I'll be happy to take Kyrie Irving back. Otherwise, go fish.
You don't like a potential pairing of Love and Horford? Offensively, that produces some ridiculous spacing, and it also helps with the scoring and rebounding woes we've had, all without giving up too many assets in the deal.
I hate any potential pairing in which Love will have to play PF. And he can't play C. So I don't know what to do with him, and that's before I start worrying about his body falling apart.
Well, your position is largely dependent upon who you guard rather than where you play on offense, and probably in most matchups he'll be guarding the center down in the paint more than out on the perimeter.
For example, against Cleveland Crowder and Horford would largely guard Lebron, and Love would be against the lesser offensive option of Thompson and try to neutralize his offensive rebounding.
Being the center on the defense is a lot more than just bodying up your assignment. If that was all it took, Love would have probably spent his entire career doing that. However, the bottom man in the NBA defense has to react to the ball moving around the perimeter, close up on drives, and challenge shots... and Love isn't exactly adept at any of this.
Of course, but having a more versatile defender in Horford allows Love to always take the lesser matchup. Further, being surrounded on both sides by two above average defenders who have the ability to switch off on most matchups makes him easier to hide in a defense.
Look, we'll of course lose some of our defensive prowess by switching out Amir with Love, but we have yet to do anything about our scoring issues this summer. Horford helps a bit, but we still need another dynamic scorer alongside IT. If we could get Love for a package like this, then it's something where the pros outweigh the cons.