Kevin Wesley Love
Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 260 lbs.
Born: September 7, 1988 in Santa Monica, California
High School: Lake Oswego in Lake Oswego, Oregon
College: University of California, Los Angeles
Draft: Memphis Grizzlies, 1st round (5th pick, 5th overall), 2008 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 29, 2008
Age: 23 years, 149 days ▪ Experience: 3 years
Relatives: Son of Stan Love
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 2008-09 | 20 | MIN | NBA | 81 | 37 | 2048 | 316 | 688 | .459 | 2 | 19 | .105 | 265 | 336 | .789 | 274 | 460 | 734 | 84 | 35 | 50 | 118 | 205 | 899 |
| 2009-10 | 21 | MIN | NBA | 60 | 22 | 1714 | 291 | 646 | .450 | 35 | 106 | .330 | 225 | 276 | .815 | 227 | 431 | 658 | 136 | 43 | 23 | 117 | 136 | 842 |
| 2010-11 | 22 | MIN | NBA | 73 | 73 | 2611 | 482 | 1026 | .470 | 88 | 211 | .417 | 424 | 499 | .850 | 330 | 782 | 1112 | 184 | 45 | 28 | 155 | 148 | 1476 |
| 2011-12 | 23 | MIN | NBA | 22 | 22 | 866 | 178 | 394 | .452 | 41 | 105 | .390 | 159 | 197 | .807 | 91 | 209 | 300 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 57 | 62 | 556 |
| Career | NBA | 236 | 154 | 7239 | 1267 | 2754 | .460 | 166 | 441 | .376 | 1073 | 1308 | .820 | 922 | 1882 | 2804 | 439 | 146 | 113 | 447 | 551 | 3773 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 2008-09 | 20 | MIN | NBA | 81 | 37 | 25.3 | 3.9 | 8.5 | .459 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .105 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .789 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 11.1 |
| 2009-10 | 21 | MIN | NBA | 60 | 22 | 28.6 | 4.9 | 10.8 | .450 | 0.6 | 1.8 | .330 | 3.8 | 4.6 | .815 | 3.8 | 7.2 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 14.0 |
| 2010-11 | 22 | MIN | NBA | 73 | 73 | 35.8 | 6.6 | 14.1 | .470 | 1.2 | 2.9 | .417 | 5.8 | 6.8 | .850 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 15.2 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 20.2 |
| 2011-12 | 23 | MIN | NBA | 22 | 22 | 39.4 | 8.1 | 17.9 | .452 | 1.9 | 4.8 | .390 | 7.2 | 9.0 | .807 | 4.1 | 9.5 | 13.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 25.3 |
| Career | NBA | 236 | 154 | 30.7 | 5.4 | 11.7 | .460 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .376 | 4.5 | 5.5 | .820 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 16.0 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 2008-09 | 20 | MIN | NBA | 81 | 37 | 2048 | 5.6 | 12.1 | .459 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .105 | 4.7 | 5.9 | .789 | 4.8 | 8.1 | 12.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 15.8 |
| 2009-10 | 21 | MIN | NBA | 60 | 22 | 1714 | 6.1 | 13.6 | .450 | 0.7 | 2.2 | .330 | 4.7 | 5.8 | .815 | 4.8 | 9.1 | 13.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 17.7 |
| 2010-11 | 22 | MIN | NBA | 73 | 73 | 2611 | 6.6 | 14.1 | .470 | 1.2 | 2.9 | .417 | 5.8 | 6.9 | .850 | 4.5 | 10.8 | 15.3 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 20.4 |
| 2011-12 | 23 | MIN | NBA | 22 | 22 | 866 | 7.4 | 16.4 | .452 | 1.7 | 4.4 | .390 | 6.6 | 8.2 | .807 | 3.8 | 8.7 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 23.1 |
| Career | NBA | 236 | 154 | 7239 | 6.3 | 13.7 | .460 | 0.8 | 2.2 | .376 | 5.3 | 6.5 | .820 | 4.6 | 9.4 | 13.9 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 18.8 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 |
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| 2008-09 | 20 | MIN | NBA | 81 | 2048 | 18.3 | .538 | .461 | 15.1 | 27.3 | 21.0 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 12.4 | 21.0 | 112 | 109 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 5.3 | .124 |
| 2009-10 | 21 | MIN | NBA | 60 | 1714 | 20.7 | .549 | .478 | 14.5 | 28.6 | 21.5 | 12.9 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 13.2 | 22.4 | 113 | 109 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 4.9 | .138 |
| 2010-11 | 22 | MIN | NBA | 73 | 2611 | 24.3 | .593 | .513 | 13.7 | 34.2 | 23.6 | 11.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 11.1 | 22.9 | 123 | 108 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 11.4 | .210 |
| 2011-12 | 23 | MIN | NBA | 22 | 866 | 25.8 | .578 | .504 | 11.7 | 27.0 | 19.3 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 10.6 | 27.6 | 117 | 100 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 4.5 | .251 |
| Career | NBA | 236 | 7239 | 21.9 | .567 | .490 | 14.0 | 30.1 | 21.8 | 10.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 11.8 | 22.8 | 117 | 107 | 19.1 | 7.1 | 26.2 | .174 |
| Thru 3 Years | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | |||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kevin Love | 11.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | |
| Arthur Becker | 89.0 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| Doug Moe | 88.5 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| Donald Sidle | 86.1 | 9.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 86.0 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| Johnny Norlander | 85.6 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 4.2 |
| Larry Kenon | 85.4 | 10.0 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| Derrick Coleman | 85.3 | 9.5 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| Luol Deng | 85.2 | 11.3 | 6.5 | 3.0 |
| Maurice Lucas | 84.2 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| Carlos Boozer | 83.2 | 9.4 | 5.9 | 4.1 |
| Career | Win Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||
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| Player | Sim | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Kevin Love | 11.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | ||||
| Johnny Norlander | 82.7 | 9.7 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |
| Donald Sidle | 79.2 | 9.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 1.9 | ||
| Leo Mogus | 67.7 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 1.2 | ||
| Maurice Stokes | 67.3 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | |||
| Doug Moe | 66.9 | 9.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 1.8 | |
| Jeff Green | 66.3 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 0.2 | ||
| Bud Palmer | 65.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 3.9 | |||
| Bones McKinney | 63.9 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Art Heyman | 62.7 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Clark Kellogg | 61.8 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | |
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 2007-08 | 19 | UCLA | 39 | 1156 | 227 | 406 | 29 | 82 | 198 | 258 | 415 | 75 | 681 | .559 | .354 | .767 | 29.6 | 17.5 | 10.6 | 1.9 | |||||
| Career | 39 | 1156 | 227 | 406 | 29 | 82 | 198 | 258 | 415 | 75 | 681 | .559 | .354 | .767 | 29.6 | 17.5 | 10.6 | 1.9 | |||||||
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All-Star Games
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Monthly Awards
Mar 2009: Western Conference Rookie of the Month |
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Minutes Played
2011-12 NBA 866 (1) |
Field Goals
2011-12 NBA 178 (5) |
Field Goal Attempts
2011-12 NBA 394 (4) |
Free Throws
2011-12 NBA 159 (1) |
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Free Throw Attempts
2011-12 NBA 197 (3) |
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Points
2011-12 NBA 556 (4) |
Minutes Per Game
2011-12 NBA 39.4 (1) |
Points Per Game
2011-12 NBA 25.3 (4) |
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Offensive Rating
2010-11 NBA 123.1 (5) |
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June 26, 2008: Drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 2008 NBA Draft.
June 26, 2008: Traded by the Memphis Grizzlies with Brian Cardinal, Jason Collins and Mike Miller to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Greg Buckner, Marko Jaric, O.J. Mayo and Antoine Walker.
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
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| 2008-09 | Minnesota Timberwolves | NBA | $3,163,680 |
| 2009-10 | Minnesota Timberwolves | NBA | $3,401,040 |
| 2010-11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | NBA | $3,638,280 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $10,203,000 |
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