Cavs’ GM: LeBron, Love Expected to Return Next Season

(Cleveland GM David) Griffin said Thursday he expects both (LeBron) James and Kevin Love to become free agents later this month and expects both to return next season. Tristan Thompson, Iman Shumpert and Matthew Dellavedova will receive qualifying offers, making them restricted free agents that will allow the Cavs to match any offers they receive in free agency. Griffin would like to keep all three, essentially maintaining the core of a team that won 53 games and advanced to the Finals for the second time in team history.“We very much intend to keep this group together,” Griffin said. “You look at that as a group that has the potential to be special, special good.”

Source: Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal