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Sources: Kevin Love gets Cavs buyout; Heat, 76ers interested

Kevin Love and the Cleveland Cavaliers have completed a contract buyout, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Saturday.

The Miami Heat are front-runners to sign Love, but the forward plans to talk to the Philadelphia 76ers before making a decision, sources said. Love would need to clear waivers before he can sign with a new team.

Love appeared to confirm the buyout on social media, writing thank-yous to Cleveland and the city's fans, adding he would "have more to say soon."

He had requested a buyout earlier in the week after falling out of the Cavaliers' rotation, sitting out their final 12 games before the All-Star break.