This article is about the basketball player. For the NASCAR driver, see Kevin Love (racing driver).
Kevin Love
Love with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2019
No. 42 – Miami Heat
Position
Power forward / center
League
NBA
Personal information
Born
(1988-09-07) September 7, 1988 (age 35) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight
251 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school
Lake Oswego (Lake Oswego, Oregon)
College
UCLA (2007–2008)
NBA draft
2008: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Memphis Grizzlies
Playing career
2008–present
Career history
2008–2014
Minnesota Timberwolves
2014–2023
Cleveland Cavaliers
2023–present
Miami Heat
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (2016)
5× NBA All-Star (2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018)
2× All-NBA Second Team (2012, 2014)
NBA Most Improved Player (2011)
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2009)
NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2012)
NBA rebounding leader (2011)
Consensus first-team All-American (2008)
Pac-10 Player of the Year (2008)
First-team All-Pac-10 (2008)
Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2007)
Gatorade National Player of the Year (2007)
McDonald's All-American (2007)
2× First-team Parade All-American (2006, 2007)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
2012 London
Team
FIBA World Championship
2010 Turkey
Team
Kevin Wesley Love (born September 7, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a five-time All-Star and a two-time member of the All-NBA Second Team, winning an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. He was also a member of the gold medal-winning United States national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2011, Love won the NBA Most Improved Player Award and led the league in rebounding.
The son of former NBA player Stan Love, Love was a top-ranked prospect out of Lake Oswego High School in Oregon. He played one season of college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and led the team to a Final Four appearance in the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Love was named a consensus First Team All-American and was voted player of the year in the Pac-12 Conference. He elected to forgo his remaining three years of college eligibility and entered the 2008 NBA draft. He was taken fifth overall by the Memphis Grizzlies, and was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves on draft night for the third overall selection, O. J. Mayo, in an eight-player deal. During the 2010–11 season, Love established the longest streak for consecutive games recording double figures in points and rebounds since the ABA–NBA merger.[1]
After six seasons with Minnesota, Love was traded to the Cavaliers in 2014. After making four straight NBA Finals with the team and winning a championship, Love suffered multiple injuries from 2018 to 2021. He slotted into a reserve role in 2021–22 and finished as runner-up for the Sixth Man of the Year award. However, reduced playing time the following season led Love to reach a contract buyout agreement with the Cavaliers. After nine seasons with Cleveland, he joined Miami in February 2023, where he reached his fifth NBA Finals in as many playoff appearances.
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