There have been many different speculations about what team will land NBA All-Star forward Kevin Love. The most recent trade proposal came from the Chicago Bulls, who have offered forwards Taj Gibson, Doug McDermott and Nikola Mirotic in exchange for Love.

Even though the Bulls have the most recent offer, the more enticing offer was from the Cleveland Cavaliers, who continue to make headlines after they signed superstar forward Lebron James.

The Cavaliers proposed a trade that included two Canadian No.1 overall draft picks in Anthony Bennett and Andrew Wiggins as well as a future first-round pick. This would give the Timberwolves a solid two guard in Wiggins who could pair well with the Timberwolves’ Spanish point guard Rick Rubio. Love has been at the top of the trade talks for the past two seasons and yet there has been no movement. Earlier this summer there were rumors out of northern California that the Golden State Warriors were o ereing shooting guard Klay  ompson and forward David Lee for Love, but the Timberwolves did not pull the trigger on the trade.

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Although the Lakers have remained out of the conversation for Love, you cannot ever count out the purple and gold. Just two summers ago they swiped NBA All-Star center Dwight Howard away from the Orlando Magic in a four-team blockbuster trade. However the lake show was unable to keep Howard happy in tinsel town as he departed for the smaller market Houston Rockets.

Some critics question whether Love is worth all of the commotion. Love in his six-year NBA career has failed to make the playoffs once, and has also been criticized about his selfish demeanor by his Minnesota teammates for wanting to leave the struggling franchise.

If the Cavaliers acquire Love, they will no doubt have one of the strongest starting line-ups in the league with Love, James and NBA All-Star Game MVP point guard Kyrie Irving. What it appears we are seeing is a similar bidding war that is present in baseball with the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. The inter-divisional rivals would not want to see Love on each other’s team, therefore are attempting to out-bid or out-propose one of each other.

Regardless of where Kevin Love ends up playing next season, it is likely the NBA will love what it sees.