Cavs: Love officially traded to Cavs, will reportedly sign long term deal

[Cry Havoc]

Via Woj.

[The Batman]

can't be officially traded til Aug 23. Deal is agreed to. Also already a thread on this.

[Cry Havoc]

Lets all post on this thread

Damn you, beat me by seconds.

[Banzai]

So the question now is..how much better does this trade make Cleveland?

[Cry Havoc]

So the question now is..how much better does this trade make Cleveland?

Considerably. From ECF dogs to the Bulls to perhaps favorites to win the le. Love is underrated by a lot of basketball fans. I think Cleveland is going to have a monster team.

Great deal for the TWolves, though. They got more than they could have dreamed, and now have pieces to build around for the next decade.

[The Batman]

That was pretty ty of Cleveland to force Wiggins to do all those interviews in a Cavs uniform when they knew they were trading him

[StrengthAndHonor]

So the question now is..how much better does this trade make Cleveland?

A lot better for sure. Long term? if Lebron leaves....

[DJR210]

Considerably. From ECF dogs to the Bulls to perhaps favorites to win the le. Love is underrated by a lot of basketball fans. I think Cleveland is going to have a monster team.

Great deal for the TWolves, though. They got more than they could have dreamed, and now have pieces to build around for the next decade.

Awww c'mon, don't do that.

[Cry Havoc]

Awww c'mon, don't do that.

Anything to prevent the media from labeling us the favorites. Gotta keep a low profile.

Blue font needed.

[Cry Havoc]

Love's contract is 5 years 120 millions. Damn.

[mavsfan1000]

That was pretty ty of Cleveland to force Wiggins to do all those interviews in a Cavs uniform when they knew they were trading him

Yeah that organization. Should've kept Wiggins. Now they slow motion no D Kevin Love.

[Indazone]

damn, instant powerhouse

[mavsfan1000]

damn, instant powerhouse

Yep Minnesota looking pretty good now. But not quite a powerhouse. Maybe in a couple years.

[baseline bum]

A lot better for sure. Long term? if Lebron leaves....

Long term? It's not like Love is 33.

[DAF86]

Will Kevin Martin beincluded. If so, is he the starting SG. Who else do the Cavs have to play alongside Lebron on the wing?

[DAF86]

Oh, Waiters. He should do just fine offensively. How is he on the defensive end? tbh.

[~O~]

Kevin Love is considerably young. We'll see where it takes him

[rogues]

People already overrating Cleveland. Sure Lebron will make them a East powerhouse but the championship is decided between OKC/San Antonio..

[ambchang]

2015 cavs vs 2012 heat:

Lebron is older and less dominant. Heat
Irving is overrated but most definitely better than Chalmers and cole. Defense though .... Cavs
Wade is about a billion times better than waiters. Heat
Love is better than bosh, but not by as much as people think. Cavs
A healthy varaejo will be better than anything Miami ever put at center. Cavs
Allen, battler and miller are better than anything cavs have to offer. Heat
New coach vs underrated coach. Pretty much a wash.

On paper, the cavs are at least comparable to the most dominant version of the heat. In actuality though, defense and bball iq seems to be two huge issues with the current cavs. Not to mention Irving is absolutely useless without the ball and Lebron will get the ball.

Cavs have great talent on paper, but are missing components to make it verses talented playoff teams. Varaejo will be the X factor. Keep him healthy for the playoffs and the cavs can challenge for a le. If he's not 100% the cavs won't win it all.

[TDMVPDPOY]

People already overrating Cleveland. Sure Lebron will make them a East powerhouse but the championship is decided between OKC/San Antonio..

lol okc? really? there window has close, actually it never open in the first place

[Spurs9]

3 max contracts
Wiggins

[Cry Havoc]

2015 cavs vs 2012 heat:

Lebron is older and less dominant. Heat
Irving is overrated but most definitely better than Chalmers and cole. Defense though .... Cavs
Wade is about a billion times better than waiters. Heat
Love is better than bosh, but not by as much as people think. Cavs
A healthy varaejo will be better than anything Miami ever put at center. Cavs
Allen, battler and miller are better than anything cavs have to offer. Heat
New coach vs underrated coach. Pretty much a wash.

On paper, the cavs are at least comparable to the most dominant version of the heat. In actuality though, defense and bball iq seems to be two huge issues with the current cavs. Not to mention Irving is absolutely useless without the ball and Lebron will get the ball.

Cavs have great talent on paper, but are missing components to make it verses talented playoff teams. Varaejo will be the X factor. Keep him healthy for the playoffs and the cavs can challenge for a le. If he's not 100% the cavs won't win it all.

I think Love is SIGNIFICANTLY better than Bosh on offense, and only slightly worse on defense. Plus, he can legitimately spread the floor, something Bosh only tried to do.

[Dex]

[Josepatches_]

And Love can rebound while Bosh......... Big difference.

[Cry Havoc]

And Love can rebound while Bosh......... Big difference.

Exactly. You can't tell me a subpar rebounding big is great at defense. It makes no sense. No rebound = no change of possession.