Kevin Love will return for his 18th NBA season. The Miami Heat forward and former Lake Oswego High School star has signed deal to return to the Miami Heat for the 2024-25 season.

The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Love and the Heat have agreed to a two-year deal worth $8 million. Love opted out of his $4 million option for the 2024-25 season on Saturday

Love, 35, has played in Miami for the past two seasons. He was a valuable role player off the bench last season, when he averaged 8.8 points and 6.1 rebounds over 16.8 minutes in 55 games (five starts).

Love has been selected to the All-Star team five times and won an NBA championship in 2016 with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Report: Miami Heat Showing Interest In Blockbuster Offseason Trade

Don’t look now but Pat Riley and the Miami Heat are reportedly eyeing a major offseason trade.

After striking out early in free agency, it sounds like the franchise would like to find a way to get DeMar DeRozan down to South Beach. As Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports:

The Heat has expressed interest in Bulls free agent guard DeMar DeRozan, and DeRozan also has interest in Miami, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. The Heat is among several teams in play for the six-time All Star.

DeRozan is also rumored to be a target of the Los Angeles Lakers. But that’s been the case seemingly every year since LeBron James arrived in LA.

At 34-years-old the Compton, California native is still one of the better scorers in the NBA and he could definitely provide some reliable offense for whatever team he ultimately lands on.

With that said though, it could be challenging for Miami to land his services.

Per Jackson: there are still “significant challenges” that could ultimately prevent a Heat/DeRozan marriage. The biggest being that Miami could only add him if he accepts the team’s $5.2 million midlevel exception or a minimum contract if there isn’t a sign-and-trade scenario.