INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Kevin Love wanted to stay in Cleveland. And the Cavs wanted him here.
But before any deal would be struck, Love wanted an answer from general manager Koby Altman and owner Dan Gilbert.
It wasn't about the length of a potential contract. Nor was it about money. It was a simple question: Which direction are the Cavs heading?
"The only thing I didn't want was I didn't want to be a team that was going to tank or be not competitive," Love said, recalling those conversations on Friday. "I've been a part of that for a couple of years (in Minnesota) and then we started to build something.