Kevin Love Rumors: Cavs Value Veteran Star Amid Trade Buzz, Speculation

Despite some unhappiness on the court early in the season, Kevin Love's time with the Cleveland Cavaliers may not be coming to an end soon. 

Per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, the Cavs "see plenty of value" in keeping Love, but they consider a "fair offer" some combination of draft picks and young players. 

There were rumors leading up to the Feb. 6 trade deadline that the Cavaliers were receiving offers for Love. 

In a Feb. 20 chat with fans, The Athletic's Jason Lloyd reported the Portland Trail Blazers offered the expiring contracts of Hassan Whiteside and Kent Bazemore to Cleveland for Love. 

Per Joe Vardon and Shams Charania of The Athletic, Love had an "emotional verbal outburst...expressing his displeasure and disgust with the organization" to general manager Koby Altman in January. 

Love seemed to settle in after J.B. Bickerstaff replaced John Beilein as head coach on Feb. 19. Bickerstaff told Joe Gabrielle of Cavs.com that Love told him, "I'm going to fight for you."

The Cavs still owe Love more than $91.46 million over the next three seasons as part of the four-year extension he signed in July 2018. The five-time All-Star finished this season ranked second on the team in scoring (17.6 points per game) and rebounding (9.8). 

Cleveland wasn't included among the 22 teams invited to Orlando, Florida, as part of the NBA season restart in July. The team finished the 2019-20 campaign with a 19-46 record, worst in the Eastern Conference.