He entered UCLA as a national high school player of the year and was hailed as the best center since Lew Alcindor ( Kareem Abdul - Jabbar ) and Bill Walton .
Love has drawn nothing but raves for his low - key , unassuming personality .
Although he entered UCLA as a national high school player of the year and was hailed as the best center since Lew Alcindor ( Kareem Abdul - Jabbar ) and Bill Walton , Love has drawn nothing but raves for his low - key , unassuming personality .