Love to Cavaliers in 3-team deal with Timberwolves, 76ers
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The blockbuster deal involving the Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers came to fruition following a trade call on Saturday.
Cleveland, Minnesota and Philadelphia have completed NBA trade call, source tells Yahoo. Kevin Love has joined LeBron James with the Cavs.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) August 23, 2014
Cavs, Wolves, 76ers have completed Kevin Love trade officially. As part of deal Wolves will receive 6.3M trade exception.
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) August 23, 2014
It's been a long 30 days. But now it's finally done. Love to Cavs. Wiggins, Bennett, Young to Wolves. Shved, Moute, No. 1 to 76ers. Boom.
— Jon Krawczynski (@APkrawczynski) August 23, 2014
The Cavaliers, Timberwolves, and 76ers each announced the deals on their Twitter accounts.
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While the trade involves six players and one draft pick, the focal point of the swap involves three-time All-Star Kevin Love joining LeBron James and the remodeled Cavaliers in exchange for the last two first-overall selections in the NBA Draft, Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett, heading to Minnesota.
Here's a breakdown of all the moving pieces in the trade with each player's 2013-14 season statistics:
Cavaliers receive: F Kevin Love (from Minnesota)
| Name | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love | 77 | 36.3 | 26.1 | 12.5 |
76ers receive: F Luc Mbah A Moute, G Alexey Shved (from Minnesota), 2015 first-round pick (from Miami, via Cleveland)
| Name | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mbah A Moute | 64 | 15.7 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
| Shved | 63 | 10.5 | 4 | 1.3 |
Timberwolves receive: G Andrew Wiggins, F Anthony Bennett (from Cleveland), F Thaddeus Young (from Philadelphia).
| Name | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young | 79 | 34.4 | 17.9 | 6 |
| Bennett | 52 | 12.8 | 4.2 | 3 |
| Wiggins | N/A | -- | -- | -- |
A deal had reportedly been in place for some time, but could not be made official until Saturday at 12:01 EDT due to a 30-day freeze following Wiggins signing his rookie deal.
More information is coming down with respect to how it all went down:
With permission of Wolves and NBA, Dan Gilbert and Kevin Love met in Las Vegas during July summer league, sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) August 23, 2014
Love's contract expires following the conclusion of the season but the 25-year-old is expected to sign a five-year, $120-million extension with the Cavaliers. He will wear number 0 in Cleveland, as per a press release.
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