We went down this path last time but I'll die on this hill. I am no Love apologist but if you look down the list of his teammates, its a veritable who's-who of absolute NBA dreck. That includes this season (we already covered Rubio who is a destitute, non-blue-meth-addled, blind man's Rajon Rondo) where he played along such NBA luminaries as Chase Budinger (aka White Molé), the desiccated corpse of Corey Brewer and Alexey Shved. I can go on but if you follow the NBA, you get the drift.
I know someone will trot out the seasons where he and Jefferson overlapped but look at those rosters. I mean, seriously, look at
them. Its almost
too much to bear. Things only recently improved for Mr. Love, but the problem is that the teams that he was competing against for a playoff spot got a lot better too (see Conference, Western over the past three or four years). The point is, I am not sure LeBron or KD would do all that much better with the collection of NBA misfit-toys that Love had had to play alongside during his career. I almost worry that he will be traumatized if he finds himself on a team with other viable options.
In other news, the word out here in the Bay Area is that the Warriors might even be willing to part with Klay Thompson and David Lee (and perhaps even their 2015 first rounder) for Love. Its a steep price to pay but for those who dismissed the value of a Barnes in this deal (foolish imho - the jury should still be out on a 22 year old Harrison Barnes), it certainly changes the viability of a Warriors package. Say what you will about Lee but he and Thompson will immediately help a Minnesota team save some face with their fan base.