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Cleveland Cavaliers player watch: Kevin Love’s milestones to look for in 2016-17

By Mikaela Rakos

Oct 5, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) looks to pass in the first quarter against the Orlando Magic at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 5, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) looks to pass in the first quarter against the Orlando Magic at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) grabs a rebound against Golden State Warriors center Festus Ezeli (31) during the third quarter in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) grabs a rebound against Golden State Warriors center Festus Ezeli (31) during the third quarter in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports /

6,000th Total Rebound

We know that he can shoot the ball and we also know that Love is a beast on the boards. This makes it no surprise he has several upcoming milestones in the rebounding department. First, we’ll look at the milestone he can reach in total rebounds.

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With 5,946 total rebounds in the books, Love needs just 54 more to reach his 6,000th. But with a career average of 11.5 rebounds per game, Love will get way more than that. If he grabs 11.5 rebounds over his career average of 64.5 games, he’ll get 741. This would put him at 6,687 total rebounds, well past the 6,000 mark. And if he does reach this milestone, Love would become the youngest active NBA player to get 6,000 rebounds.

4,800th Defensive Rebound

Love can also hit a milestone in defensive boards. After eight seasons, Love has 4,310 defensive rebounds and an average of 8.4 per game. If he gets that over his career average of 64.5 games, he can grab 541 this year. Adding that to his current total would put him at 4,851, comfortably past the milestone for his 4,800th defensive rebound.

1,700th Offensive Rebound

Love can get a milestone on the other end of the court as well. He has 1,636 offensive rebounds and averages 3.2 per game. At that rate over 64.5 games, Love would end up with 1,842 by the end of the year. However, when you share the court with the likes of Tristan Thompson, your averages are going to go down. Last year with the Cavs, Love averaged 1.9 offensive rebounds per game. But whether he plays his career average of games or the 77 he played last year, Love would still end up passing the 1,700th mark, even with the lower average.