Love trade: the details

August 24, 2014 at 12:06AM
FILE - In this June 27, 2014, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers draft pick Andrew Wiggins smiles during an NBA basketball conference in Independence, Ohio. Two people with knowledge of the deal tell The Associated Press that Minnesota and Cleveland have agreed to a trade that will send All-Star forward Kevin Love to the Cavaliers for Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and a future first-round draft pick. The two people spoke Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014, on condition of anonymity because no official agreement can
Wiggins (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Wolves get ...

#22 Andrew Wiggins: The No. 1 overall pick in this year's NBA draft. Played one season at Kansas, breaking the school freshman scoring record. 6-8, 200 pounds, 19 years old.

#24 Anthony Bennett: The No. 1 overall picks in the 2013 draft. Averaged 4.2 points and 3.0 rebounds per game in his rookie season. 6-8, 256 pounds, 21 years old.

#33 Thaddeus Young: Seven-year veteran. Averaged 17.9 points (a career high) and 6.0 rebounds per game for the 76ers last season. 6-8, 230 pounds, 26 years old.

Plus: A trade exception believed to be worth at least $4 million that they can use to acquire a player in the next year without being strapped by salary-cap rules.

The Cavaliers get ...

Kevin Love: Will team with superstar LeBron James and guard Kyrie Irving to make the Cavaliers an instant title contender.

The 76ers get ...

• Miami's 2015 first-round pick that the Cavaliers owned.

• Expiring contracts of Wolves players Luc Mbah a Moute and Alexey Shved.


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Cleveland Cavaliers' Anthony Bennett reacts after a play against the Milwaukee Bucks in an NBA summer league basketball game Friday, July 11, 2014, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) ORG XMIT: MIN2014082315242036
Bennett (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Philadelphia 76ers' Thaddeus Young poses for a photograph during media day at the team's practice facility, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) ORG XMIT: NYOTK ORG XMIT: MIN1401051750031968
Young (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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