Kevin Love Staying with Cavaliers, Agrees to Five-Year Deal
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Maddie Meyer/Getty Images(CLEVELAND) — Free agent Kevin Love is staying put.
Love said Wednesday he will re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He made the announcement on the website ThePlayersTribune.com:
I’m going back to Cleveland.
After Game 1 of the NBA Finals, that’s when it really struck me. Sitting on the sidelines, I never wanted to play in a game more than that one. I had dreamed of playing in the NBA Finals and I just wanted to help my guys win. I couldn’t have been prouder of them as they poured their blood, sweat and tears onto the court.
Yeah, of course I’ve heard the free agency rumors. But at the end of the day, and after meeting with my teammates (it turns out pools are great meeting places) and with the front office, it was clear Cleveland was the place for me. We’re all on the same page and we’re all in. We have unfinished business and now it’s time to get back to work.
The deal, according to ESPN, is worth $110 million over five years.
Despite stating several times his intention to re-sign with the Cavs, there was some speculation that Love — who played for UCLA and lives in Los Angeles during the offseason — could be swayed by the Lakers; he, along with LaMarcus Aldridge, DeAndre Jordan and Greg Monroe, were all schedule to meet with L.A. this week.
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