Love also considering Celtics...Minne wants a high pick

[Ohene]

Mods...we gonna consolidate all these threads or what

Reports: Celtics 'intriguing' for Love, Wolves want high pick - CBSSports.com

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Kevin Love reportedly is sick of missing the playoffs, and would like to compete on a contending team. The Boston Celtics are not a contending team, but they do have Rajon Rondo and some good role players. They also will have what the Minnesota Timberwolves desire, a high draft pick this season. From Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski:

The Boston Celtics have emerged as an increasingly intriguing destination for Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star forward Kevin Love, and the Celtics' draft position coming out of Tuesday night's lottery could be telltale in determining the feasibility of a trade, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

If the lottery percentages hold to form, Boston would draft in the No. 5 slot, which could hold appeal to Minnesota in this talent-rich draft. If Boston moves up and cracks one of the top three spots, general manager Danny Ainge would have a more difficult decision to make on using the pick in a deal for Love.

Love's representatives with Excel Sports are pushing Timberwolves president Flip Saunders to find a trade acceptable to them before the beginning of summer free agency in July – preferably by the June 26 NBA draft, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

The Timberwolves have long been reluctant to even listen to other teams inquiring about their superstar power forward, but they've apparently softened their stance, via the Associated Press' Jon Krawczynski:

A likely asking price would include a high first-round pick in this year's draft and a solid veteran or two who would come in and contribute right away to a team that is lacking in veteran leadership.

If the Wolves do not get an offer they feel is worthy of parting with the second-best player in franchise history, they are content to move forward with a plan to show Love that Minnesota is where he belongs, much the way the Portland Trail Blazers did with LaMarcus Aldridge last offseason.

While the AP report indicates that Minnesota is still hopeful, the Yahoo Sports one paints a picture of executives readying their offers. The draft lottery will affect some teams' leverage, but Wojnarowski mentioned the Houston Rockets potentially including Chandler Parsons and Omer Asik in trade packages. Love will have plenty of suitors.

The Timberwolves might not have given up on a plan similar to what the Blazers did with LaMarcus Aldridge, but it's clear things will have to change pretty drastically if Love is going to stick around beyond next season. Minnesota president Flip Saunders is going to need to seriously consider any offer that includes young prospects or the opportunity to send undesirable contracts away.
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[stepbackj34spud]

Rondo + Love

Bring back Pierce for a veteran 30mins a game

 

[Consigliere]

Love should only be looking at teams in the East. Him & Rondo would be nice together.

 

[Tony D'Amato]

That team could make the ECF next yr. I like this. Send Super k@k and his numbers east

 

[954UAlreadyknow]

rondo love and what else Roster still trash...........

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Celts have about 24 mil coming off the books, we can absorb money

Ainge on record saying he thinks the draft is overrated. Top 5 pick plus next years BK pick and their choice of Wallace/Green/Bradley/Bass.

Get it done Danny.

 

[god shamgod]

Rondo non shooting stat padding ass,Jeff green and Love wouldn't get out the 1st/2nd round.Wizards and Bulls are 2 teams love should be considering if he really wants to win.

 

[Ohene]

Rondo non shooting stat padding ass,Jeff green and Love wouldn't get out the 1st/2nd round.Wizards and Bulls are 2 teams love should be considering if he really wants to win.

Wrong. Raptors are the team he should be considering

 

[Primetime21]

"Love also considering Celtics" Aint he under contract until next summer? What exactly is this monkey considering?

 

[Bledswole]

Rondo and Love

 

[NatiboyB]

"Love also considering Celtics" Aint he under contract until next summer? What exactly is this monkey considering?

He's under contraCt but he can like another team and be willing to go there once a free agent...he doesn't have to show loyalty to his team.

 

[Primetime21]

He's under contraCt but he can like another team and be willing to go there once a free agent....

Yea but he aint a free agent. Maybe he should consider fulfilling the contract he signed..

 

[red222]

Kevin Love is visiting Boston this weekend, hanging out at bars near TD Garden, fraternizing with New England Patriots players and walking the streets of the city.

Love took a picture with a Harvard graduate on Saturday that went viral on the Internet. He is also expected to attend the Red Sox game on Sunday.

Love, 25, has one more season left on his contract and his representatives have reportedly told the Minnesota Timberwolves their desire for a trade. The Boston Celtics are a believed suitor for Love.

When approached at a local hotel, Love said, “I’m sorry man, I can’t do nothing [in terms of talking], I can’t.”

Love averaged 26.1 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 4.4 assists this season. He said during NBA All-Star weekend that he was intrigued by Boston, impressed with Brad Stevens but was unfamiliar with the city.

“I’ve never really spent much time in Boston. I don’t know it too well,” Love said in February. “But I think as far as playing there, we love competing against those guys. I think they have a great coach and they have a ton of youngsters that are up-and-comers.

“Boston is a great city. I’m sure free agents would love to go there, especially with Stevens as a coach. He’s a guy that can win basketball games. He gets guys to play for him. They’ve been having good success there, even in his first year, and he has a lot of young players. The coach has a lot to do with it, but yeah, Boston is a great place.”
Timberwolves’ Kevin Love visits Boston - Sports - The Boston Globe

 

[tremonthustler1]

Very glad he likes Boston. City treated me well. Hope he enjoys it in a year