Kevin Love, a key member of the Cleveland Cavaliers' 2016 championship team, is now actively trying to join former teammate LeBron James in Philadelphia, according to multiple reports, a development that adds a new layer of sting for a Cavaliers franchise that had itself been in the mix for James before he ultimately signed with the 76ers.

Love's agent, Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management, has been in contact with the 76ers' front office ever since James announced his decision to sign with Philadelphia last month, according to ESPN's Dave McMenamin. Love, now 37, is hoping to reunite with James for one final championship run, a pursuit that has continued for days even as Philadelphia's roster situation has made a formal signing anything but simple.

A Bond That Dates Back to a Title in Cleveland

Love and James spent four seasons together with the Cavaliers, from 2014 through 2018, reaching the NBA Finals in each of those years and capturing the franchise's first championship together in 2016. That title, delivered after Cleveland overcame a 3-1 series deficit against the Golden State Warriors, remains one of the most celebrated moments in the franchise's history, and Love has long been closely associated with that era of Cavaliers basketball alongside James and Kyrie Irving.

The two players have remained close in the years since James left Cleveland, reportedly vacationing together extensively earlier this summer, a detail that has fueled speculation about Love's interest in following James to Philadelphia. NBA insider Evan Sidery reported on the interest directly, writing, "Kevin Love wants........

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