With the likelihood that LeBron James returns home to the Cleveland Cavaliers this summer continuing to increase, the team is setting its sights on adding another elite player, Kevin Love, to pair with James, according to Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski.
Cavaliers are pursuing a Kevin Love trade with Minnesota, contingent on the signing of LeBron James, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 9, 2014
The Cavaliers would almost certainly have to part with No. 1 pick Andrew Wiggins in a deal to land Love. Still, having a trio of Kyrie Irving, LeBron James and Love alone would make the Cavaliers easily the best team in the Eastern Conference. Love is an absolutely dominant player, fresh off a season in which he averaged 26.1 points and 12.5 rebounds with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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This report is just another sign that the Cavs are confident about their chances to land James. One report from Chris Sheridan of sheridanhoops.com pegs Cleveland’s chances of landing James at 90 percent.
"A plugged-in source tells me there is a 90 percent chance that LeBron James will return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and it will be announced on www.lebronjames.com if it happens.That is my latest intelligence, and it comes from the same league source who told me Monday that he felt there was a 75 percent chance James returns to his original NBA team."
It’s worth noting that Wiggins’ camp does not believe he’s been talked about in trade discussions, according to Sam Amick of USA Today Sports.
Re: possibility of Cavs landing Kevin Love to further entice LeBron, the Andrew Wiggins camp doesn't believe he's being considered as piece.
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) July 9, 2014
If Wiggins is not involved in the Cleveland’s offer to Minnesota, than one wouldn’t expect the Timberwolves to seriously considering shipping him to the Cavaliers.
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