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Kevin Love

Utah Jazz · Reserve
10th best of 13 on UTA
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Elite rebounder & shooter
UTA
Utah Jazz
Western · Northwest · proj. 25-57 (▲+4.7)
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2× All-NBA5× All-StarMost Improved Player

A 37-year-old future Hall of Famer in a deep-bench role now, but still a weapon as a stretch-four and outlet passer — 37.3% from three, 84.1% at the line, and elite rebounding (95th percentile) in just 16.6 minutes. He can't finish at the rim or defend in space anymore, yet the shooting, screening, and locker-room value keep him useful. An unrestricted free agent.

6.7
PPG
5.8
RPG
1.8
APG
0.4
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 37MPG 16.6FG% 39.73P% 37.3FT% 84.1TS% 56.8USG% 16.6PER 14.7BPM +0.2VORP 0.3
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Rebounding99
Shooting87
Playmaking86
Rim protection72
Scoring62
Perimeter defense62
Inside finishing53

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2008-09 to 2025-26 · 18 seasons
15.8
PPG
9.8
RPG
2.3
APG
989
GAMES
Points 15,669Win Shares 96.0Starts 698Best season 2013-14 · 26.1 ppg
Games played, last three seasons47%
AMONG CURRENT PLAYERS
19th in Win Shares22nd in All-Star selections23rd in games played

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 35 → 37
▼Declining

Kevin, at 37, is trending downward — 3.6 → 1.7 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▼ Behind curve
Falling off faster than age alone predicts.
2026-27 forecast▬ 1.5 wins (-0.2)
Assumes a normal season; he played 37 games last year. Age takes about 1.6 wins off at 38. Range 0.0–3.0 wins.
Production (BPM)+3.6 → +0.2-3.426-27 forecast +0.2
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: +3.6 · 55 games2024-25: +0.4 · 23 games2025-26: +0.2 · 37 games2026-27: +0.2 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)3.6 → 1.7-1.926-27 forecast 1.5
His win contribution is trending down.
2023-24: 3.6 · 55 games2024-25: 1.6 · 23 games2025-26: 1.7 · 37 games2026-27: 1.5 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $3.7M
Unsigned, so there is no 2026-27 salary to measure against. This is roughly what his play would fetch on the open market.
2023-24: $8.5M · 55 games2024-25: $3.8M · 23 games2025-26: $4.1M · 37 games2026-27: $3.7M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: through '26. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
UFA FREE AGENT

contract expired

Cap hit—
Cap hold on his old club$2,100,000
Est. market value$3,657,644 /yr

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.