One year after joining the Cleveland Cavaliers in a blockbuster summer trade, Kevin Love has elected to decline the $16.7 million player option he holds for the 2015-16 NBA season, according to ESPN.com's Marc Stein. As a result, the 26-year-old power forward will hit the market as an unrestricted free agent.
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This is a decision that just about everybody involved saw coming.