NBA Rumors: Timberwolves not interested in Celtics’ trade package for Love
When Minnesota Timberwolves’ star power forward Kevin Love took a trip to Boston over the weekend, the rumors began to spin.
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The Boston Celtics, like every other team, would love to get their hands on Love and several reports indicate that Love would love to play for the Celtics. Of course, trading for Love won’t be easy. According to Jackie MacMullen of ESPN Boston, the Timberwolves aren’t all that interested in what the Celtics have to offer.
"There’s only one problem with all these dizzying (and highly speculative) scenarios: They are meaningless unless the first domino — Love actually coming to Boston — falls. According to team and league sources, that isn’t happening any time soon because the Timberwolves are less than enamored with what Boston can offer them……The No. 6 pick isn’t quite so sexy. The Celtics can offer only some combination of that pick and the following: the valuable future Brooklyn picks, the 17th pick this year, Jared Sullinger, Kelly Olynyk, Jeff Green, Brandon Bass, Keith Bogans’ expiring $5.05 million contract (if they can do it before July 1).In other words, pretty much anything Minnesota wants.The Timberwolves privately maintain they already have fielded better offers from other teams, among them the Chicago Bulls, who can offer draft picks and some combination of Jimmy Butler and Taj Gibson along with Carlos Boozer, whose bloated $16.8 million contract expires next summer and represents the kind of cap space rebuilding teams crave."
Love averaged 26.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game last season while shooting 45.7% from the field, 37.6% from three and 82.1% from the charity stripe.