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Mailbag: Will Kevin Love leave the Cavaliers after just one season?

The Cavaliers' new big man has had an up-and-down first season in Cleveland. Will it be his last?
Mailbag: Will Kevin Love leave the Cavaliers after just one season?
Mailbag: Will Kevin Love leave the Cavaliers after just one season?

In the latest edition of his Twitter mailbag, Chris Mannix touches on a host of newsy topics, including...

• Will Kevin Love stay in Cleveland? The power forward has had an up-and-down first season as a Cavalier and clashed at times with LeBron James.

Will the Thunder admit ever admit that trading James Harden was 'really dumb?' The ex-OKC sixth man is now an MVP candidate in Houston.

• What West teams are the biggest obstacle for the WarriorsThe Western Conference playoff picture is loaded with contenders.

• Do you see the Celtics making the playoffs? If so, how much noise could they make? Brad Stevens's team is still in the running in the East.

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Chris Mannix
CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.

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