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Kevin Love

UTA · Big · 2025-26 · UCLA · Year 18 · age 37 · born Sep 7, 1988

6.7 PPG5.8 RPG1.8 APG0.8 TPG16.6 MPG

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Height: 6'10"
Weight: 251

Kevin Love, 2025-26 with UTA: 6.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 16.6 minutes a game. Against the 349 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Def. rebound % (98th percentile), Rebounds / 75 (94th) and Offensive rebound % (87th); his lowest are Opp FG% on matchups (2nd percentile) and Steals / 75 (11th).

Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 64 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.

Small sample

Role

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Minutes / game	9	5	16.6
Minutes share	5	2	15.5%
Availability	10	7	45.1%

Offense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Shooting
True shooting %	39	21	.568
Effective FG%	36	16	.530
Points per shot	42	16	1.25
3-point %	65	74	37.3%
3-point attempts / g	52	68	3.8
3PA rate (of FGA)	93	99	71.4%
2-point %	8	1	45.6%
Free throw %	76	90	84.1%
FT attempts / g	27	13	1.2
FT rate (of FGA)	41	13	22.1%
% points from 3	92	99	64.1%
Creation & playmaking
Points / 75	30	23	13.9
Assist %	53	73	14.5%
Assists / 75	57	79	3.8
Assist / turnover	70	87	2.23
Potential assists / 75	39	65	5.0
Usage %	31	29	16.1%
Turnover %	48	41	12.1%
Turnovers / 75	61	55	1.7
Offensive rebound %	87	47	8.3%
Drive rate / 75	7	34	1.1
Self-creation	8	4	low
Shot-making (PPP %ile)	25	16	41
Defender difficulty	85	41	elite (+0.2)
Impact
On/Off net	60	52	1.7

Defense

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Rebounding
Rebounds / 75	94	70	12.1
Def. rebound %	98	91	25.6%
Activity & outcomes
Steals / 75	11	21	0.8
Blocks / 75	49	7	0.5
Stocks / 75	17	2	1.3
Steal %	14	23	1.1%
Block %	51	7	1.4%
Rim FG% def. diff	12	4	+4.7%
Matchup difficulty	18	17	low (11.3)
Opp FG% on matchups	2	3	+5.8%
Deflections / 75	16	27	1.7
Physical ingredients
Height	85	33	6'10"
Strength (weight)	93	66	251

Value

Stat	Percentile vs league	vs bigs	Value
Overall value
PER	53	13	14.7
Win Shares / 48	43	16	.088
Box Plus/Minus	58	35	+0.2
Offensive BPM	74	61	+1.1
Defensive BPM	26	12	−0.9
VORP	39	12	0.3
Game Score / g	27	5	6.5

Statistical comps

closest profiles by usage, shooting, playmaking, rebounding & rim protection · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Weakness comps

who shares his flaws, ranked against other bigs · 2025-26 · 500+ min

Where he ranks worst

Rim FG% def. diff2nd percentile
Opp FG% on matchups5th percentile
Availability6th percentile

Season by season

Season	Team	Age	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	TS%	BPM	BPM %ile	Honours
2008-09	MIN	20	81	25.3	11.1	9.1	1.0	.538	−1.1	35	All-Rookie 2nd
2009-10	MIN	21	60	28.6	14.0	11.0	2.3	.549	+1.5	79
2010-11	MIN	22	73	35.8	20.2	15.2	2.5	.593	+4.4	95	MIP · All-Star
2011-12	MIN	23	55	39.0	26.0	13.3	2.0	.568	+5.2	98	All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2012-13	MIN	24	18	34.3	18.3	14.0	2.3	.458	+0.4	61
2013-14★	MIN	25	77	36.3	26.1	12.5	4.4	.591	+8.9	99	All-NBA 2nd · All-Star
2014-15	CLE	26	75	33.8	16.4	9.7	2.2	.562	+2.7	88
2015-16	CLE	27	77	31.5	16.0	9.9	2.4	.553	+3.3	92	Champion
2016-17	CLE	28	60	31.4	19.0	11.1	1.9	.573	+2.1	86	All-Star
2017-18	CLE	29	59	28.0	17.6	9.3	1.7	.614	+3.3	91	All-Star
2018-19	CLE	30	22	27.2	17.0	10.9	2.2	.561	+1.6	80
2019-20	CLE	31	56	31.8	17.6	9.8	3.2	.599	+2.0	83
2020-21	CLE	32	25	24.9	12.2	7.4	2.5	.556	−0.1	57
2021-22	CLE	33	74	22.5	13.6	7.2	2.2	.594	+4.5	96
2022-23	MIA	34	62	20.0	8.2	6.4	1.9	.548	+0.6	66
2023-24	MIA	35	55	16.8	8.8	6.1	2.1	.597	+3.6	91
2024-25	MIA	36	23	10.9	5.3	4.1	1.0	.488	+0.4	61
2025-26	UTA	37	37	16.6	6.7	5.8	1.8	.568	+0.2	58

BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.