Of course Minnesota Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor was not happy about losing his star power forward Kevin Love, and he held no punches when detailing the issues Love would have on the Cleveland Cavaliers.
He said Love’s defense would be exposed:
“I think where maybe he got away with some stuff not playing defense on our team, I’m not sure that’s how it’s going to work in Cleveland,” Taylor said on ESPN Radio 1500 AM in the Twin Cities on Tuesday. “I would guess they’re going to ask him to play more defense and he’s foul prone.”
He also said Love would be the third best player on the team:
“I question Kevin if this is going to be the best deal for him because I think he’s going to be the third player on the team,” Taylor said. “I don’t think he’s going to get a lot of credit if they do really well. I think he’ll get blame if they don’t do well. He’s around a couple guys that are awful good.”
He also brought up Love’s health and whether he’ll miss games like he did with the Timberwolves:
“If they sign him to a five-year contract like they’re thinking about, that’s a big contract on a guy that’s had some times he’s missed games,” Taylor said, perhaps referencing how Love twice broke his hand while playing for the Wolves and costing him to miss most of the 2012-13 season.
“The only thing I still have a question mark about is health. I had that concern then (when they negotiated his previous contract) and I still have that concern. I think Cleveland should have that concern too.”
h/t ESPN
