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[QUOTE="Full_Rebar, post: 1089268, member: 3530"]
I'd counter with this...what teams in the West would you think the current Cleveland roster is prepared to beat in the Finals? I don't  think I would put them ahead of SA, OKC, Clippers, or Memphis. Love puts them much closer to the Spurs/OKC level, so you trade some financial flexibility and depth to try and win a title.

Love isn't a one-dimensional player. He can allow Lebron to drop his minutes, to not have to carry the offense on back to back nights.  Love's going to make any team markedly better and is worth what Minnesota is reportedly asking for (the same applies to GS who won't trade Klay for him). I'd also argue that people forget that Kyrie is leaps and bounds better than any PG Lebron has played with so far and that means Lebron won't have to run the offense all the time (like when he got to Miami)

The Cavs aren't coming off a run of titles so they can't afford to wait for guys to develop in 3 years when a legit All-Star is there for them to pair with Lebron. If they keep Love long-term, Lebron's evolution to a 3rd option in 3-4 years would still be able to happen. There is no guarantee that Wiggins will ever become the 1st or 2nd best player on a championship team.
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