Minnesota Timberwolves: Is Kevin Love Really Worth a Superstar Price?

August 1st, 2014 by Joseph Zapata Leave a reply »
After six years with the Minnesota Timberwolves, it looks almost certain that Kevin Love will be traded. Love has superstar talent, but he is not worth the superstar price.  

It has been rumored that the Timberwolves are looking to acquire Andrew Wiggins or Klay Thompson in exchange for Love, per Marc Stein and Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com, but both the Garden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers have been hesitant to offer their young potential All-Stars.  

Statistically, Love is a top-five player in the NBA.  According to ESPN, Love ranked third in the league in Player Efficiency Rating last season behind Kevin Durant and LeBron James.

Love also ranked fourth in points per game (26.1), and third in rebounds per game (12.5).  Not to mention, he is a three-time All-Star and has made the All-NBA second team twice.

He has also shown to be an excellent perimeter shooter (as seen in the GIF below), per Basketball-Reference.com.  He has a career 36.2 three-point-shooting percentage and his best season came in 2010 when he shot 41.7 percent from beyond the arc.

 

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