Maybe they don't trade him....
Kevin Love may want out of Minnesota, but Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor expects the All-Star forward to be with the team next season.
Taylor told the Pioneer Press on Monday that he doesn't plan to trade Love despite the player's intention not to re-sign with the Timberwolves when his contract expires after the 2014-15 campaign.
"I should never say never because who knows what might come up? But that's not our plan," Taylor told the newspaper.
"I'm not in a position where you would say absolutely I wouldn't do it, because what if something that I can't even speculate [on] happens? You'd say, 'You're nuts, Glen.' Maybe some team puts a value on him that's different than we suspect."
Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor doesn't intend to trade Kevin Love - ESPN
Obviously this is the best case scenario for the Lakers if Love gets to free agency after next season. A lot of time before that time comes though.
If the Wolves stick to that, then the "Kevin Love saga" is going to be a huge topic of conversation all the way to the trade deadline next season.