Kevin Love to Cleveland Cavs Does Not Shift Eastern Conference Power Structure

August 12th, 2014 by Stephen Babb Leave a reply »

The Eastern Conference underwent a significant facelift with the surprise announcement that LeBron James would return home to his Cleveland Cavaliers.

It's tempting to assume that the next superstar defection will be similarly momentous.

Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski recently reported that the "Minnesota Timberwolves have reached an agreement in principle to send All-Star forward Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and a protected 2015 first-round draft pick..."

Wojnarowski added, "The deal cannot be finalized until Aug. 23, because Wiggins, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, cannot be traded until one month after the signing of his rookie contract."

While the move involves one of the biggest names in the game, it more resembles piling on than a game-changing development. The more things change for LeBron's Cavaliers, the more they remain fundamentally the same.

This was already one of the two best teams in the East, even before Love forced his way out of a middling Minnesota train wreck.


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