Kevin Love is a Beast

[hquiz]

This guy is a really amazing Basketball player!! What team will he play for next season?? :confused:

[fullmetal]

Maybe San Antonio?

He is fun to watch, but on a terrible team.

[hquiz]

If he goes to San Antonio I'll move there and get season tickets :D

[hquiz]

Wouldn't mind seeing him form a big 3 with Kobe and Deng in LA..

[fullmetal]

Wouldn't mind seeing him form a big 3 with Kobe and Deng in LA..

I wouldn't mind never seeing Kobe again. He ruined everything about the Lakers for me. I could put up with them in the Magic days.

I do like Deng.

[Prospectorsadvantage]

I wouldn't mind never seeing Kobe again. He ruined everything about the Lakers for me. I could put up with them in the Magic days.

I do like Deng.

LOL.

Kobe is the greatest laker of all time.

[Athey49]

Pleeeease stay in minnesota!

[minnesotachill]

I can't believe Kobe got the money he did. Lakers seem to be more interested in selling out every game than putting the best team they can on the court.

[Jasondr91]

LOL.

Kobe is the greatest laker of all time.

LOL. Kareem, magic and logoman disagree. :)!

[pingbling23]

LOL.

Kobe is the greatest laker of all time.

wheres the face palm gif when you need it? :flex:

[thewild3]

Love has been playing great but has anyone else notice the numbers Gorgui Dieng has been putting up.

[dasiegel]

im going with jalen rose who says LA where he is from and went to college unless phil jackson pulls some magic.

[Prospectorsadvantage]

LOL. Kareem, magic and logoman disagree. :)!

Lol jerry west and magic have already said that Kobe is the best laker of all time. :)!

When sitting down and talking about lakers career only. Kobe is at the top.

[Jasondr91]

Lol jerry west and magic have already said that Kobe is the best laker of all time. :)!

When sitting down and talking about lakers career only. Kobe is at the top.

:rolleyes:
Lol thanks for the clarification.

[Wolves4Life]

This guy is a really amazing Basketball player!! What team will he play for next season?? :confused:

I will 100% guarantee he plays for Wolves next season...Seeing as how he's not a Free Agent

/thread

[IamRalpho]

Yeah I would put Kobe maybe 3rd or 4th greatest Laker of all time.

Next year for Love? My guess is Boston or Minnesota, then Lakers in 2015-16.

I dont want the Celtics to trade for him but I could totally see it coming

[bdoody42]

Yeah I would put Kobe maybe 3rd or 4th greatest Laker of all time.

Next year for Love? My guess is Boston or Minnesota, then Lakers in 2015-16.

I dont want the Celtics to trade for him but I could totally see it coming

Im okay with Love on the Celtics if he is the second option. They would need to pair a superstar with him and Rondo to really be contenders. Very unlikely that happens though.

[oldgoldy97]

Love needs to play next to a couple staunch defensive minded players.

[pico04]

Lakers should Trade for Love and try and pick up a Tyson Chandler type defensive anchor....

And in regards to Kobe, Cant say he is the Greatest Laker simply because Magic, Kareem, Wilt, West all had amazing careers with LA.

But I can say no one other than Mr. Bryant can actually be compared to THE GREATEST in MJ so the idea of saying Kobe is the Greatest Laker should not offend anyone.

As an LA Fan I can say we have been blessed to have such amazing players in Purple and Gold....Here's hoping that Love brings his talents over and gets himself a ring.

[Wolves4Life]

Lakers should Trade for Love and try and pick up a Tyson Chandler type defensive anchor....

And in regards to Kobe, Cant say he is the Greatest Laker simply because Magic, Kareem, Wilt, West all had amazing careers with LA.

But I can say no one other than Mr. Bryant can actually be compared to THE GREATEST in MJ so the idea of saying Kobe is the Greatest Laker should not offend anyone.

As an LA Fan I can say we have been blessed to have such amazing players in Purple and Gold....Here's hoping that Love brings his talents over and gets himself a ring.

Lakers have nothing good to offer Wolves that isn't their top 5 or whatever pick and Wolves are in a WAY better spot than Lakers.

[Prospectorsadvantage]

Lakers have nothing good to offer Wolves that isn't their top 5 or whatever pick and Wolves are in a WAY better spot than Lakers.

Doesn't change the fact that Love will likely leave. Better to get something than have your star player leave for nothing. (Especially in a big draft).

[Wolves4Life]

Doesn't change the fact that Love will likely leave. Better to get something than have your star player leave for nothing. (Especially in a big draft).

I am sure Wolves would trade him if they are out of it next year before the deadline but Wolves won't trade him before season.

[pico04]

Lakers have nothing good to offer Wolves that isn't their top 5 or whatever pick and Wolves are in a WAY better spot than Lakers.

Love has made it clear that he does not want to be part of that Franchise, he was quick to point out that The Wolves are in a better position than LA but that is obvious to anyone and everyone. But the bigger point is that even though The Wolves look good, they will never ever win a ring with that Roster.

So why not pick up a Stud Lottery Player in addition to a Sign and Trade for Pau Gasol.

Rubio, Gasol, Peković + Stud Draft Pick is much much much better than

Rubio + Pekovic


So I think LA has a lot more to offer than just a Lottery Pick :)

[Wolves4Life]

Love has made it clear that he does not want to be part of that Franchise, he was quick to point out that The Wolves are in a better position than LA but that is obvious to anyone and everyone. But the bigger point is that even though The Wolves look good, they will never ever win a ring with that Roster.

So why not pick up a Stud Lottery Player in addition to a Sign and Trade for Pau Gasol.

Rubio, Gasol, Peković + Stud Draft Pick is much much much better than

Rubio + Pekovic


So I think LA has a lot more to offer than just a Lottery Pick :)

Why would the Wolves take Pau Gasol who had 1 good year and hasn't been an all star since leaving Memphis? That is just dumb.

[Rabie1]

Lakers will get him for Gasol plus their pick.

[Quigley24]

Why would the Wolves take Pau Gasol who had 1 good year and hasn't been an all star since leaving Memphis? That is just dumb.

Try 3 time all star averaging 17.8/9.9/3.5 and putting up similar numbers this year. I wouldn't take him unless it was at a discount, but your statement was just dumb.

[Wolves4Life]

Lakers will get him for Gasol plus their pick.

lol Wolves are not that dumb to take a broken down player for one of best players in the league.

[IamRalpho]

Gasol is a free agent he'd hafta agree to be traded to the Wolves, come on guys.

[oldgoldy97]

Do people actually watch the Wolves or just look at box scores? Pekovic sucks! He's always hurt and plays no D. I'd rather trade him and his stupid contract and put Dieng in the middle and get a 3 to compliment Love.

[hquiz]

Now Chicago seems like a possible destination! But Lakers seem to be the most logical choice for him.. His dad was a former Laker plus he went to UCLA, so plenty of connection there.

[Rabie1]

lol Wolves are not that dumb to take a broken down player for one of best players in the league.

I do not think they have much of a choice.. would u rather get nothing in a year or a prospect and a starting PF for him this summer?

[Wolves4Life]

For one Wolves would find a way better team to get something better for Love and 2 if the option was Pau Gasol I would take anything else just about, He is not the same player he was 3 years ago.

[razorsharp]

Only way he is going to be a Laker is if they deal for him this summer.

No chance the Wolves just let him walk as a FA.

I believe Love will end up in GS or Chicago in a trade this summer.

[Mack110]

Pleeeease stay in minnesota!
I hope he stays get rid of Rubio and get a top PG, Nikola, Dieng looks promising all of a sudden, Martin some shooting
Flip will get the Team something

[pico04]

Love understands that he has ELITE Skills and will not pull a Garnett and waste his Prime years chasing being a contender for a playoff spot.

The focal point for the Wolves is to help Rubio get better and Gasol can do that, there is championship chemistry there and friendship....Rubio needs to play Euro ball style and Love will not fit that type of scheme. They can keep Rubio, and they should build around him.

Gasol will not be an upgrade over Love....But

Pau Gasol (At a discount)
Lottery Pick Player
Cap Room

is again so much better than almost any team can offer....The Wolves will not get an established Franchise Player for Love from any team. So building around their Talented Point Guard is a pretty safe play.

[Wolves4Life]

Love understands that he has ELITE Skills and will not pull a Garnett and waste his Prime years chasing being a contender for a playoff spot.

The focal point for the Wolves is to help Rubio get better and Gasol can do that, there is championship chemistry there and friendship....Rubio needs to play Euro ball style and Love will not fit that type of scheme. They can keep Rubio, and they should build around him.

Gasol will not be an upgrade over Love....But

Pau Gasol (At a discount)
Lottery Pick Player
Cap Room

is again so much better than almost any team can offer....The Wolves will not get an established Franchise Player for Love from any team. So building around their Talented Point Guard is a pretty safe play.

Wolves can get so much more for Love from anyone, They don't need an almost washed up PF/C.

[lukeouh]

Love to Houston? Seems stretched but Morey did pull of the Harden trade.

Love:

For

Parsons, Jones, Houston Draft Pick, and Asik(for salaries to match)

Then they could move Pek to the Thunder :)

[Wolves4Life]

Love to Houston? Seems stretched but Morey did pull of the Harden trade.

Love:

For

Parsons, Jones, Houston Draft Pick, and Asik(for salaries to match)

Then they could move Pek to the Thunder :)

Pek is 500 times better than Asik so that would be dumb.

[lukeouh]

Pek is 500 times better than Asik so that would be dumb.

Pek wouldn't be in that trade. Then they could move Asik for Ryan Anderson IDK

[pico04]

Wolves can get so much more for Love from anyone, They don't need an almost washed up PF/C.

hahaha....fair enough, your a fan first and I can respect that.


But in all this remember, It was The Wolves that refused to give the Big Man his 5 Year Contract Extension....You add that with the fact the he has never been in the playoffs and you have a quick exit out of Minny.

LeBron James to Miami - Cavs got 2 Very Low 1st Round Draft Picks and 2 2nd Round Draft Picks
Chris Bosh to Miami - Raptors got back their 1st Rounds pick that they had traded and an additional Low First Round pick.
Carmelo Anthony to Knicks - Nuggets got Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofy Mozgov, and a 1st Round Draft Pick
Dwight Howard to Lakers - Orlando got Aaron Afflalo, Al Harrington and a hand full of Draft Picks
Deron Williams to Nets - Jazz got Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, and 2 First Round Picks

a Pau Gasol/Lottery Pick Player and some Cash or other Draft Pick will stand up against any of those trades that I posted above....We are talking about The Wolves here....the writing is on the wall my friend, if your team gets the Gasol deal count yourself lucky.

Just hope you dont get what LA gave up for Gasol originally....lol!

[ilovemybonnie1]

Pleeeease stay in minnesota!

i hope he does to if the team can work on there chemistry they will be in playoffs next year, if he does go how good would he be in the spurs........but i htink the lakers will be were he ends up.

[ilovemybonnie1]

Love has been playing great but has anyone else notice the numbers Gorgui Dieng has been putting up.

this guy is going to be a camby like player! just picked up 12 on hes gold autos for a buck each ...this guy is going to be the next big thing

[CC_123]

I don't get why people are saying Love will be shipped this summer. If he is traded at all it will be at the deadline next year due to use being out of the playoffs. The Wolves front office sees this team as a playoff contender so there is no way they ship him this summer. They are going for a playoff push next year hoping for that to be enough to hold onto Love

[thepinoymamba]

WoLves, Then Mid season Lakers Bound

[coolz]

Going to Miami next year :)

[Wolves4Life]

hahaha....fair enough, your a fan first and I can respect that.


But in all this remember, It was The Wolves that refused to give the Big Man his 5 Year Contract Extension....You add that with the fact the he has never been in the playoffs and you have a quick exit out of Minny.

LeBron James to Miami - Cavs got 2 Very Low 1st Round Draft Picks and 2 2nd Round Draft Picks
Chris Bosh to Miami - Raptors got back their 1st Rounds pick that they had traded and an additional Low First Round pick.
Carmelo Anthony to Knicks - Nuggets got Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofy Mozgov, and a 1st Round Draft Pick
Dwight Howard to Lakers - Orlando got Aaron Afflalo, Al Harrington and a hand full of Draft Picks
Deron Williams to Nets - Jazz got Derrick Favors, Devin Harris, and 2 First Round Picks

a Pau Gasol/Lottery Pick Player and some Cash or other Draft Pick will stand up against any of those trades that I posted above....We are talking about The Wolves here....the writing is on the wall my friend, if your team gets the Gasol deal count yourself lucky.

Just hope you dont get what LA gave up for Gasol originally....lol!

I'm not saying he wouldn't leave cause no one knows for sure. But...Kahn is the one that didn't give him the extension and Kahn is gone, Love has a good business relationship with Flip and Flip got us K-Mart and Dieng and Shabazz so he's already doing way better than Kahn's entire tenure which albeit is not that hard to do.

[hquiz]

The bottom line is Minny was built this year to reach the playoffs and they didnt so a major shakeup should be expected! They have a lot of talented pieces so it will be interesting to see which way Flip goes. Do they trade or bring in a FA.. Time will tell.

[IamRalpho]

I still have no idea why you people are making Pau Gasol trades. HES A FREE AGENT THIS SUMMER HE IS NOT PROPERTY OF THE LAKERS TO BE TRADED RIGHT AFTER THE FINALS!!!!

Stop with the Gasol trade offers!

[Wolves4Life]

The bottom line is Minny was built this year to reach the playoffs and they didnt so a major shakeup should be expected! They have a lot of talented pieces so it will be interesting to see which way Flip goes. Do they trade or bring in a FA.. Time will tell.

Aside from season ending injuries, No team has been as injured as Wolves which didn't help playoff chances.

[pico04]

I still have no idea why you people are making Pau Gasol trades. HES A FREE AGENT THIS SUMMER HE IS NOT PROPERTY OF THE LAKERS TO BE TRADED RIGHT AFTER THE FINALS!!!!

Stop with the Gasol trade offers!

Its called a Sign & Trade..... :)!

Its believable to think that Gasol would agree to one if it meant he got to play Ricky Rubio and Pek.

[pico04]

Aside from season ending injuries, No team has been as injured as Wolves which didn't help playoff chances.

Im gonna say The Lakers have The Wolves beat in the Injury Category....but I agree with you, if they were able to stay healthy I figured The Wolves would have a better record.

[Wolves4Life]

Im gonna say The Lakers have The Wolves beat in the Injury Category....but I agree with you, if they were able to stay healthy I figured The Wolves would have a better record.

Kobe was the only blow to them.

[Wolves4Life]

Its called a Sign & Trade..... :)!

Its believable to think that Gasol would agree to one if it meant he got to play Ricky Rubio and Pek.

Better chance if Kahn was still in charge but Flip not that dumb to trade for a guy on the downslide.

[pico04]

Kobe was the only blow to them.

Kobe
Nash
Gasol
Young
Xavier
Farmar
Blake

all these guys missed major time....Not just Kobe

[IamRalpho]

Gasol is on the end of his career, if any of oyu think hes gonna sign with the Wolves next year in a sign and trade then you are even crazier than some of these proposals

[pico04]

Gasol is on the end of his career, if any of oyu think hes gonna sign with the Wolves next year in a sign and trade then you are even crazier than some of these proposals

We shall see :)

[IamRalpho]

We shall see :)

Good luck hoping he signs with a disaster franchise like Minnesota just to make Lakers fans happy.

Hey Pau you can go with your brother on a legit contender, or waste away on a terribly run franchise like Minnesota, which one would u choose?

Dont get your hopes up Lakers fans.

[hquiz]

Another loss for the Wolves!

[Wolves4Life]

Kobe
Nash
Gasol
Young
Xavier
Farmar
Blake

all these guys missed major time....Not just Kobe

We lost Pek, K-Mart for a long period of time around mid season which is worse than all those dude's combined lol. But I see your point.

[Wolves4Life]

Good luck hoping he signs with a disaster franchise like Minnesota just to make Lakers fans happy.

Hey Pau you can go with your brother on a legit contender, or waste away on a terribly run franchise like Minnesota, which one would u choose?

Dont get your hopes up Lakers fans.

While I agree the Pau deals are a joke. Saying the franchise is run poorly is also a joke. While Kahn was here yes, However Flip has already fixed this team more than the entire time Kahn was here. Only move Kahn made was Love for Mayo which is one of the NBA's biggest laugher trades ever (gladly it was in our favor).

[pico04]

Good luck hoping he signs with a disaster franchise like Minnesota just to make Lakers fans happy.

Hey Pau you can go with your brother on a legit contender, or waste away on a terribly run franchise like Minnesota, which one would u choose?

Dont get your hopes up Lakers fans.

Remember we got Kobe for Vlady and Gasol for Kwame Brown....5 Rings within that time frame, getting Love doesn't seem that hard.

Hey we even got Dwight Howard for a broken down Andrew Bynum

Its nice being a Laker Fan, we might struggle every now and then but we tend to come out ahead!

:D


Marc currently has a pretty talented partner in the paint so unless you think Pau is gonna take a role off the bench to hang out with his brother I am gonna go with playing with his good ole buddy Ricky Rubio, you know the kid that he has been raking up Gold/Silver Medals with on that awesome Spanish Squad.

[Wolves4Life]

Remember we got Kobe for Vlady and Gasol for Kwame Brown....5 Rings within that time frame, getting Love doesn't seem that hard.

Hey we even got Dwight Howard for a broken down Andrew Bynum

Its nice being a Laker Fan, we might struggle every now and then but we tend to come out ahead!

:D


Marc currently has a pretty talented partner in the paint so unless you think Pau is gonna take a role off the bench to hang out with his brother I am gonna go with playing with his good ole buddy Ricky Rubio.

It helps when the former commish is an idiot and the two owners you deal with are even worse. Flip Saunders is not dumb.

[pico04]

It helps when the former commish is an idiot and the two owners you deal with are even worse. Flip Saunders is not dumb.

First of all the former commish was nothing close to an idiot, not the most loved man but definitely not an idiot, remember The Wolves fired Flip once before so I would be careful on how much faith you put in that man that couldnt put together a winning formula when he had Kevin Garnett in his PRIME.

[Wolves4Life]

First of all the former commish was nothing close to an idiot, not the most loved man but definitely not an idiot, remember The Wolves fired Flip once before so I would be careful on how much faith you put in that man that couldnt put together a winning formula when he had Kevin Garnett in his PRIME.

Flip got us to the WCF and if not for some rigging we go to the Finals that year. Flip is a better figure head in the front office than he is coach which actually says something. Get a real commish and no one with a brain let's the Memphis-Lakers trade go through because it was the WORST trade in NBA history.

[pico04]

Yeah the Memphis/LA Trade was pretty one sided but not even close to the WORST trade in NBA History, let alone in Laker History. The Lakers make it a point to get the best of most trades they make...here are some examples of trades better than The Memphis/LA Gasol Trade.

(In no particular order)
Kobe Bryant for Vlade Divac
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for Elmore Smith, Brian Winters and Dave Meyers
Wilt Chamberlain for Jerry Chambers, Archie Clark and Darrall Imhoff
1st Round Pick (James Worthy) for Don Ford
Players + 1st Round Pick (Magic Johnson) for Gail Goodrich, Essie Givens and Jack Givens
Dwight Howard for Andrew Bynum (Multiple Team Trade)
Robert Horry + Player for Cedric Ceballos and Rumeal Robinson



****Rigging....Really?