Heat frontrunners to sign Kevin Love on buyout market, but veteran will also talk to 76ers, per reports
The Miami Heat are viewed as the frontrunners to land Kevin Love on the buyout market , per The Athletic's Shams Charania. Love was bought out by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, and will also talk to the Philadelphia 76ers , per ESPN. Love, who was a member of the Cavaliers since 2014, was the last remaining player from Cleveland's 2016 championship season. It was first reported on Wednesday that Love and the Cavaliers were working toward a buyout , with the Heat viewed as the early favorites to sign him. He's surely drawn interest from several playoff-contending teams, but The Athletic reports that Miami's pitch to the veteran forward, which involves a defined role on a squad primed to compete in the playoffs, could be the deciding factor in him signing there for the rest of the season. Love's fit on the Heat makes a ton of sense, giving them a floor spacing forward who can still knock...