Eventually, Kevin Love is going to have a tough choice on his plate.
Maybe it'll come this offseason, as he determines whether or not he wants to request a trade away from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Maybe the need won't arise until the summer of 2015, when he can opt out of his current deal and hit the open market.
But it will come, and it will always revolve around the same two options—winning and being the alpha dog.
Unfortunately for Love, those two entities have been mutually exclusive during the entirety of his NBA career. Well, mutually exclusive in the sense that he's had one and not the other.
He's never been able to win games at an impressive rate with the 'Wolves, even if he's posted historically excellent statistics night in and night out.
So when he has to choose—and he will have to choose—which option will Love pursue? Will he choose the status quo and the continued ability to enjoy putting up gaudy statistics or the opportunity to play for a contender?
It's Tough to Give up Alpha-Dog Status
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