I’ve been thinking about Love’s HoF chances in recent days. Basketball reference has a calculator which has him at a 68% chance currently. The calculator predicts one’s HoF chances if one retired TODAY. For context: LBJ, Wade, Nowitzki, Paul, Durant, Bosh, Howard, Curry, Westbrook, Anthony, Harden are virtual locks at 100% to 98%. With Vince Carter, Tony Parker, and Pau Gasol are sitting at roughly 95%. Joe Johnson at 50%. John Wall at 30%. Draymond Green at 15%.
He’s a 5x all-star and 2x all-NBA without the biggest accolade, MVP. These things don’t matter to me really, but voters aren’t the smartest people. I don’t think he’d really have a chance if he retired today but I think he can become a lock if he does a few things. If we don’t win another ring (with him healthy and contributing)I think he either needs a few more all-star appearances. If we do with a ring and he’s integral, I think one more all-star game may do it. Health will also be a big factor. He needs a few more 70 game campaigns to improve the reliability factor.
All in all the move to the Cavs - despite the usage cut and the fan/media assassination (KLove has been exposed without 30+ usage on a bad team!) - has really bonafide Love’s career. He’s been an all-star 2 of 4 years in Cleveland and won a ‘chip.