Kevin Love (CLE) – “K. Love”

Profile:
Power Forward: 6’10, 251 lbs; 10th year, UCLA
NBA Role: star, inside-out power forward • Hybrid
K-Love: a former franchise forward in Minny who’s finallyyy adjusted to a lessened role on a championship contender; when healthy and engaged, there’s no doubt that Love is still one of the league’s top PFs – grabs at least 10 boards very single night, feasts in the mid-post near the elbow (when he wants to/when CLE makes a point to find him) & pops out for 3s; spaces the floor perfectly next to LeBron James and Kyrie Irving but is nowhere near the defensive complement Cleveland needs to maximize its lineup (though did contribute, “The Stop” in G7 of the 2016 Finals); master outlet passer – wit the flicka da wrist, Love zips terrific touchdown passes to streaking teammates; Love is a go-to option from almost anywhere
Signature Move: side step, 3
(*factory setting*) NBA 2K17 Rating: 82
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“Love’s DOG Facts”
Career: 18.4 points/game, 11.5 rebounds/game, 44% FG
NBA Champion (2016)
4x All-Star (’11, ’12, ’14, ’17)
Had a 31-31 game – #neverforget (2010)
More on “K. Love”
“Featured ‘Light”
- “The Stop” – Kevin Love had Steph Curry (GS) on smash down the stretch of Game 7 (@JimMWeber; June 2016):
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