Former Cavaliers Star Linked to Lakers, Clippers

Earlier this offseason, former Cleveland Cavaliers star Kevin Love saw himself as a moving piece in a three-team trade involving the Miami Heat, sending him over to the Utah Jazz alongside Kyle Anderson.

And since that move's been made, Love has been widely speculated as a buyout candidate from Utah–– being that he's heading into his age-37 season and on a rebuilding roster like the Jazz, the writing's sort of on the wall for what's to come with the five-time All-Star's time in Salt Lake City.

But now, as Love finds himself on the verge of a buyout from Utah, it seems like two teams in particular have caught his attention as a potential fit: the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers.

According to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, the consensus around the NBA is that if Love is bought out by the Jazz, he wants to end up in Los Angeles.

"Word around the league surrounding Love is that he wants to end up in Los Angeles, sources said. There were some rumors that Love would want to go to New York, although there doesn't seem to be much interest brewing from the Knicks," Siegel wrote. "Both the Clippers and Lakers still have one open roster spot. But if the Lakers were to pursue Love and reunite him with LeBron, they would need to move off another contract since they are hard-capped at the first apron and just $1.1 million from this mark. When looking at the Clippers, they are basically in the same situation, as they are $1.2 million from their first apron hard cap."