Kevin Love declined his $4 million player option on Saturday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, but he expects to remain with the Heat. According to Wojnarowski, both sides are “excited” to negotiate a new deal in free agency.
ESPN Sources: Miami Heat center Kevin Love is declining his $4 million player option, but both sides are excited about the possibility of negotiating a new deal in the early days of free agency. The five-time All-Star has played the past two seasons with the Heat. foto.twitter.com/uXU3bR8xPP
—Adrián Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 29, 2024
Love, a five-time All-Star, signed with the Heat in February 2023 after becoming a free agent midseason, and re-signed with the team last July. The 35-year-old center averaged 8.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 55 games off the bench with Miami.
After six seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Love spent eight-plus seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he was instrumental in the team’s NBA Championship run in 2016. Love will begin his 17th season with the league next year.
