NBA Trade Rumors News: The Truth About Kevin Love's Situation In Cavaliers
Aside from the coaching mess the team is in, Cleveland Cavaliers is also hounded by several NBA trade rumors involving forward Kevin Love.
The former Minnesota Timverwolves star has been the subject of trade discussions. Allegedly, he does not fit Cavs' system and he might find himself in a new team soon.
While Love became trade eligible this month, Cavs team manager David Griffin insisted the forward is going nowhere and that he is part of the team's future.
"You'd have to go a long way to convince me that we're a better team winning in the Finals without a player like Kevin on our team," Griffin said in an interview on ESPN 850 AM when asked about the NBA trade rumors.
"We've never once put together an offer involving Kevin, nor have we taken a call on an offer for Kevin."
Griffin also said that the organization value the former UCLA star.
"We think very highly of Kevin, and we believe Kevin thinks very highly of this situation," he added of the NBA trade rumors about Cavs. "But I can also tell you that we have been very clear from the beginning that there's no such thing as untouchables."
Right now, the Cavaliers are restarting their system after firing David Blatt, who was replaced by assistant Tyronn Lue.
The new coach said he is working to get Love more involved in the team's offense.
"I'm trying to work it out where I can get Kevin in the game without Kyrie and LeBron with that second unit," Lue said.
"What I would like to do is get Kevin out early and let LeBron and Ky play, then bring Kevin back with the second unit, and we can kind of run our elbow actions and slow the game down for Kevin," Lue said.
"At times, playing fast, I guess he can get lost [in] the offense, so I got to do a better job of that."