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Kevin Love ready to take next step in evolution, become Cleveland Cavaliers' leader

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Back in 2014, following a game during his first year with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kevin Love sat at his corner locker and stared down at the floor while answering questions.

That became a typical sight. Love often wore the look of a player who was uncomfortable, attempting to get familiar with new teammates while also trying to find happiness as the third wheel.

How quickly things change.

Overshadowed in the past by a pair of dominant personalities in his own locker room -- Kyrie Irving and LeBron James -- Love is all that remains from that once-menacing Big Three.