If Kevin Love is overpaid and nobody else would have given him that contract -- BEFORE he missed much of last season -- then why would he be worth anything in the trade market?
And if he isn't worth anything in the trade market -- why move him? It's not like we need salary cap space after this upcoming season -- we have more expirings than a hospice facility.
I think the whole "trade Kevin Love" idea is just ridiculous. If and when we get an offer of some assets for him, made a trade. But to move him just for the sake of moving him makes no sense to me. It's not like we have a roster full of talent that he's taking playing time from.
I also don't agree that we have to dump Kevin just to ensure we keep next year's pick. That's a pretty extreme way of securing that pick when we may well keep it even if we keep Love.
I don’t think anyone is proposing ‘dumping’ Kevin Love. We are saying the following:
1) Love is one of our more valuable assets.
2) Love turns 31 prior to the start of the 2019-‘20 season and his value is only going to go down from here.
3) The Cavs clearly held him out of games last year, which may have helped the team’s odds in the draft lottery, but it hurt his stock.
4) with the Cavs owning another top 10 protected pick on 2020, we are likely to see more of the same this season, which means paying Love $30 million to sit & watch.
5) with the Cavs in the midst of a rebuild, Love holds more value to the team as a possible trade asset, which can help accelerate said rebuild, than as a player. Additionally, by the time the team is ready to compete again, Love will be well last his prime and on his last legs.
There are some select contending teams (Portland, OKC, Clippers, Celtics, Hornets) that MAY be willing to take a chance on his big contract and gamble that he can stay healthy, in exchange for some assets. Granted, the Cavs will almost certainly have to take back at least one bad contract in return, to get some assets. However, waiting is not likely to help his value any.
My goodness, people need to get over their sentimental feelings towards Love. If Mark Price could be traded then Love certainly can and he hasn’t had half the career Price did as a Cav. Clevelanders sure get attached to their successful white athletes...Price, Z, Delly, & now Love.