Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski knows exactly what he would do if he were in charge of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Without a second thought he would deal Andrew Wiggins if he were to receive Kevin Love in return.
In an interview with John Feinstein of CBS Radio, Coach K made it perfectly clear who he prefers if he had the choice.
“There's absolutely not one second of hesitancy. I'd trade for Kevin Love. That's not saying anything bad about any of the other youngsters. Love's an All-Star and he's a double-double guy. But he's a double-double guy who can spread the court. There aren't many double-double guys who can spread the floor; he can go inside and outside. There may be a low post player that gets you a double double, but Love, you can do a lot of different things with him.”
Coach K used his time with Love on Team USA and from what he has seen it isn't even a question that he would pair him with LeBron James. Krzyzewski used LeBron as an example when explaining why he would deal Wiggins if he had the Cavaliers current roster.
“I've coached him on two teams, and no pun intended, I love Kevin Love. You look at LeBron, and you have the best player in the world. He's 29, I'm not saying he's at the end of his career, but he's in the second-half of his career. And in the first half of his career he was becoming a great player. It took time, just like with Andrew Wiggins, it takes time. LeBron is a great player right now, you do not want to waste any year of a great player's career. Love is close to being that. He's not as great a player as LeBron, but he's there. You know who Love is right now.”
Coach K has a valid point about the Cavaliers' window to win a championship and improving the current roster could be in their best interest. Love is an instant upgrade to Cleveland, while Wiggins is more of a long term investment that could pay dividends in a post-LeBron Cleveland.
The Cavaliers are rumored to be in talks with the Minnesota Timberwolves regarding Love and are also close to signing Wiggins to his rookie contract.
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