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1 contract every NBA team would want back

By Ian Levy

Mar 28, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) flexes after a play against the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 28, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) flexes after a play against the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 15, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love before a game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 15, 2023; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love before a game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /

Cleveland Cavaliers: Kevin Love

Once Kyrie Irving and LeBron James left the Cavs, it seemed certain that Kevin Love would be the next to go. As the team turned toward rebuilding there wasn’t an obvious need for an aging stretch-4 with championship experience. Still, in July of 2018, the Cavaliers signed him to a four-year, $120 million contract that seemed destined to be a mistake.

Love did mount a serious Sixth Man of the Year campaign for the resurgent Cavs in the 2021-22 season. But over the first two years of the deal, he appeared in just 83 total games. His numbers were solid when he was on the floor but those times were far and few between. Last season, the final year of the deal, he fell out of the rotation completely and was eventually bought out, signing with the Miami Heat.

Love made huge contributions the Cavs’ historic 2016 championship but Cleveland ended up paying for those contributions years after the fact.

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