Top 5 Power Forwards to look out for the upcoming NBA season
The Power Forward position, also called the post position, is generally filled by one of the two biggest men in the lineup. The role of a Power Forward (PF) is similar to the Center in terms of playing with their backs to the basket and posting up on the offense and positioning themselves under the basket in a zone defense to get blocks and rebounds. Some PFs have even extended their game and developed their three-point shooting in order to spread the floor on the offense. Lets countdown to the most exciting Power Forwards this season:Power Forwards Blake Griffin and Kevin Love
#5 Kevin Love
To begin on a slightly low note, Kevin Love didn’t have a great season last year. His numbers were way below usual and he was far less involved on the court. There probably wasn’t much of a power struggle but there sure was some role ambiguity. Kevin Love has built his career posting big numbers for a losing team and it probably took more time than it should’ve to adjust to a contending team strategy with LeBron James onboard. He went from being the inarguably best player on a team to a spot up shooter on David Blatt’s offense competing for the 2nd or 3rd best player on the team depending on how you compare him with Irving. A second year with this newly formed team should work well if Love can be used up to his potential.
There is no question that Kevin Love is a fantastic player who brings a lot to the table. He re-signed a 5 year $150 million contract with the Cavaliers this offseason. James is still as good as James can be. Irving should be healthy enough with his minutes managed. Blatt should have a better understanding of his team this season. We recently learned that Tristan Thompson will be back with the Cavs signing a 5 year $82 million deal. Varejao is healthy again. Everyone on this team is championship material. If we can see the old Timberwolves’ Kevin Love teaming up with the all powerful LeBron and this squad amazing squad behind them, it’s going to be near impossible to see them not winning the Eastern Conference Finals.