Kevin Love's relocation affects more than just the Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves.
When the trade that Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski says will become official actually is official, it will leave a trail of disappointed and slighted parties that is far longer than two teams.
At least three more clubs will be impacted by Love joining LeBron James and Kyrie Irving in Cleveland, probably more. But three of them are especially noteworthy in that they're flagship franchises, all transitioning, all rebuilding at the same time: the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks.
Rare is the time when three such esteemed organizations are pining for better days together. Even rarer is the time their fate—even if only part of it—is manipulated by the same player none of them have.
Boston Celtics
Of the three, Boston's rebuild is the one most loosely tied to Love's Minnesota exit.
Or maybe not.
Unlike the Lakers and Knicks, the Celtics were considered legitimate trade suitors, armed with enough draft pick ...
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Kevin Love Trade Alters Rebuilding Plans of NBA Flagship Franchises
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