The Kevin Love trade is final. Love and LeBron James are now Cleveland Cavaliers teammates, according to the latest sports updates at NBA.com. Love joins James in Cleveland after a three-team trade was completed on Saturday, August 23, 2014.
The blockbuster trade involved the Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers.
Minnesota traded their All-Star power forward to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland’s 2014 NBA number one overall pick Andrew Wiggins, former top pick Anthony Bennett and Philadelphia’s veteran forward Thaddeus Young.
Meanwhile, the Sixers got the Cavaliers’ 2015 first-round draft pick and Minnesota guard Alexey Shved and forward Luc Mbah a Moute.
Sports analysts say that Cleveland instantly becomes a championship contender with James and Love in their lineup.
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