I am a big fan of his and think he will be an excellent player. But you have to give to get. You're trading a wing for a big, a prospect for a player in his prime and it all fits your current situation. Like I said, both teams HAVE to make this deal. Minnesota is going to lose Love but here they get actual fair return, Cleveland needs a star in his prime.

Does Love give them a guy to protect the rim? LOL, no, but neither do any of the players mentioned. They have the best defender in the league in LeBron, who can play almost any role at that end. Sideshow Bob and some other role player can grind and hack. Meanwhile Love gives them a third consistent 20 PPG producer, an inside weapon that's also an outside weapon, a very good rebounder and a guy who can get the break going. Is he tailor made for them? No. Is he by far the best player they can get today and, honestly, into the foreseeable future? There is no question, even taking the lowest opinion of him that exists (yours).