Denver Nuggets' player Kenneth Faried's name has been thrown around in the NBA trade rumors and according to the latest reports, he is to move to the Cleveland Cavaliers while Kevin Love will make his way to the Denver Nuggets.
Kenneth Faried Might Join Cleveland Cavaliers
Faried, who is known as the "Manimal" and is the power forward of Denver Nuggets, reportedly has his days numbered with his team. This is due to the fact that Denver Nuggets is said to be active in the trading possibilities and one of the frequent deals coming up is with that of Faried, Inquisitr reported.
Acccording to ESPN's Zach Lowe, "The team I heard the most about in terms that they still might have moves up their sleeve other than Boston in Vegas is Denver. His [Faried] salary is that of the best bench player on the team. I think even Denver wants to explore bringing him of the bench."
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Faried is a key contributor for the Denver Nuggets since he came from Mile High City. He averages 12.3 points per game on top of 8.7 rebounds. However, Denver Nuggets reportedly has a lot of new and young talents so they are willing to trade some of their best players such as Faried.
Kevin Love Coming to Denver Nuggets in Exchange of Kenneth Faried?
If and when the deal will happen, Faried is said to be traded most possibly to Love, the all-star forward. Taylor Hunt of NuggLove pointed out that Faried could most possibly end up playing alongside LeBron James making Cleveland Cavaliers having more "quality players."
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been linked to Faried for the past months now but all people involved in the possible trade have their lips sealed. Accordingly, if Faried would be brought in with the Cleveland Cavaliers, there will be a faster pace of transition game. He could best form a tag team with Tristan Thompson when in court as both have notable high energies.
The Cleveland Cavaliers also reportedly feels like dropping Love and acquiring Faried would let them win the next NBA championship against Golden State Warriors.