It was less than three years ago that Kevin Love was a Hollywood hero. In his only year at UCLA, the 6-foot-10 center led the Bruins to the Final Four with a season average of 17.5 points and 10.6 rebounds, earning the praise of NBA execs along the way. In the 2008 draft, Love was selected fifth overall by the Grizzlies but was traded to the Timberwolves, a team that has won a combined 39 games over the past two seasons and hasn't finished over .500 since 2004-05. Now, after some questionable summer moves by the Wolves, Love has the unenviable task leading them back to relevance, or at least, out of their perpetual rebuilding phase. To help him prepare for the season ahead, Love has spent the summer playing for Team USA's FIBA World Championship team, where SI.com caught up with him to discuss the Timberwolves' future, free agency and the league's ongoing labor talks.
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08-24-10, 05:13 AM
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