Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman doesn’t expect to have buyout talks with veteran big man Kevin Love, tweets Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com.
Love has an expiring $28.9MM contract and was recently removed from coach J.B. Bickerstaff’s rotation after Dean Wade returned from injury. Love hasn’t played at all since logging 12 minutes in a January 24 game.
Love is the last link to the Cleveland teams that made the NBA Finals in four straight seasons, and he can serve as a mentor to a Cavs roster with little playoff experience.
There’s more news on the buyout market:
- Magic swingman Terrence Ross is a potential buyout candidate to keep an eye on, league sources tell Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link). Ross is making 38.1% of his three-pointers this season and would appeal to teams in need of another shooter.
- Patrick Beverley was an emotional leader for the Timberwolves last season, but Minnesota doesn’t plan to pursue him if he agrees to a buyout, sources tell Marc Stein (Twitter link). The 34-year-old guard was traded today from the Lakers to the Magic, who aren’t expected to keep him.
- Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice.com speculates about which veteran buyout candidates might be targets for the Sixers.
- As we relayed in earlier stories, buyouts are considered likely for Reggie Jackson (Hornets), John Wall (Rockets), and Russell Westbrook (Jazz).
Luke Adams contributed to this post.
Ross back to TO coming off the bench to hit 3s would help bring them back to playoff contention
Lol
Love is not the last link. Cedi Osman was also on one of the finals teams.
Bucks should target either Wall or Beverley to back up Holiday.
Yes, they should. Or both for insurance
Reggie Jackson is a much better signing
Pat Bev would be great and he does have a friendship with Giannas.
The Sixers can make only 1 move so if they haven’t picked up Boogie yet, it means they aren’t going to. They will wait for a guy like Barton for sure, but hed want a larger role.
If cavs could snag either: Barton, Ross, Danny Green, or Forbes along with dedmon, I’d be a pretty happy camper considering we didn’t make any moves.
When I read the buy out comments, I am suprised not more of them went to Spurs, which are below salary floor. Couldve given some teams some nice trade exceptions and shed a contract at little cost. Spurs couldve also sent back an expiring with a lower salary sometimes.
Will Barton, Reggie Jackson, Wall, Ibaka, Green, Ross and Beverley could have all gone to Spurs. In a sequential way couldve really maximised value, with many teams getting a lower salary player back, which they then couldve tried to buy out.