NBA Rumors: Golden State Warriors don't want to give up Klay Thompson in Kevin Love deal

NBA Rumors: Golden State Warriors don’t want to give up Klay Thompson in Kevin Love deal

Apr 14, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the ball against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love (42) during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 130-120. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

Minnesota Timberwolves’ power forward Kevin Love is reportedly “intrigued” about potentially playing for the Golden State Warriors.

The Warriors, however, don’t want to give up guard Klay Thompson to get a deal done.

Marcus Thompson III of The San Jose Mercury News outlines a possible scenario in which the Warriors land Love without giving up Thompson.

"Ideally, the Warriors could pull it off with a package of Lee, forward Harrison Barnes and the 2015 draft pick. That’s probably the best the Warriors could offer.A team source said the Warriors don’t want to give up Klay Thompson to land Love. Draymond Green doesn’t make enough to impact the trade financially. That leaves Barnes, whom the Warriors stuck by during his sophomore slump.Perhaps Barnes and Green, in tandem, would qualify as enough young talent to pair with Lee — but that’s giving up too much as Green has proved invaluable off the bench. Maybe the Warriors could get their hands on another first-round pick to bolster their offer."

Love averaged 26.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game while Thompson put up 18.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists per contest this season.

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