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Rumor: Kevin Love Wants To Play In Los Angeles Or New York

Originally posted on Hoops Wire | By Ashish Mathur | Last updated Jul 25, 2025 2:02 PM ET

Kevin Love wants to play in Los Angeles or New York, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report.

The Miami Heat traded Love to the Utah Jazz. Love and the Jazz are expected to agree to a buyout soon.

“So with Kevin Love, to my understanding, he really only wants to be in the big glamour markets,” Fischer said. “I do think it would mostly be something along the lines of Kevin Love going to a New York or a Los Angeles type of situation. So, we’ll see if that can materialize for him.”

The Lakers and Clippers are in Los Angeles, while the Knicks and Nets are in New York.

Love played with Lakers superstar LeBron James on the Cleveland Cavaliers. They won the 2016 title together.

Meanwhile, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue was the coach of that Cavaliers team in 2016.

Love averaged 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists for the Heat last season in 23 games while shooting 35.7% from the field, 35.8% from beyond the arc and 69.6% from the free-throw line.

Love, 36, has played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Cavaliers and Heat. The UCLA product has career averages of 16.2 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 952 NBA games.