Denver Nuggets: The case for Kevin Love
By Mathew Huff
Kevin Love will not solve the Denver Nuggets’ defensive problems, but he is still better than nothing.
It seems as if people forget that Kevin Love is an All-Star. They don’t say Cleveland has a big three because of J.R. Smith, they say it because of Kevin Love. With the way this off season has gone so far, the Denver Nuggets should do everything in their power to get him.
He isn’t going to protect rim well, but he adds a second star alongside Nikola Jokic making Denver more appealing to other potential free agents.
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Not to mention, he has more good years left than a veteran star like Paul Millsap. There were already rumors of a three team deal earlier that would have put the Cleveland center in a Nuggets jersey, so why can’t it be re visited?
Kevin averaged 19 points per game according to basketball-reference.com. He also averaged 11.1 boards per game which means he averaged a solid double double this past season. Now, imagine putting that down low with Nikola Jokic.
Can you imagine the productivity generated from those two stars? It would be insane. Kevin Love would not be the answer to all of Denver’s problems, but it was at least be a star.
It would at least help the Nuggets keep pace in an off season that has the seen the Western Conference get better.