LeBron James has admitted that he is "excited" by the prospect of playing with Kevin Love at the Cleveland Cavaliers.
It was reported earlier this week that the Cavaliers had agreed terms for a trade with the Minnesota Vikings for the forward.
The four-time MVP, who recently rejoined Cleveland after a four-year spell with the Miami Heat, told reporters: "If he comes aboard, I will be very excited to have him.
"I don't even really care about the 26 [points] and 12 [rebounds], I care about his basketball IQ. His basketball IQ is very, very high. I had the opportunity to spend 32 days with him in the 2012 Olympics. He was huge for us, he's a great piece.
"We can't get too far into it because of league rules, we don't know for sure. I'm not getting my hopes too high on it right now because you don't know what could happen between now and the 23rd."
It is expected that the trade will not be finalised before August 23 because of the inclusion of rookie Andrew Wiggins in the deal, as league rules prevent first-year players from being traded less than a month after they sign their rookie contract.
Sian Cowper
