Kevin Love is correct with his “four All-Star” comments

Kevin Love believes the Cleveland Cavaliers will have four All-Star and he probably isn’t wrong.

It feels like the tide has turned for the Cleveland Cavaliers. They easily won the offseason by trading for Donovan Mitchell and re-signing Ricky Rubio to a multi-year deal, while not losing too much value in the process. They also were a play-in team last year and had the NBA not done such a dumb decision to even do a play-in tournament, the Cavs would’ve been in the playoffs.

Unfortunately, Adam Silver doesn’t have a clue, and fans are forced to suffer due to his incomprehensible decisions.

So, you’ll forgive me if I rightfully point out that the Cavs were already a playoff team without Rubio and Mitchell because they were. Not that Rubio is back and Mitchell is in town, the expectations for the Cavs are at an all-time high.

No longer will the team have to re-evaluate the team every three months so LeBron James can have the team he wants, this is a team that for the next three years at least, will largely be intact, assuming Kevin Love signs an extension.

Love is a key part of this team, be it as a sixth-man contender or back in the starting lineup. His involvement will be crucial to the Cavs success in 2022-2023. After a tumultuous few years where he was anything but happy, Love seems to be embracing his role as a team leader and mentor to the younger players, so it’s not surprising at all that he said four of his younger teammates will be All-Stars this season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers clearly have four All-Star players worth considering

Now, it’s not very common for a squad to have four All-Stars but it has happened. Most recently with the 2017 and 2018 All-Star teams including four Golden State Warriors, with Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson. They’re the only squad to have four All-Stars in consecutive seasons, and the only team to have the same four All-Stars each year.

Atlanta did in 2015, with former Cavs player Kyle Korver, Al Horford, Paul Millsap, and Jeff Teague. The Celtics did it in 2011 with Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, and former disgraced Cavs player Rajon Rondo. Detroit did it before them in 2006 with controversial and embattled Piston legend Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Rasheed Wallace, and former Cavs center Ben Wallace.

Outside of that the Lakers, 76ers, and Celtics all did it, with only the Celtics having done it three times in the history of the NBA.

So do the Cavs have four All-Star talents? Sure do. The Cavs have Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Evan Mobley, and Darius Garland, three of whom are already former All-Stars. Allen and Garland were just All-Stars for the first time last year for the Cavs, while Mitchell went last year as well as a member of the Jazz; going for the third time.

Allen will likely be a lock, as will Mitchell, assuming both men are healthy. Garland should have the inside edge to go back, especially if the Cavs are at or exceeding expectations on the court, leaving just Mobley. He’s someone everyone sees as the next great player in franchise history, and should he meet and exceed those expectations, he’ll be a lock to go to the All-Star game.

Just when he goes is the question. Barring any injuries, all four should make the All-Star game together at least once during their time together.