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Kevin Love

Kevin Wesley Love ▪ Twitter: @kevinlove

Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
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: 24 years, 253 days ▪ Experience: 5 years
Relatives: Son of Stan Love

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2008-09 20 MIN NBA C 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 55 55 2145 474 1059 .448 105 282 .372 379 460 .824 226 508 734 111 47 28 128 152 1432
2012-13 24 MIN NBA PF 18 18 618 105 298 .352 20 92 .217 100 142 .704 64 188 252 42 13 9 39 34 330
Career NBA 287 205 9136 1668 3717 .449 250 710 .352 1393 1713 .813 1121 2369 3490 557 183 138 557 675 4979

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2008-09 20 MIN NBA C 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 55 55 39.0 8.6 19.3 .448 1.9 5.1 .372 6.9 8.4 .824 4.1 9.2 13.3 2.0 0.9 0.5 2.3 2.8 26.0
2012-13 24 MIN NBA PF 18 18 34.3 5.8 16.6 .352 1.1 5.1 .217 5.6 7.9 .704 3.6 10.4 14.0 2.3 0.7 0.5 2.2 1.9 18.3
Career NBA 287 205 31.8 5.8 13.0 .449 0.9 2.5 .352 4.9 6.0 .813 3.9 8.3 12.2 1.9 0.6 0.5 1.9 2.4 17.3

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2008-09 20 MIN NBA C 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 55 55 2145 8.0 17.8 .448 1.8 4.7 .372 6.4 7.7 .824 3.8 8.5 12.3 1.9 0.8 0.5 2.1 2.6 24.0
2012-13 24 MIN NBA PF 18 18 618 6.1 17.4 .352 1.2 5.4 .217 5.8 8.3 .704 3.7 11.0 14.7 2.4 0.8 0.5 2.3 2.0 19.2
Career NBA 287 205 9136 6.6 14.6 .449 1.0 2.8 .352 5.5 6.8 .813 4.4 9.3 13.8 2.2 0.7 0.5 2.2 2.7 19.6

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2008-09 20 MIN NBA C 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 PF 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 PF 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 PF 55 2145 25.4 .568 .497 11.6 26.4 19.0 10.0 1.1 0.9 9.2 28.8 117 104 7.6 2.3 10.0 .223
2012-13 24 MIN NBA PF 18 618 17.9 .458 .386 11.5 35.9 23.3 11.8 1.1 1.1 9.8 28.9 99 102 0.1 0.9 1.1 .084
Career NBA 287 9136 22.1 .557 .482 13.5 29.9 21.5 10.5 1.0 1.1 11.1 24.2 116 107 23.5 9.2 32.7 .172

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2010-11 22 MIN NBA PF 1 0 11:44 1 3 .333 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2
2011-12 23 MIN NBA PF 1 0 18:24 7 12 .583 2 4 .500 1 3 .333 2 7 1 3 0 1 0 17
Career NBA 2 0 30 8 15 .533 2 4 .500 1 3 .333 2 11 2 3 0 2 0 19

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 5 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5
Kevin Love 11.4 10.0 5.3 4.9 1.1
Chris Mullin 91.0 10.6 10.2 5.2 5.1 2.9
Lou Hudson 88.6 11.1 10.1 7.9 4.9 2.2
Shawn Kemp 86.9 11.7 9.1 6.7 6.1 2.1
Scottie Pippen 86.0 12.7 11.2 5.7 4.0 2.3
Danny Manning 85.6 9.8 7.9 5.3 5.2 0.7
Glen Rice 83.8 10.2 7.9 6.3 4.4 1.4
Goose Ligon 83.8 9.9 9.7 6.5 6.3 2.4
Kevin Garnett 83.6 11.6 9.6 7.3 5.4 4.4
Tracy McGrady 82.9 12.2 11.5 6.6 3.3 2.0
Carlos Boozer 82.8 9.9 9.4 5.9 4.1 3.5
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Kevin Love 11.4 10.0 5.3 4.9 1.1
Goose Ligon 80.9 9.9 9.7 6.5 6.3 2.4 1.0 0.3
Serge Ibaka 74.9 9.4 7.6 6.2 3.7
Fred Schaus 70.9 8.5 8.4 6.8 4.0 3.7
Doug Moe 70.1 9.4 5.2 4.8 4.3 1.8
Julian Hammond 68.0 6.7 6.6 5.7 5.1 0.8
Blake Griffin 67.9 10.6 9.8 9.2
Ryan Anderson 66.3 8.9 6.5 6.4 3.1 2.5
Danilo Gallinari 65.9 7.2 6.1 5.6 3.9 1.0
Arthur Becker 65.9 9.6 5.4 4.6 4.4 3.7 0.3
Reggie King 65.7 8.3 6.2 4.8 3.4 1.6 0.5

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
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

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
2011 NBA
2012 NBA
Awards
2010-11 NBA Most Improved Player
Weekly & Monthly Awards

Rookie of the Month: 1 time (Show/Hide)
Honors
2007 McDonald's All American
2007-08 NCAA AP All-America (1st)
2008-09 NBA All-Rookie (2nd)
2011-12 NBA All-NBA (2nd)
MVP Award Shares
2011-12 NBA 0.048 (6)
Active 0.048 (22)
Career 0.048 (101)
Field Goals
2011-12 NBA 474 (10)
Field Goal Attempts
2011-12 NBA 1059 (8)
Free Throws
2011-12 NBA 379 (4)
Free Throw Attempts
2011-12 NBA 460 (5)
Offensive Rebounds
2008-09 NBA 274 (3)
2010-11 NBA 330 (1)
 2011-12 NBA 226 (5)
Defensive Rebounds
2010-11 NBA 782 (2)
2011-12 NBA 508 (3)
Total Rebounds
2008-09 NBA 734 (9)
2010-11 NBA 1112 (1)
 2011-12 NBA 734 (2)
Points
2011-12 NBA 1432 (5)
Minutes Per Game
2011-12 NBA 39.0 (2)
Points Per Game
2011-12 NBA 26.0 (4)
Rebounds Per Game
2008-09 NBA 9.1 (9)
2010-11 NBA 15.2 (1)
 2011-12 NBA 13.3 (2)
Player Efficiency Rating
2010-11 NBA 24.3 (4)
2011-12 NBA 25.4 (5)
Offensive Rebound Pct
2008-09 NBA 15.1 (1)
 2009-10 NBA 14.5 (1)
 2010-11 NBA 13.7 (5)
Defensive Rebound Pct
2008-09 NBA 27.3 (9)
2009-10 NBA 28.6 (5)
2010-11 NBA 34.2 (2)
2011-12 NBA 26.4 (4)
Total Rebound Pct
2008-09 NBA 21.0 (3)
2009-10 NBA 21.5 (4)
2010-11 NBA 23.6 (2)
2011-12 NBA 19.0 (4)
Offensive Rating
2010-11 NBA 123.1 (5)
Offensive Win Shares
2010-11 NBA 9.0 (4)
2011-12 NBA 7.6 (4)
Win Shares
2010-11 NBA 11.4 (9)
2011-12 NBA 10.0 (4)
Win Shares Per 48 Minutes
2010-11 NBA .210 (9)
2011-12 NBA .223 (7)

Transactions

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.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2008-09 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $3,163,680
2009-10 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $3,401,040
2010-11 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $3,638,280
2011-12 Minnesota Timberwolves NBA $4,609,701
Career (may be incomplete) $14,812,701

Contract

Free Agent or Unsigned Draft Pick cap hold ▪ Player, Team, or Early Termination option
Team 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Minnesota Timberwolves $13,668,750 $14,693,906 $15,719,062 $16,744,218
  • Signed extension on January 25, 2012 for an assumed $60,825,936 for 4 years that starts in 2012-13.
  • 2015-16 is a Player Option.

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