Kevin Wesley Love (born September 7, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Love had a successful high school career at Lake Oswego in Oregon, and he was recruited by UCLA as he led the Bruins to a Final Four appearance in his freshman year. Following the season, Love was named the Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year and consensus First Team All-American. Love chose not to complete his three remaining years of college eligibility and entered the 2008 NBA Draft.
He was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies as the fifth overall pick, and then traded to the Timberwolves in exchange for O. J. Mayo in an eight-player deal. He signed with Minnesota on July 11, 2008[3] and established himself as one of the top rebounders in the NBA.
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