When the Cleveland Cavaliers traded for forward Kevin Love, they were expecting to get one of the NBA's elite big men. However, halfway through his first season, Love hasn't looked comfortable playing with his new teammates, and admitted he's having trouble adjusting.
"I'd be lying if I told you it wasn't [frustrating]. But finding different ways to be as efficient as possible, because it's something I prided myself on here. There's different ways to affect the game; I'm still learning that here, but we still have 35-plus games left. With that, we'll continue to evolve and change and get better. I'm in a situation now where we're winning basketball games, and I'm happy with that."
Love is averaging nine fewer points, five fewer shots, and shooting worse from the field than he did last season and didn't make the All-Star team. Despite that, the Cavaliers are 29-20 and are on a 10-game winning streak.
LeBron James spoke up for his new teammate, saying he enjoys playing with Love.
"I just think his basketball I.Q., people don't see that. The way he stretches the floor for us, his rebounding, his basketball I.Q. is really high and it adds to our team. It adds to our team as far as everything — knowing where guys are both offensively and defensively and he's been great."
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