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Sources told ESPN.com that Love notified the Cavaliers on Wednesday that he is opting out of the final year remaining on his contract -- worth $16.7 million next season -- to return to free agency.
The Cavaliers, though, were expecting the decision and, at this juncture, plan to try to re-sign the former All-Star forward, whose up-and-down first season in Cleveland ended prematurely when he suffered a shoulder injury in the first round of the playoffs against the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
Sources tell ESPN.com that the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and the Celtics are among the teams planning to make a run at Love in free agency. Sources say that the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., furthermore, are likely to pursue the former Oregon high school star in the event that You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. -- as many league executives expect -- flees the Blazers in free agency.
Love missed most of the Cavs' run to the NBA Finals after suffering a dislocated shoulder against the Celtics when You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. pulled down on Love's left arm and yanked it out of the socket.
After he suffered the injury, Love was asked whether he You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. next season.
"Yes," the power forward said on June 5. "I want to win."
Love, who had never been on a playoff team in his six previous NBA seasons, averaged 16.4 points and 9.7 rebounds in his first year with Cleveland, which traded You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and its 2016 first-round pick to get him from the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. last summer.
Sources told ESPN.com that Love notified the Cavaliers on Wednesday that he is opting out of the final year remaining on his contract -- worth $16.7 million next season -- to return to free agency.
The Cavaliers, though, were expecting the decision and, at this juncture, plan to try to re-sign the former All-Star forward, whose up-and-down first season in Cleveland ended prematurely when he suffered a shoulder injury in the first round of the playoffs against the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..
Sources tell ESPN.com that the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and the Celtics are among the teams planning to make a run at Love in free agency. Sources say that the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., furthermore, are likely to pursue the former Oregon high school star in the event that You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. -- as many league executives expect -- flees the Blazers in free agency.
Love missed most of the Cavs' run to the NBA Finals after suffering a dislocated shoulder against the Celtics when You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. pulled down on Love's left arm and yanked it out of the socket.
After he suffered the injury, Love was asked whether he You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. next season.
"Yes," the power forward said on June 5. "I want to win."
Love, who had never been on a playoff team in his six previous NBA seasons, averaged 16.4 points and 9.7 rebounds in his first year with Cleveland, which traded You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and its 2016 first-round pick to get him from the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. last summer.