Last offseason we told you a Kevin Love-to-the-Celtics trade was a non-starter because Minnesota simply didn’t want what the C’s were offering. And Flip Saunders proved wise in waiting, extracting top overall pick Andrew Wiggins from Cleveland for his patience.
This year, even though Love’s path to Boston could seemingly be more clear -- all he has to do is opt out of the final year of his contract, not wait out a trade -- things have gotten significantly more problematic from a Celtics point of view.
According to all sources, Danny Ainge still has affection for Love, but it’s not nearly the borderline obsession that was in play last summer.