Love-to-Cleveland talk gets plenty of attention

More than two weeks will pass before anything becomes official. But it certainly appears Kevin Love is on his way out of Minnesota and headed for Cleveland.

August 8, 2014 at 11:40AM

More than two weeks will pass before anything becomes official. But it certainly appears Kevin Love is on his way out of Minnesota and headed for Cleveland.

As you might imagine the rumors have set off plenty of reaction near and far.

This Storify collected Thursday by Clevelabd.com shows just how popular Kevin Love was on Twitter in the hours after the initial report surfaced of the deal between the two teams.

Terry Pluto of the Cleveland Plain Dealer believes Love will be in a Cavs uniform next season, but points out 15 reasons why a long-term deal between the two parties won't happen ... yet.

Finally, of course it's all about the money. And Love in Cleveland alongside LeBron James will generate plenty, wrote Jeremy Pelzer of Cleveland.com.

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Brian Stensaas

Multiplatform Editing Team Leader

Brian Stensaas has been with the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2004. He is a Multiplatform Editing Team Leader, with reporting experience covering high school sports, the NHL, NBA and professional golf.

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