The Cleveland Cavaliers are offering No. 1 overall draft pick Andrew Wiggins in an attempt to acquire All-Star power forward Kevin Love from the Minnesota Timberwolves, multiple media outlets reported.
The Cavaliers had been reluctant to trade Wiggins but reportedly have recently become open to it.
Cleveland and Minnesota have been in trade talks since the Cavaliers signed superstar forward LeBron James a week ago.
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Yahoo Sports reported Thursday that James had contacted Love since the Cavaliers decided to include Wiggins in a possible deal.
However, new Cavaliers coach David Blatt continues to say that the team will not trade Wiggins.
The Timberwolves are also in talks with the Golden State Warriors about a trade involving Love. The Warriors have offered All-Star forward David Lee and forward Harrison Barnes, but they have been unwilling to include shooting guard Klay Thompson.
Love, who is a three-time All-Star, will become a free agent after next season and has told the Timberwolves he will not re-sign with them. Love is reportedly interested in signing a long-term deal with the Cavaliers to play alongside James.
Heat re-sign veteran Udonis Haslem
The Miami Heat have re-signed veteran forward Udonis Haslem, who is the club’s all-time leader in rebounds.
Haslem is the third of four team members who opted out of their contracts at the end of the National Basketball Association season and then chose to re-sign with the Heat. The only one who didn’t re-sign was superstar LeBron James who decided to bolt for his hometown team the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The deal means the 34-year-old Haslem will be back for his 12th season with Miami. He has spent his entire career with the Heat.
Terms of Friday’s agreement were not disclosed, though the South Florida Sun- Sentinel reported the deal to be for $5.6 million and two years.
Haslem, along with Miami’s “Big Three” of James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, opted out following the Heat’s five-game loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the 2014 NBA finals.
The Miami native has been a part of all three of the Heat’s NBA champion teams and ranks second only to Wade in club history in games played (715).
Haslem played in just 46 regular-season games in 2013-14, averaging 3.8 points and 3.8 rebounds.
He has averaged 8.6 points and 7.5 rebounds over 715 career regular-season games.
Bulls sign Paul Gasol and Nikola Mirotic
The Chicago Bulls officially announced the signing of power forward/center Pau Gasol and forward Nikola Mirotic.
Terms of the Gasol’s contract were not released by the team, but Yahoo Sports reported the deal is for three years and $22 million.
Last season, Gasol averaged 17.4 points and 9.7 rebounds per game last season with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Yahoo Sports reported Mirotic’s deal is for three years and $17 million.
Last year with Real Madrid CF of the Liga ACB, Mirotic started all 31 games and averaged 12.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 24.0 minutes per game.
Hornets sign guard Lance Stephenson
The Charlotte Hornets officially signed free agent guard Lance Stephenson. Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team but multiple media outlets reported that the two sides agreed on a three-year contract worth up to $27 million.
Stephenson finished second in NBA Most Improved Player voting last season after leading the league with five triple-doubles and averaging career highs of 13.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists in 78 games with the Indiana Pacers.
The Hornets also re-signed point guard Jannero Pargo to a one-year, $1.5 million deal.
Lakers re-sign Xavier Henry
The Los Angeles Lakered re-signed guard/forward Xavier Henry, according to ESPNLosAngeles.com. Henry, 23, will reportedly sign a one-year deal worth just over $1 million., according to ESPNLosAngeles.com. Henry, 23, will reportedly sign a one-year deal worth just over $1 million.
Henry averaged career highs with 10 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.2 assists over 43 contests last season.
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