Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love is headlining the trade rumors again. After being quiet to trade deals for some time, new reports are dragging him again to rumors mills, a deal that also involves Washington Wizards superstar John Wall.
Both Love and Wall are currently dependable players for their teams. Love, who many says have a lackluster performance last season, are picking up his game this season putting impressive numbers of 20.4 points, 10.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game after 10 games.
On the other hand, Wall is leading his team in points, assist and steals racking up remarkable figures of 22.3 points, 8.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game this season. But his good showing doesn't translate to wins for them and it seems that he is affected by trade rumors that surrounding him lately. Now, speculations are spreading that he'll be used as a trade piece for a possible deal with the Cavs.
According to NBA Trade Rumors machine, the Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers might be considering a proposed deal that involves four players that being offered at the trading table. Trade scenario is suggesting that the Cavs will send Kevin Love and Mike Dunleavy to the Wizards for John Wall and Marcin Gortat.
The initially offered deal should be Gortat, Markieff Morris, and Bradley Beal but since Beal just recently signed a five-year, $127 million contract with the Wizards during the offseason, he is not eligible to be traded right now as NBA trade rule is concern.
But to satisfy the proposed deal, ESPN NBA Trade Machine suggest to add Wall instead and remove Morris and Beal from the package. Having Wall and Gortat would be a big upgrade on the Cavs roster. Wall would definitely be a big boost on their backcourt to help Kyrie Irving or they can both play at the same time switching Irving to the shooting guard spot.
As for the Wizards, they will acquire an upgrade at the forward spot with the arrival of Love and they can also benefit from Love's recent rise. Aside from Love, they will also get a clutch shooter in Dunleavy who is known as a great spot up shooter in the league.
The trade makes sense for both teams as they certainly get upgrades on the position that they need however this is still speculation as of this moment and none of the teams involved have spoken or confirmed this trade.
But who knows the Cleveland Cavaliers and Washington Wizards might ponder this deal in the near future if they felt that they are failing on their current roster.
