"Could."
The use of that particular modal auxiliary verb is quite important, because acquiring Kevin Love has the potential to be absolutely wonderful for the Cleveland Cavaliers. If they're able to retain his services after acquiring him and can successfully add the right supporting pieces, they could very well become the NBA's next dynastic organization.
But there's that "could" word again.
No matter how highly Love is viewed, there are no guarantees in this drama, even with ESPN.com's Brian Windhorst telling the world on ESPN Radio (as Zack Cox of NESN.com relayed) that a handshake agreement for Love's services is in place:
The deal is done but not done. The teams have agreed, but they can't say they have agreed and they can't agree, because we're in this weird moratorium period because you can't trade Andrew Wiggins until the 23rd of this month.
So, between now and then—which is, what, 19 days—could some of that happen? Could a team come in with a trade that maybe Minnesota doesn't see? Yes, it could happen. So therefore it is not done.
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