Golden State Warriors plan on aggressively trying to trade for Kevin Love
By Josh Hill
One of the biggest talkers over this summer will be the future of Kevin Love and where he will land ahead of the 2015-16 season. Right now he’s under contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves but he’s very much expected to break free from his chains and find a new home in the summer of 2015.
This has many wondering why the Minnesota Timberwolves haven’t begun offering Kevin Love in trades, but just because the Wolves are timid about losing Love doesn’t mean other teams aren’t prepping offers to try and acquire the All-Star power forward.
According to SFGate.com, the Golden State Warrior are not only going to aggressively target Kevin Love in the trade market, but they are internally confident that they can land him in a trade.
"“You know we’ll be aggressive,” one Warriors source said, asking for anonymity because NBA brass isn’t allowed to comment on players under contract with other teams. “We usually get our guy.”"
Obviously, the Dubs are not at the top of the power rankings when it comes to teams well equipped to acquire Love, as they don’t nearly have the assets other teams interested in Love do. For example the Suns have four first-round draft picks at their disposal and that’s just the appetizer to a potential deal while the Chicago Bulls have two first rounders and some cetera talent with the Boston Celtics touting a lottery pick and a mid-first rounder as well as a variety of young talent.
Golden State can land Love in a trade but it won’t be easy, especially when they’re already taking pieces off the table.
Ironically, should Love land in Golden State then he’ll be paired with Stephen Curry — a guy the Wolves passed on in the 2009 NBA Draft to select Jonny Flynn.