Kevin Love To Attend Utah Camp — No Buyout

The Jazz don’t appear ready to buy out Kevin Love yet; they expect him at training camp next week, Marc Stein reports, and roster spots must be set by Oct. 20. Love, 37, was part of July’s three-team deal from Miami and has been “actively exploring potential pathways out of Utah,” but Stein says the team and player “have not yet moved into serious buyout discussions.” Merlin sees the tug-of-war: Love wants a playoff home, Utah is rebuilding, and buyouts often wait until a landing spot is certain. If no contender steps up, Utah keeps a veteran frontcourt mentor; if a contender offers the right fit (and perhaps a partial payback like Clarkson’s case), a swift exit could follow.