Isn't Boston a front runner to land Love if he leaves the Cavs ?

[D.o.s.]

Well, of course he will.


How else is he going to get to the visitor's locker room in the Garden?

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I don't know about him walking in the door, but if he does we shouldn't all be moping and mad about it.  We need elite level players / scoring / def.  Sometimes you don't get it all in one package. 

Although I am not bursting for Joy if we got Love by himself, if DA was able to swing a really good def center to offset Love's def issues I would be extremely happy.  I think Love fits into the future of how BS and DA want the celtics to play.  He just isn't going to get a ring all by himself.  We need to raise the overall talent level on the team.

[D.o.s.]

Correct. The Celtics need good players. Kevin Love is a good player. He's not more than that, but he is a good player. He's certainly an upgrade in that regard.

Watching fans trip over themselves to proclaim him the next great Celtic last summer was pretty magical, though.

[Celtics4ever]

Guys like Love don't come around very often and stretch power forwards thrive in Stevens' system- it would be very hard to guard both Love and Isaiah Thomas in the 4th.

And teams would score at will against them as well.  Love is a subpar defender and IT is a post up waiting to happen.

[Roy H.]

Correct. The Celtics need good players. Kevin Love is a good player. He's not more than that, but he is a good player. He's certainly an upgrade in that regard.

The question is, is Kevin Love the right type of good player to commit 30% of our cap to?

I'd rather have Khris Middleton.

[D.o.s.]

Correct. The Celtics need good players. Kevin Love is a good player. He's not more than that, but he is a good player. He's certainly an upgrade in that regard.

The question is, is Kevin Love the right type of good player to commit 30% of our cap to?

I'd rather have Khris Middleton.

30% of next season's cap? For sure.

30% of the post-hike cap? Absolutely not.

I think we're in agreement here.

[rondohondo]

We are going to have plenty of cap room the next few years. If we sign Love , Sully won't be coming back . Most of the rest of the key guys are on rookie deals or on reasonable contracts for 2-3 more years

Smart      -  3.4 mil
Young      - 1.7 mil
KO          - 2.1 mil
Thomas  - 7 mil
AB           - 7.7 mil

Zeller,Bass and Crowder will only demand 8 mil or less if we end up resigning them . 

You absolutely give Love a max contract if he wants to come here. You will still have enough money to offer 1 or 2 more max contracts when Wallace comes off the books after next year, or use Wallace as an expiring to help trade for another max next year. .

After that you add depth with all our draft picks ( some potential lottery ones) and vet min/mle free agents .

[Celtics4ever]

You really think he will choose over us LA?   I don't.  If you draft him a WCS is a must as he needs a rim protector.

[rondohondo]

You really think he will choose over us LA?   I don't.  If you draft him a WCS is a must as he needs a rim protector.

Yes , LA will only have cap room to sign 1 max free agent this year ( like the c's ). They have Julius Randle coming off a broken leg and who plays the same position. They also have a likely top 5 pick this year .

The C's have two lock down defenders at the guard position which helps Love's defense . We also have a coach in place that love has mentioned he likes Brad Stevens as a coach, he is a perfect fit into Stevens' offense , gets to be a go to guy on a playoff team in the much easier Eastern Conference .

We could bring in a rim protector next to him ( WCS,Sanders for example ) plus we have a ton of picks to add other key pieces around him .

Even though LA has a lottery pick, I think the C's have much more ammo to get deals done , already have some pieces in place to help cover up for Love's weaknesses , and will have the same type of cap room as LA over the next few years to add to him.

I think we are in much better position to land love if he is choosing for BBall reasons .

[Celtics4ever]

Too bad the weather and home will be a factor in this one, not just Bball reasons.

[rondohondo]

Too bad the weather and home will be a factor in this one, not just Bball reasons.

how is LA more of a home than Minny was to him? He spent his college year there but grew up in Oregon and has lived in Northern cold weather cities most of his life besides 1 year of college at UCLA.

[D.o.s.]

LA is certainly more home than Boston. And if he's picking his next location based on basketball reasons, he stays with Cleveland.

[BudweiserCeltic]

LA is certainly more home than Boston. And if he's picking his next location based on basketball reasons, he stays with Cleveland.

Don't think it's that simple, Lakers themselves have a lot of money to spend going forward.

[JBcat]

I wonder if the rumored Love playing with a bad back is bothering him much more than he is letting on.

[SHAQATTACK]

I wonder if the rumored Love playing with a bad back is bothering him much more than he is letting on.

I think he has back issues ...or at least more than is being publicly revealed

Also .....IMO ....I believe Love is the type of payer to want his own legacy .   I don't think he wants to be know as the second or third best player on a championship team.  Right now he is the third best player .  The one they really don't need  with Smith there .   

I think Love feels a bit under appreciated and his skills lost on the LeDiva dream squad.

So......if your KLove.......your not old yet.....do you want to be Ray Allen and just be a small part of a championship team .....on the back of Irving and LeBrick ......or do you carve pick your own path and form a team based on your skill set not what LeBron wants.

That's why LeBron , Mello and Kobe can't be on the same team

I think KLove might want to be THE MAN .....if he chooses to leave .......I don't think he'll run out and get run over by another LeBron or Kobe bus.