Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks Preparing to Bid to Acquire Kevin Love

The trade rumor mill is heating up.

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It seems like the clock on Kevin Love's tenure in Minnesota is ticking furiously. With the All-Star power forward having an out clause in his contract after the 2014-15 season, there surely will be various teams greasing the wheels on a trade for Love.

CBS's Ken Berger reported that the Lakers and Mavericks are attempting to put together the right collection of assets to acquire Love:

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Will Minnesota make the deal happen? The value that they can receive for Love will decrease as time continues on and that could cause the team to prolong their league-high streak of missing the playoffs which is likely to hit ten years if they miss the postseason this year.

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[via CBS Sports]

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