There's a big shakedown happening in Cleveland, with the Cavaliers firing head coach David Blatt on Friday. Kevin Love might be the next one out.
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Love proved to be ineffective in Cleveland's 132-98 loss to the Warriors on Monday. The $113-million man finished with just three points. As constructed, the Cavaliers clearly can't contend with the defending NBA champions.
Fortunately, there are suggestions out there for them to do so. Below are three destinations to trade Love before the deadline.
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Trail Blazers
Bill Simmons already has the solution for Cleveland. Send Love to Portland.
"Kevin Love for CJ McCollum, straight up," Bill Simmons told former Grantland author Chris Ryan on his podcast, per Sportsgrid. "You laugh but it's a great trade.
"The Cavs would save, like, $18 million and $50 million on the luxury tax. Portland has $20 million in cap space. McCollum and Damian Lillard, where am I going with that? Two under-sized shooters? It's fun, but congratulations I'm the eight-seed for the next ten years. Whereas if you put McCollum on Cleveland, he's now playing over J.R. Smith and now shooting over 40% from three. You have another shooter, I get JR Smith off the court because that dude cannot be on a championship team, and I'm probably better even though it makes no sense."
Pelicans
The Pelicans would salivate at the thought of a frontcourt involving Kevin Love and Anthony Davis, but there is some value they can send to Cleveland in return.
A first-round pick would have to be included, but a deal for Ryan Anderson and an additional player would help the Cavaliers in the short and long-term.
Rockets
Trade your headache for someone else's.
A straight swap for Dwight Howard won't help the Cavaliers with their spacing on the court, but he would serve as the ideal rim protector for Cleveland -- one capable of transforming the defense into an elite one.
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