WiggyRuss
Well-Known Member
well obviously Love is worth a helluva lot more signed up for the longterm than he was on a 1 year deal.I like Love and think he gets a bit of a bad rap because of his injury history and having to sacrifice some of his game to fit with Lebron. But I think this is a mistake by the Cavs.
The problem is, if healthy, Love probably makes them a 6-8 seed in the East. Unless they have draft picks from teams that will be in the lottery, this doesn't help them as far as drafting top players and I don't see top FA's going to Cleveland to play with Kevin Love.
If the plan is to eventually trade him for picks/pieces/expiring deals, that might make some sense. But as far as actually competing for anything...I don't see it.
There is going to be an inevitable reshuffling of the deck this year after LeBron left---- but after going to 4 straight Finals and winning a championship that is to be expected.
AT THE VERY LEAST this signing keeps an All Star level talent on the Cleveland roster that they can either build around, or eventually trade.
You can get a lot more for him signed up as he is than you could with him looking at being a free agent in a few months that is for sure--- especially at 30M a year---- that....while is expensive, is not going to look too bad when we see what guys like Kemba/Cousins etc. will get this upcoming offseason.