Report: Cavaliers will try to trade for Kevin Love if they land LeBron
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Not one, not two, but three All-Stars in Cleveland next season?
In addition to their pursuit of unrestricted free-agent forward LeBron James, the Cavaliers are also set to make a second move for Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love, should James sign.
Cavaliers are pursuing a Kevin Love trade with Minnesota, contingent on the signing of LeBron James, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 9, 2014
Adding Love would likely command a ransom from the Cavaliers, which shouldn't be a problem given their bounty of assets. In addition to a number of lottery-picked prospects from recent drafts, the Cavaliers also hold most of their picks in future drafts, which can also contribute to a Love deal. The asking price is said to be high, with the return starting with number one overall pick Andrew Wiggins.
If Cleveland were to land both Love and James, the team would add a pair of All-NBA forwards to shore up their front-court. One also assumes that the possibility of playing with Love would also factor positively into LeBron's free-agency decision.
Pairing Love and James, with point guard Kyrie Irving manning the point should easily rank the Cavaliers as favorites to win the Eastern Conference next season.