The Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls have all been vying to trade for Kevin Love from the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Cavaliers however are reportedly the last team standing especially after they finally included No. 1 draft pick Andrew Wiggins.
via ESPN:
After ESPN.com reported last week that the Cavaliers remain the front-runners to acquire Love in a trade co-headlined by No. 1 overall draft pick Andrew Wiggins, sources this week have described the Cavs as the only team in contention for Love. Sources say the Chicago Bulls have become increasingly pessimistic about their chances of trumping Cleveland’s offer, while theGolden State Warriors remained unwilling to bend on their longstanding refusal to surrenderKlay Thompson in a deal for Love.
Wiggins is not eligible to be dealt until Aug. 23 after signing his rookie contract last week, but numerous league insiders — some of whom are gathered in Las Vegas for this week’s Team USA training camp — have begun to describe a Love-to-Cleveland trade as a “when” transaction as opposed to an “if.”
With three weeks to go until Wiggins is eligible to be swapped for Love, one source said Wednesday that James himself already is “looking forward” to the prospect of welcoming the All-Star power forward as his newest teammate.
