After months of rumors, endless speculation and a trade that couldn't become official until weeks after it was agreed to, Kevin Love is finally a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
On Tuesday afternoon, as Team USA took on Slovenia as a tuneup for the 2014 FIBA World Cup, the focus of the basketball world shifted away from Anthony Davis, Derrick Rose and the rest of that squad gearing up for international competition. Love was officially introduced by his new team, one that should finally get him to the postseason after years of failed seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
As general manager David Griffin said right off the bat, the Cavs had been trying to get Love for over a year:
Naturally, LeBron James played a key part in the pursuit. So too did David Blatt, the Cavs' new head coach. In fact, Blatt expressed his desire for a floor-spacing big long ago, per Griffin:
And in Love's own words, it didn't take very long for him to figure out where he wanted to be during the 2014-15 season. As soon as James was on board, he was going to follow suit, ...
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