Kevin Wesley Love ( born Kevin Wesley Love ; born September 7, 1988 in Santa Monica , California ) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers National Basketball Association . Was selected 5th in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies team. As part of the US national team, he became the world basketball champion in 2010 and the Olympic champion in 2012. In the 2010/11 season, he became the first basketball player in the history of the NBA after its association with the ABA , which scored 53 double-doubles in a row.
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| Position | Heavy Forward / Center |
| Nicknames | Mr double double |
| Growth | 208 cm |
| Weight | 110 kg |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Date of Birth | September 7, 1988 (aged 30) |
| Place of Birth | Santa Monica , California , USA |
| School | Lake Osuigo ( Lake Osuigo , Oregon ) |
| College | UKLA (2007-2008) |
| NBA draft | 5th (1st round), 2008 , Memphis Grizzlies |
Early years
Kevin Love was born in Santa Monica to the family of Karen and former NBA basketball player Stan Love . Kevin is the nephew of The Beach Boys vocalist Mike Love [1] . A year later, the Love family moved to Lake Oswigo , Oregon. [2] Stan Love conveyed his interest in basketball, showing Kevin a video about the Lakers vs. Celtics confrontation. In addition, Love studied video about the game of center Wes Anseld and Bill Walton , as well as other players: Hakim Oladzhuvon , David Robinson , Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan [3] .
Student career
Kevin Love played for UCLA for one year. In the 2007/08 season, he played 39 matches. In them, Kevin Love spent an average of 29.6 minutes at the site, scored an average of 17.5 points, made an average of 10.6 rebounds, as well as an average of 0.7 interceptions and 1.4 block shots, allowed an average of 2 , 0 losses, gave in 1.9 assists, received an average of 1.9 personal comments [4] .
NBA Career
Early years in the NBA
Kevin Love was selected fifth in the 2008 NBA draft Memphis Grizzlies [5] That same day, he was traded to Minnesota Timberwolves , along with Mike Miller , Brian Cardinal and Jason Collins, for another newcomer, OJ Mayo (3 -th peak) along with Marco Jaric , Antoine Walker and Greg Buckner [6] .
In the debut season of 2008/09, Kevin Love became the ninth in the league in the number of rebounds (the first among beginners), and the third in the number of rebounds in the attack. Also Love with 29 double-doubles took first place among beginners, and became one of the valuable newcomers in the history of Minnesota. According to the results of voting, he took sixth place in the NBA Rookie of the Year category [7] .
The beginning of the 2009/10 season was unsuccessful for Kevin Love. In the preseason match, he broke a bone in his left hand and missed his team’s first eighteen games [8] [9] [10] . As part of the all-star match, on February 12, 2010, he took part as a substitute for the rookie vs. second-year match, scored 12 points and made 6 rebounds in 18 minutes [11] [12] .
Season 2010/11
On November 13, 2010, in the match against the New York Knicks , Kevin Love made a double-double : 31 points and 31 rebounds . This case was the first since 1982, when Moses Malone scored 30 points and took 30 rebounds. As a result, Minnesota Timberwolves defeated New York (112: 103), and Kevin himself set his records for performance and selection [13] [14] .
On December 18, 2010, in a match against Denver Nuggets , Kevin Love made another double-double of the season: 43 points and 17 rebounds . As a result, Minnesota Timberwolves lost to Denver away (113: 115), and Kevin himself rewrote his record for performance [15] .
On February 5, 2011, the decision of the NBA Commissioner David Stern became known that Kevin Love would replace Yao Ming in the All-Star Game [16] [17] .
On February 9, 2011, Kevin Love made the 38th double-double in a row in a guest game against Houston in a row (20 points and 14 rebounds). As a result, the Timberwolves defeated the Rockets (112: 108), and Kevin updated the club's record, owned by Kevin Garnett [18] .
March 3, 2011 Kevin Love in the match against the Detroit Pistons made the 48th double double in a row in a row (20 points and 20 rebounds). As a result, Timberwolves defeated the Pistons (116: 105) [19] .
On March 8, 2011, Kevin Love in the home game against the Dallas Mavericks made the 51st double-double in a row of the season (23 points and 17 rebounds), thereby achieving a record high of Moses Malone . As a result, Timberwolves lost to the Mavericks (105: 108) [20] [21] . In the next home game against the Indiana Pacers , he scored a record 52 double-double (16 points and 21 rebounds), which helped to win the “Indiana” [22] [23] .
Kevin Love's record series was interrupted on March 14, 2011 in a away match against Golden State Warriors , where he scored 6 points and made 12 rebounds. Kevin stopped at a record 53 double-doubles in a row in one season [24] [25] .
According to the results of the regular season, he became the best NBA player who fought for the bounces of the ball, with an average of 15.2 rebounds per game [26] .
Season 2011/12
Kevin repeated the achievement of Abdul-Jabbar in 1975, gaining at least 20 points and making at least 12 rebounds in the first six matches of the season [27] . In January 2012, Kevin Love for the first time in his career scored at least 30 points in three games in a row [28] . He began the season immediately with a record 13 double-doubles and became the first player to repeat the achievement of Hakim Oladzhuvona beginning of the 1992-93 season [28] .
Season 2014/15
Minnesota executives traded Kevin for two newcomers to Cleveland Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett . In the offseason, LeBron James also joined Cleveland, and David Blatt became the new Cleveland coach. Soon they started talking about the new trio in Cleveland, “Kairi Irving, LeBron James and Kevin Love.”
US Career
At the 2010 World Cup, Kevin Love played all 9 matches. In them he spent an average of 8.7 minutes on the court, scored an average of 5.7 points, made an average of 4.9 rebounds, and an average of 0.3 interceptions and 0.1 block shots, allowed an average of 0, 8 losses, gave in 0.8 assists, received an average of 0.9 personal comments [29] .
January 16, 2012 it became known that Kevin is among the 20 candidates for a trip to the 2012 Olympic Games [30] . As a result, he was included in the application of the American team and became the Olympic champion in London .
July 26, 2014 it became known that Kevin Love asked not to call him to the US national team for the 2014 World Cup in connection with unsolvable negotiations on the player’s exchange between Minnesota and other NBA teams [31] .
Personal Records
- On November 24, 2016, in the game against Portland, Kevin Love set the NBA record for the number of points scored by one player in the first quarter (34 points) [32] .
Statistics
NBA Statistics
| Season | Team | Regular season | Playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | ||
| 2008/09 | Minnesota | 81 | 37 | 25.3 | 45.9 | 10.5 | 78.9 | 9.1 | 1,0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 11.1 | Did not participate | ||||||||||
| 2009/10 | Minnesota | 60 | 22 | 28.6 | 45.0 | 33.0 | 81.5 | 11.0 | 2,3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 14.0 | Did not participate | ||||||||||
| 2010/11 | Minnesota | 73 | 73 | 35.8 | 47.0 | 41.7 | 85.0 | 15,2 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 20,2 | Did not participate | ||||||||||
| 2011/12 | Minnesota | 55 | 55 | 39.0 | 44.8 | 37,2 | 82,4 | 13,4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 26.0 | Did not participate | ||||||||||
| 2012/13 | Minnesota | 18 | 18 | 34.3 | 35,2 | 21.7 | 70,4 | 14.0 | 2,3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 18.3 | Did not participate | ||||||||||
| 2013/14 | Minnesota | 77 | 77 | 36.3 | 45.7 | 37.6 | 82.1 | 12.5 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 26.1 | Did not participate | ||||||||||
| 2014/15 | Cleveland | 75 | 75 | 33.8 | 43,4 | 36.7 | 80,4 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 16,4 | four | four | 26.7 | 41.5 | 42.9 | 73.7 | 7.0 | 2,5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 14.3 |
| 2015/16 | Cleveland | 77 | 77 | 31.5 | 41.9 | 36.0 | 82,2 | 9.9 | 2,4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 16,0 | 20 | nineteen | 30.6 | 38.5 | 41,4 | 84.0 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 14.7 |
| 2016/17 | Cleveland | 60 | 60 | 31,4 | 42.7 | 37.3 | 87.1 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 19.0 | 18 | 18 | 32.1 | 43.6 | 45.0 | 84.0 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 1,2 | 0.9 | 16.8 |
| 2017/18 | Cleveland | 59 | 59 | 28.0 | 45.8 | 41.5 | 88.0 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 17.6 | 21 | 21 | 31.5 | 39.2 | 34.0 | 92.2 | 10,2 | 1,6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 14.9 |
| 2018/19 | Cleveland | 22 | 21 | 27,2 | 38.5 | 36.1 | 90,4 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 17.0 | Did not participate | ||||||||||
| Total | 657 | 574 | 32,0 | 44,2 | 37.0 | 82.7 | 11.3 | 2,3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 18.3 | 63 | 62 | 31.1 | 40.3 | 40,4 | 85,4 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 15.3 | |
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College Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | |
| 2007/08 | UCLA | 39 | 38 | 29.6 | 55.9 | 35,4 | 76.7 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 17.5 | |
| Total | 39 | 38 | 29.6 | 55.9 | 35,4 | 76.7 | 10.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 17.5 | ||
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Achievements
- McDonald's All American (2007)
- NCAA AP All-America First Team (2008)
- The second national team of the NBA rookies season 2008/09 [33] .
- World Champion : 2010
- The most progressive NBA player in the 2010/11 season [34]
- NBA All-Star Team Season 2011/12 [35]
- Olympic champion : 2012
Notes
- ↑ UCLA Player Bio: Kevin Love (inaccessible link) . uclabruins.com . Date of treatment July 27, 2012. Archived on August 8, 2012.
- ↑ Having Fun, Fun, Fun as a Freshman at UCLA . New York Times (March 18, 2008). Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived June 9, 2012.
- ↑ Feelin 'the Love: Old school hoops phenom turning heads all over ( link unavailable) . SI.com (March 2, 2007). Date of treatment April 8, 2012. Archived June 9, 2012.
- ↑ Kevin Love Stats, News, Photos-UCLA Bruins-ESPN . espn.go.com. Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. Draft 2008. Derrick Rose became the first draft number . sports.ru (June 27, 2008). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. Mayo is traded to Memphis . sports.ru (June 27, 2008). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ Kevin Love Named to All-Rookie Second Team . NBA.com Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. Minnesota striker broke his hand in a match against Chicago . sports.ru (October 17, 2009). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. Love underwent surgery on the arm . sports.ru (October 22). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. Love can return to the composition on Saturday . sports.ru (December 4, 2009). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. The rosters of the match between beginners and second-year students Have been announced . sports.ru (January 27, 2010). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA All-Stars Central 2010 (English) (link not available) . NBA.com Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. Kevin Love was the first player in 28 years to score more than 30 points in two indicators . sports.ru (November 13, 2010). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ Dmitry Kolinov. The real "wolf" . sports.ru (November 13, 2010). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ 43 points Lava did not save “Minnesota” from defeat from “Denver” (inaccessible link) . championat.ru (December 19, 2010). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. Kevin Love will replace Yao Mina at the Match of the Stars . sports.ru (February 5, 2010). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ Kevin Love: “This is an incredible honor for me” . sports.ru (February 5, 2010). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. Love updated Garnett's record for the number of double-doubles in a row . sports.ru (February 9, 2011). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. Kevin Love scored the 48th double-double in a row . sports.ru (March 3, 2011). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ Love repeated the record of M. Malone in the number of double-doubles in a row (inaccessible link) . championat.ru (March 8, 2011). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ Love: would jump for joy if we won the match (inaccessible link) . championat.ru (March 8, 2011). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. Kevin Love set a record for the number of double-doubles in a row in the recent history of the league . sports.ru (March 10, 2011). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ Kevin Love: “It's nice to break the record, but more importantly, we won” . sports.ru (March 10, 2011). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. Kevin Love could not score a double-double in a match with Golden State . sports.ru (March 14, 2011). Date of treatment March 14, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ Kevin Love: “I feel that the mountain has fallen off my shoulders” . sports.ru (March 14, 2011). Date of treatment March 14, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. Kevin Love leads the number of rebounds in the regular season . sports.ru (April 15, 2011). Date of treatment April 15, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ Spanish bullets can’t take a bear . championat.com (January 5, 2012). Date of treatment January 5, 2012. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 Kevin Love, strong backcourt lead Wolves past Kings . ESPN.com (January 16, 2012). Date of treatment April 7, 2012. Archived January 17, 2012.
- ↑ Kevin Love profile (inaccessible link) . fiba.com. Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ Love Named A Finalist For The 2012 US Olympic Team . NBA.com (January 16, 2012). Date of treatment April 7, 2012. Archived January 25, 2012.
- ↑ Windhorst, Brian . Kevin Love pulls out of Team USA (English) , ESPN.com (July 26, 2014). Archived July 26, 2014. Date of treatment August 23, 2014.
- ↑ Love scored 34 points in the starting quarter of the match with Portland
- ↑ NBA. Announced the best newcomers of the season . sports.ru (May 1, 2009). Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ NBA. Kevin Love is the most progressive player of the 2010/11 season . sports.ru (April 21, 2011). Date of treatment April 21, 2011. Archived on April 7, 2012.
- ↑ LeBron, Durant highlight 2011-12 All-NBA First Team (inaccessible link) . NBA.com NBA.com (August 16, 2012). Date of treatment May 25, 2012. Archived on August 18, 2012.
Links
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- Kevin Love Biography
- Memo to Timberwolves: Love is a talent worth developing
- The Rise of Rose (Russian)
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