Cleveland Cavaliers: The Curious Case Of Kevin Love And Where He Can Be Traded

Jan 13, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) and guard J.R. Smith (5) (left) watch from the bench during the fourth quarter against the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center. Phoenix won 107-100. Mandatory Credit: Casey Sapio-USA TODAY Sports /

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Apr 24, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy looks up during the second quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /

Love To The Pistons

Stan Van Gundy has already showed that he has an amazing ability to take pedestrian stretch-fours and turn them into elite producers in his offense. Give the man Kevin Love and he may give you a howitzer cannon in return. That’s about where the fit stops, though.

The team has already paid big money to Reggie Jackson and will likely be doing the same for Andre Drummond this summer. The two were outstanding together in the pick-and-roll and it’s hard to see Love fitting into that without alienating one of the two, if not both.

The only way to really work him in around that is ask him to be a three-option for Jackson to kick out onto during the pick-and-roll and/or facilitate in the high elbow. Otherwise known as EXACTLY what he’s doing in Cleveland…so yea, not ideal.

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