Cleveland Cavaliers: Statistics predictions for current bigs in 2019-20

2019-20 stats predictions for Love: 17.2 PPG on 58.8% true shooting, 10.1 RPG, 2.0 APG, 27.4 MPG and 61 games active

I understand that many will be wanting the Cavaliers to trade Love at some point next season, seemingly more toward mid-January when contenders may have some injury issues and might be looking for that other piece to put them in their eyes, in really shape, come the postseason.

However, I understand it may just be what the organization has said on record a number of times, but general manager Koby Altman, along with Beilein, seem to still want Love around for the coming years to be the team’s primary leader on and off the floor, and when he’s mostly healthier, Love is give-or-take a 20.0-point and 10.0-rebound player.

He’s the team’s best player, and given that and with Love’s injury history still likely in the back of the mind of other teams, I see him being Cleveland’s first option offensively in a year where he’s much healthier than in 2018-19 (where he played in only 22 games, per Basketball Reference), and his inside-out presence as a scorer and good secondary playmaker in Beilein’s offense where bigs are often used as passers more should help out young pieces such as Collin Sexton, Cedi Osman, Darius Garland and others.

I still see Love missing a good chunk of time, though, because he has not played in over 60 games since the 2015-16 season (again, per Basketball Reference).

He’ll still get his touches, either way, and I’d think Love should do his part in spacing the floor (a career 37.0% three-point shooter), and last season, averaged 17.0 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game (per Basketball Reference), so the above averages seem reasonable in 2019-20 for the five-time All-Star.

So that’s it for my 2019-20 statistics predictions for the Cavs’ current bigs.

What are yours, Cavs fans?

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