The Kevin Love sweepstakes is heating up and Golden State appears to be the frontrunners at the moment.
There’s one dilemma, however. The Warriors are reluctant to involve Klay Thompson in a potential deal. Despite that, Golden State is still very confident.
“You know we’ll be aggressive,” one Warriors source said, asking for anonymity because NBA brass isn’t allowed to comment on players under contract with other teams. “We usually get our guy.”
The Warriors don’t want to include Klay Thompson in the deal, don’t have a 2014 pick and can’t offer their 2015 top choice until after June 26.
They could package David Lee, Harrison Barnes and the 2015 first-rounder for Love, who finished behind only LeBron James and Kevin Durant in player-efficiency rating this season and represents that floor-stretching power forward Kerr covets.
If the Warriors are able to obtain Kevin Love while keeping Klay Thompson, they’ll have to make room for another ‘Splash Brother’.