Chronically online poster and veteran Miami Heat forward Kevin Love is heading to the Utah Jazz as part of a perplexing and somewhat surprising three-team trade, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Monday—and the NBA champion sounds just as confused as the rest of us.
In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter) not long after news broke, Love wrote the following:
"Never thought I'd be a math problem. Welcome to the NBA."
Never thought I’d be a math problem. Welcome to the NBA.
— Kevin Love (@kevinlove) July 7, 2025
Welcome to the NBA is right. If we learned anything this past season, it's that teams will send you anywhere if they have to—even if the rest of the league thinks you're untradeable.
The full deal sends Los Angeles Clippers guard Normal Powell to Miami, Utah Jazz forward John Collins to Los Angeles, and Love, Kyle Anderson and a 2027 Clippers second-round pick to the Jazz.
Love, about to enter his 18th season in the league, joined the Heat in February 2023 after a buyout from the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played in just 23 games last season, averaging 5.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.0 assists.
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