Kevin Love may be on the move fairly soon, and that may not be good news for the Boston Celtics.
The Celtics are not in the top three when it comes to offers for the Minnesota power forward, a league source told the Boston Globe.
Minnesota wants to win now, and they want NBA players as well as draft picks in return for Love, according to reports. Flip Saunders, president and now head coach of the Wolves, feels the Celtics cannot offer the kind of NBA-ready talent they're looking for right now.
Multiple sources have reported this afternoon that the Golden State Warriors have emerged as the front-runners for Love after they made guard Klay Thompson available in trade talks.
ESPN's Marc Stein reported that the two sides are discussing a deal that would send Love and Kevin Martin to Golden State for Thompson, David Lee and the 13th overall pick in this year's draft.
We'll see how this situation plays out.
* Joel Embiid, who was projected to be the number one overall pick in next week's draft, will have surgery tomorrow to repair a stress fracture in his right foot.
He will no longer participate in any more pre-draft workouts, and he will not travel to New York to attend the NBA Draft.
An anonymous NBA general manager told the Sporting News, "You cannot use a top five pick on Embiid."
Apparently, none of that matters to the Celtics.
According to CSNNE.com, the Celtics will give serious thought to taking Embiid, even if that means moving up in the draft.
The Celtics "are keeping all options open," according to a league source.
The Celtics have had a history of drafting players with injury concerns over the past few years. They took Jared Sullinger in 2012 after he slipped due to concerns over his back. They also drafted Avery Bradley after he slipped to the 19th slot in 2010 due to his ankle woes.
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