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Golden State Warriors: The Kevin Love Situation

By Gerald Bourguet

Apr 14, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the ball against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love (42) during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 130-120. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 14, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the ball against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love (42) during the third quarter at Oracle Arena. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 130-120. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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Kevin Love
Mar 22, 2014; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) reacts after being called for a traveling violation against the San Antonio Spurs in the first quarter at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports /

UPDATE: The Warriors must have agreed with everything below, because ESPN’s Marc Stein is now reporting the Dubs have made a certain someone available for a potential Kevin Love trade.

Aside from the Wolves remaining stubbornly confident Love will be in a Minnesota uniform next season and hopefully, many seasons beyond that, the other big problem is the Warriors are publicly just as stubborn in their stance that Klay Thompson is not available in any potential trade. This feels like a mistake when the Boston Herald is reporting the Dubs and Denver Nuggets have put forth more attractive packages than the Boston Celtics, but it goes deeper than that.

I’ve already set the record straight on why Klay Thompson must be expendable, but it bears repeating: When you can trade a young three-point shooting asset like Thompson and turn him into a top-10 player and (arguably) the league’s best power forward, you do it. Will Thompson ever be a top-10 player, or even an All-Star in such a loaded conference? Probably not.

Breaking up the Super Splash Brothers would be unfortunate, but I think Dubs fans would probably forget about Thompson after the first Stephen Curry-Kevin Love pick and pop. And as much as Dubs fans can try and talk themselves into how a Love trade is possible with only David Lee, Harrison Barnes and the rights to swap future picks, but that’s not happening. The Wolves will have plenty of offer to look at, and that’s not the best offer Minnesota will get. Including Thompson is necessary to push the needle.

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