CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Kevin Love looked more comfortable this season than at any other point during his Cleveland tenure. With his importance validated after the Cavaliers' championship last June and reaffirmed this postseason -- especially in the Eastern Conference finals -- it seemed like Love had finally quieted any remaining skeptics.
And yet, not even a week after the playoff run came to a disappointing end, a lopsided 4-1 series loss against the Golden State Warriors, Love's name was again at the center of trade rumors.
Welcome to Love's world. He's been asked about it numerous times, his only recourse to shrug it off.