With the 2020-21 regular season on pause of the All-Star break, The Athletic delivered a topic to debate for fans in the Pacific Northwest: who is the greatest player to ever come out of the state of Oregon? The Athletic’s Josh Robbins and Darnell Mayberry tackled the topic for all 50 states, listing five-time All-Star Kevin Love as Oregon’s most prolific player.
The Athletic’s duo described Love as follows:
“Winner: Kevin Love, who grew up in Lake Oswego, Ore., was the fifth overall pick in 2008 and started his career with the Minnesota Timberwolves.