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The Sixers Are Now Linked To Kevin Love

By Kyle Scott

Published: Jun 19th, 2017 · 10:55 AM EDT

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Not erect enough yet? Here’s a pill:

This is the Twitter account of NBA draft guru Joe Kotoch, an established basketball guy but hardly one of the big names, so take with a reasonably-sized grain of salt, perhaps two.

This trade, as described here, would be in service of getting Paul George to the Cavs (poor Kevin Love). George has all but told the Pacers he’s not re-signing with them when he becomes a free agent next year, so they may be looking to get something for him. The Cavs are one of the few teams in the league that could take a chance at a one-year rental on a player like George, because they are legit contenders and this could maybe put them over the top. Love has three years left on a five-year, $113 million contract which carries a cap hit of around $25 million. Obviously, the Sixers could easily afford him.

I’m not even sure there’s enough here to consider the possibility of Love becoming a Sixer, but unlike signing the older Kyle Lowry or J.J. Reddick, Love, who’s 28, would fit the Sixers’ timeline a bit better and indeed accelerate it. I feel like the Process folks will hate this until someone like Derek Bodner tells them it’s OK, but there are far worse ways for the Sixers to go all-in than Kevin Love, who would actually fit quite well on the team.

This is going to be a crazy NBA summer.