( CNN ) -- Love is all LeBron needs . Or so the Cleveland Cavaliers hope . The NBA doormat-turned-upstart squad from northeastern Ohio officially got its second big jolt of excitement this offseason on Saturday , with the announcement that Kevin Love is coming its way in a trade . `` Welcome to the Land @ kevinlove ! '' James tweeted . Love , who averaged 26.1 points and 12.5 assists a game with the Minnesota Timberwolves , joins LeBron James in Cleveland . It was James ' return to the Cavaliers -- the club he famously made `` The Decision '' to leave four years ago for the Miami Heat -- that was the NBA 's biggest move , by far , since the San Antonio Spurs beat the Heat for the championship . Unlike what he 'd done after joining Miami , the four-time league Most Valuable Player did n't promise he 'd bring any titles to Cleveland . Part of that may have to do with the fact he did n't have the same supporting cast as he had in Miami , where he suited up with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh . But the arrival of Love -- one of the top scorers and rebounders in the NBA -- could change the expectations . The two newcomers join a squad that for the past few years has been led by point guard Kyrie Irving . Other holdovers include Dion Waiters and Anderson Varejao . Still , it 's not like Cleveland last few season have been successful : There 's a reason they had the No . 1 overall draft pick -- which typically goes to one of the NBA 's worst team -- three of the last four years . Cleveland did n't get Love , a forward , for free . They gave up two potentially big stars , and their last two No . 1 picks , in Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett , to the Timberwolves . The Cavaliers surrendered their first-round pick in the 2015 NBA Draft to Philadelphia . The 76ers got guard Alexey Shved and forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute from Minnesota and traded veteran forward Thaddeus Young to the Timberwolves as part of the three-team swap . Love will wear a new number with Cavs .
Minnesota trades star Kevin Love to the Cleveland Cavaliers . He 'll team up LeBron James , who recently rejoined the Cavs . Timberwolves get the Cavs ' last two No . 1 draft picks .