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Rumor: Execs Believe Cavs Would Try to Trade Kevin Love If LeBron James Leaves

If LeBron James leaves the Cleveland Cavaliers this summer, Kevin Love might be the first guy following him out the door.

NBA executives believe the Cavs will attempt to move Love should James bolt in free agency, per Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com.

James, 33, has a player option for the 2018-19 season and is widely expected to test the free-agent market. The Cavaliers' spiraling season, which perhaps reached rock bottom in Saturday night's 120-88 loss to the Houston Rockets, has given some around the league hope James would leave his hometown franchise for a second time.