn't have an oversized ego, and won't chuck us out of games.

Maybe Fredo will get desperate and trade all the Lakers' picks for the next decade for Melo.

[Ball Buster]

:lol Faggots talking about the Lakers in a Cavs thread

[Chillen]

There is a way for the Cavs to get Melo without giving up Love. O'Quinn, Anthony for Thompson, Shumpert, future 1st round pick.
http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=gvqsg2x

[FkLA]

Love ain't shit either. Same guy that was benched for Thompson in the playoffs. If Melo has less years on his deal, I'd make the trade.

[Killakobe81]

The NBA has a long history of former stat players that people have wriitten off, balling to help win a title. He would be playing third fiddle to LeBron...you not losing any defense spacing stays the same ..Melo is better on the block. You do lose some rebounding and those great outlet passes.. and Melo will need more shots to be useful...but I don't think it's a horrible trade ...

[Killakobe81]

And most importantly LeBron has proven he can raise the level of players with far less talent than Melo ...

[Spurs9]

Good to see Cavs didnt fall for it. Im calling Griffin for Melo now.

[Chillen]

Obviously the Cavs should see if there is a way to trade for Melo without giving up Love, but they may need a motivated Melo so it's on them to do it. I would ask the Knicks for more than Melo though. I think the GSW or Spurs will destroy them in the Finals if they make it. That Bron, Love, Kyrie core may have peaked in the Finals vs Warriors.

[Killakobe81]

Obviously the Cavs should see if there is a way to trade for Melo without giving up Love, but they may need a motivated Melo so it's on them to do it. I would ask the Knicks for more than Melo though. I think the GSW or Spurs will destroy them in the Finals if they make it. That Bron, Love, Kyrie core may have peaked in the Finals vs Warriors.

And great as James is ...tough to repeat without that hungry vet trying get that first title.

[Gummi Clutch]

Kevin Love LOL
MELO LOL
PHIL LOL
3 GOLD MEDALS LOL
vs Low end teams LOL
100+ million LOL
BEGGINg 4 all star votes LOL
TOday's NBA LOL
MELO thinks it's all about what we read in the internet LOL
Thought so LoL
NO rings LOL
hottestclubberlol

[illusioNtEk]

hottestclubberlol


Haha that was long ago bro. Give me some slack :p

[MultiTroll]

Don't get the "Love is so much better then Marshmello" narrative.

Both equally soft stat padders IMO.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Melo is just a poor man's Lebron in every way. There's no fit for him in that offense, he'd be the backup SF and he'd play when the Cavs go small ball

[Killakobe81]

Don't get the "Love is so much better then Marshmello" narrative.

Both equally soft stat padders IMO.

Yep. But Melo is the better low post scorer or at least used to be ...its?mostly a lateral move but if you sit LeBron for a stretch Melo can be a primary scorer still ...

[Fabbs]

Yep. But Melo is the better low post scorer or at least used to be ...its?mostly a lateral move but if you sit LeBron for a stretch Melo can be a primary scorer still ...

Backup sf?
That's it?
Love can at least start and has very decent games occasionally.

[Killakobe81]

Backup sf?
That's it?
Love can at least start and has very decent games occasionally.

What do you lose if Melo played pf? Rim protection?:lol
Maybe 10 lbs now that Love has slimmed?
Some rebounding?

[Killakobe81]

I don't thinks it's a great or bad trade ...just saying I think LeBron could make it work .. but they probably jot repeating trade or no trade if Spurs or State are healthy in June ...so a shakeup might be in order.

[DAF86]

Would you do Melo for Shumpert, Frye and RJ?

Cavs would be paper thin but a line-up of Irving, Carmelo, Lebron, Love and Thompson (Small lineup of Irving, JR, Melo, Lebron and Love) would be just as potent as the GS line-up. Carmelo has proven, with the Olympic squad, that he thrives playing as an off-ball player.

Although a three-team trade might be better for the Cavs.

[unleashbaynes]

For all the hate he gets, Love actually played some clutch defense and had some huge rebounds in game 7. He defended Stephen Curry beautifully on what would have been the game tying 3. And he's an NBA champion because of it.

[DAF86]

Would you do Melo for Shumpert, Frye and RJ?

Cavs would be paper thin but a line-up of Irving, Carmelo, Lebron, Love and Thompson (Small lineup of Irving, JR, Melo, Lebron and Love) would be just as potent as the GS line-up. Carmelo has proven, with the Olympic squad, that he thrives playing as an off-ball player.

Although a three-team trade might be better for the Cavs.

Cavs get Melo, Holiday and Vujacic
Knicks get Shumpert, Frye, RJ, cash and a 1st rounder.

Knicks get decent players, cash, a 1st rounder and a trade Melo accepts.
Cavs get Melo, a playmker in Holiday and a championship experienced shooter in Vujacic.

Cavs starters

PG-Irving
SG-JR
SF-Lebron
PF-Love
C-Thompson

Bench

PG-Holiday
SG-Vujacic
SF-Korver
PF-Carmelo
C-Birdman

Death line-up counter

PG-Irving
SG-JR
SF-Lebron
PF-Melo
C-Love/Thompson

[Fabbs]

For all the hate he gets, Love actually played some clutch defense and had some huge rebounds in game 7. He defended Stephen Curry beautifully on what would have been the game tying 3. And he's an NBA champion because of it.
Exactly, some of the time he puts forth max effort.
The rap on him is he is treated like and paid like an A star, which he clearly is not.
A decent B player, sure.

Same with MarshMello. Who might even drop down to C level.
Now, a question is how hungry would Marshmello be and would his effort double and triple if he knew a Championship was within his grasp? It's possible but i think given his history he is second only to Kobme in selfishness and punkassedness. He could prove wrong by putting for max effort and winning with Cleveland, but obviously they are not willing to chance that. Even with he and Bron being butt buddies. Speaks volumes.

[Killakobe81]

For all the hate he gets, Love actually played some clutch defense and had some huge rebounds in game 7. He defended Stephen Curry beautifully on what would have been the game tying 3. And he's an NBA champion because of it.

Very true...but at times he disappeared as well.

[FkLA]

For all the hate he gets, Love actually played some clutch defense and had some huge rebounds in game 7. He defended Stephen Curry beautifully on what would have been the game tying 3. And he's an NBA champion because of it.

lol people still glorifying that one play

AJ made a title-clinching jumper in '99 but that didn't change the fact that he was always a below average PG who couldn't shoot. Love is a filthy rich man's Ryan Anderson. Nothing more.

[ElNono]

Somebody please let Phil know that Jerry Buss is dead and Stern is no longer the commish...