All right everybody, you've had your few days of rest after the draft. Now it's time for the NBA rumor mill to once again move full steam ahead.
Both Paul George and Kevin Love have been mentioned in trade talks in the past week or so, but according to ESPN's Marc Stein, the two could soon be involved in the same deal.
Stein reported Sunday that the Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets have discussed a blockbuster three-team trade that would send George to Cleveland and Love to Denver.
League sources: Cavs, Pacers and Nuggets have discussed a three-way deal that would land Paul George in Cleveland and Kevin Love in Denver
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) June 25, 2017
ESPN's Chris Haynes added that the proposal, at least at this point, would have Kenneth Faried moving from the Nuggets to the Cavs.
One version of potential 3-team trade involving Cleveland, Indiana, Denver, Kenneth Faried would be Cavalier-bound, league sources tell ESPN
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 25, 2017
It should be noted, however, that Cleveland.com's Joe Vardon described the talks as "nothing serious."
I can confirm the Cavs did hold discussions to send Love to DEN and get PG from Indiana, on draft night. Source says "nothing serious"
— Joe Vardon (@joevardon) June 25, 2017
The Pacers and Cavs have previously had talks centered around sending George to Cleveland, but obviously haven't been able to get anything done.
Adding Denver as a third team would offer much more flexibility, as they have plenty of young talent that would be appealing to the Pacers, who figure to enter rebuild mode once George leaves town.
It's tough to offer too much analysis without a deal being done, or seeing exactly what each team would be giving up. That said, it's clear that adding Paul George and Kenneth Faried would help the Cavaliers continue their reign atop the Eastern Conference. Though it would be interesting to see if they would be able to convince George to stay after next summer, if a deal were to go through.
As for the Nuggets, their already prolific offense would be even tougher to guard with Love in the mix, and he could give them the necessary firepower to jump back into the playoff picture.
All of this discussion is fascinating, but for now, we'll just have to wait until we get more details on a potential deal.