Kevin Love Opens Year 18 With Utah, Clean Bill of Health
Kevin Love heads into the 2026-27 season with the Utah Jazz at age 38, carrying 18 seasons of NBA experience into a depth role. He is not on the injury report, and last season's numbers show a player working in short bursts off the bench. The Jazz have not started their new season yet, so the opener is still ahead.
By the Hoops Nightly Desk · updated 45 d ago01The story of the nightWearing No. 42 in Year 18Kevin Love takes the floor for Utah wearing No.
Kevin Love takes the floor for Utah wearing No. 42, listed at forward-center, 6-10 and 251 pounds. He is 38 years old and enters his 18th season in the league, a run that started at UCLA. Love finished last season on Utah's roster, so there is no team change to track here. His size and experience make him a frontcourt option for stretches when the Jazz need a big body who can step outside, but the numbers below tell the story of a player used in a limited, situational way rather than as a featured piece of the rotation.
02The 2025-26 NumbersLove played 37 games last season, averaging 16.6 minutes a night.
Love played 37 games last season, averaging 16.6 minutes a night. He put up 6.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.2 blocks per game, with 0.8 turnovers. His shooting was efficient in small doses: 39.7 percent from the field, 37.3 percent from three-point range and 84.1 percent from the free-throw line, with a true shooting mark of 56.8 percent. His usage rate sat at 16.1, and his plus-minus for the season was -2.2.

Love6.7 ppg
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