Kevin Love just became a very wealthy man.
With Love getting his due as his franchise’s cornerstone, let’s rewind to his high school days when he made up half of Oregon’s greatest prep rivalry.
Love burst onto the scene as a sophomore at Lake Oswego High School, when he averaged a modest 25.3 points and 15.4 rebounds per game (almost the same numbers he’s averaging in the NBA today).
As a junior, another player down south emerged as an adequate adversary: Kyle Singler.
For those of you who may not remember Love vs. Singler, it was right up there with the rivalries of Dan vs. Dave, Harding vs. Kerrigan, Oden vs. Durant.
The two met at MacArthur Court in Eugene for the 6A state title game that spring, with Love leading the Lakers to a 59-57 victory. Love’s line as a junior: 28.0, 16.1 and 3.5 assists per game. He was pretty good.
But Singler got the last laugh as a high school player, spoiling Love’s senior finale. Singler and the Panthers topped Love’s Lakers, 58-54 in a rema...
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