Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 9:40 am  |  103 responses

Report: Timberwolves to Offer 4-Year, $60 Million to Kevin Love


According to the Pioneer Press, Minnesota is set to present a contract extension offer to star forward Kevin Love. But will the offer be good enough to get Love to sign?: “Look for the Timberwolves to offer Kevin Love a $60 million, four-year contract extension within the next eight days. Love, 23, who is playing for $4.6 million this season, can become a restricted free agent after the season unless he signs an extension before Jan. 25. If he opts for free agency, the Wolves would have the right to match any outside offer. Love also can return to Minnesota in 2012-13 for $6.1 million and become an unrestricted free agent after the season. Wolves President David Kahn isn’t commenting on contract talks, and Love says he’s unaware of the status of negotiations. The Wolves, though, want to get Love signed by next week. Love, one of five players in NBA history to start a season with 13 double-doubles (points-rebounds), is the Wolves’ fifth-highest-paid player.”

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  • Da-Meat_Hook

    @ Startown, the Heat are NOT better with KLove. Their defense is predicated on speed, length, and defensive range. Bron and Wade are extremely agressive playing the passing lanes. When there gambles don’t pay off, Miami bigs need the foot speed to recover and contest. Why do you think Haslem is so effective on D? Bosh is much more mobile than Love. Miami’s offense is at it’s best when they’re fast breaking every chance they get. Bosh runs the floor much better than Love as well. Again, KLove does NOT average 24ppg on the Heat, playing the role of a distant 3rd option taking 7-8 shots a game.

  • Justin G.

    Da-Meat is exactly right. I don’t know how anyone could say Bosh is better than Love, and I also don’t know how anyone in their right mind can say Love is a max player. There are a handful of max players in the league and he is most certainly not one of them.

  • http://slamonline.com nbk

    Bosh is better then Love. Love is a max player in Minnesota.

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