Kevin Love Officially Going To The Cleveland Cavaliers
By Mario Hicks
After a long offseason full of Kevin Love talks, it looks like he can finally pack his moving truck.
ESPN.com is reporting that the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Kevin Love, has been officially traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Love will be apart of a three team deal involving the Philadelphia 76ers, sources confirmed.
In the Kevin Love trade, Minnesota will receive Philadelphia’s Thaddeus Young, Cleveland’s Andrew Wigginsand Anthony Bennett and a $6.3 million trade exception. W
iggins and Bennett went No. 1 overall in the 2014 and 2013 NBA drafts, respectively. The 76ers get guard Alexey Shved, forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and a 2015 first-round pick.
A report emerged yesterday that the Phoenix Suns attempted to complete a deal that would include Eric Bledsoe, but it looks as though their efforts were not enough.
Wiggins could not be traded for 30 days after signing his rookie contract, which he did on July 24. Saturday was the first day a long-rumored deal involving Wiggins officially could be made.
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