Kevin Love left the Olympic team saying he isn't the type of player who can be the focal point of the offense anymore. That could mean he wants to sign with the Lakers for the minimum. The national media took it that way.
I'm suggesting this Cavs team isn't far from the Eastern Conference playoffs with Mobley, who can cover a lot of his problems defensively. Maybe he can talk himself into being a third big here?
Wouldn't it be fantastic if he could extend that type of humility to the fucking team that's on the hook for paying him over $30mil per season??
But yeah, I see the following as the potential outcomes, as far as the Cavs are concerned:
1) We buy him out this summer and possibly save $10 mil+ against the cap next summer
2) He plays surprisingly well enough to actually have some trade value at the deadline in the winter
3) He plays surprisingly well enough to help us make the playoffs this year
4) His play continues to be uninspiring but he embraces his role as a veteran leader on a team full of young talent
5) His play continues to be uninspiring and we end up buying his ass out after the deadline and possibly save anywhere from $3 to $6 mil against the cap.
6) His play continues to be uninspiring and we have this same discussion again next summer over whether or not to buy his ass out.
6) His play continues to be uninspiring but we say fuck you, you signed the contract, now rot on the bench for the duration of your contract.
Obviously, this isn't a comprehensive list of possibilities, but I think that most reasonable scenarios can find its way into one of these categories. Unless I have some sort of assurance that he's going to play nice in the sandbox next year, I would strongly pursue #1. #2 and #3 would be fanfuckingtastic, but I wouldn't bank on it.