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We’re going to get right to it. These talks between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Tristan Thompson have gone on way too long. The last time a rookie extension took this long to figure out was actually just last season, when the Phoenix Suns and Eric Bledsoe finally agreed on a contract extension in late September. […]

Since the NBA free agency period began on July 1st, 2015 one huge topic of discussion has been free agent power forward, Tristan Thompson. Since being the fourth pick in the 2011 NBA Draft, he has had a solid NBA career and has shown glimpses of All Star potential. His numbers have not exactly reflected […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Tristan Thompson have been attempting to negotiate a contract extension for over a month and a half now. It’s mid-August, and there still hasn’t been any progress on a contract. Thompson and agent Rich Paul have been trying to get a 5-year deal at around $94 million, while the Cavs don’t […]

Tristan Thompson has been the powerhouse rebounder of the Cavs for years now, but really showed that he can have an effect on the game when given the chance. In the postseason, the Cavs repeatedly got second and third opportunities to score due to the tenacity of one Tristan Thompson. Thompson and his agent, Rich […]

LeBron James attended his annual LeBron James Family Foundation event in Akron, Ohio today, where he made a few very important announcements. The first was about the kids in his ‘I Promise’ program who will get full college scholarships if they complete it with good test scores, attendance, and community service. This is big for […]

After an entire summer of contract talks, Cavs fans in the dark finally heard word on Tristan Thompson’s contract, and the dramatic anticipation did not disappoint. The Forward’s agent, Rich Paul, announced an ultimatum that makes Cleveland’s decision on Thompson’s future a gamble: "All I know is TT on Qualifying Offer will be his last […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been trying to negotiate a contract extension with restricted free agent Tristan Thompson since the calendar flipped over to July. Since then, however, there hasn’t been much success as both sides have repeatedly hit walls in terms of agreeing on a new deal. The Cavs offered Thompson a 5-year deal worth […]

It has been a fairly quiet offseason since all the big name free agents reached contract agreements during the first two weeks of July, but there are plenty more free agents left, and a couple of which that are heavily important to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Of these players left, one that the Cavaliers would love […]

After waiting for over a month for the Cavaliers to come to an agreement with Tristan Thompson and J.R. Smith, fans can start relaxing as sources from Pro Basketball Draft have been told that its ‘only a matter of time’ before the Cavs sign Thompson and Smith. Spoke to a league source who says it's […]

The Cavaliers have done a solid job this offseason handling their free agent priorities. They re-signed LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Iman Shumpert to long term deals almost immediately. They then signed Mo Williams and Richard Jefferson to bolster their bench. The only two pieces they have to solve are the deals with Tristan Thompson […]

LeBron James has been vacationing for the most part this summer. He’s taken trips around the world, but it looks like he’s had to get back to business a little earlier than usual. James and rapper Drake held a kickball game with other celebrities and players up in Toronto, Canada on Saturday. Oklahoma City Thunder’s […]

When the clock ticked 12:01 AM on the 1st of July, David Griffin and company hit the ground running as they faced a tall list of their own free agents whom they needed to retain. Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson, Iman Shumpert, J.R. Smith, Matthew Dellavedova, and James Jones all played huge parts in their monumental […]

As we progress through the offseason, the Cavaliers have yet to re-sign their backup power forward, Tristan Thompson. Additionally, they have not re-signed their spark plug off the bench in J.R. Smith. Both players were vital in helping the Cavaliers make a run to the NBA Finals this past season and it is imperative that […]

It is now July 9, and Tristan Thompson and the Cavs have still not come to an agreement on a contract that would keep the rebounding machine in Cleveland. RELATED: 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Tristan Thompson Source tells ESPN that there is no Tristan Thompson deal imminent w/ CLE just because of the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers opened up free agency in early July by offering power forward Tristan Thompson a 5 year, $80-82 million dollar contract. For months he decided not to settle for the Cavs 5-year, $80 million contract instead demanding a 5-year $94 million max contract. He even let his qualifying offer pass by, showing the […]

Free agent season has already been exciting and expensive for the Cavs, with the team reaching agreements with Kevin Love and Iman Shumpert. They’ve also picked up the team option on Timofey Mozgov. Mike Miller picked up his player option for next year. LeBron James signing on for at least next year is a foregone […]

Early during the opening day of free agency, the Cavs and Tristan Thompson had reportedly come to an agreement on a contract that would keep Thompson in Cleveland for the next four-to-five years. ESPN sources tell @WindhorstESPN & I that Cavs and Tristan Thompson are nearing agreement on deal that will pay the RFA in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers came into July 1 with one of the biggest free agency periods in their history. Other than the acquisition of LeBron James last year, this offseason had seven key free agents for the Cavs. LeBron James, Kevin Love, J.R. Smith, and James Jones were unrestricted free agents and Tristan Thompson, Iman Shumpert, […]

Since losing in the NBA Finals, the Cavaliers have learned to become grateful. Cavs fans are starting to fight pessimistic slurs that called LeBron James’ 40-point performances and triple-doubles “not enough” to win a championship. Now, the Cavs have some work to do in order to avoid falling short next season. The first step is […]

  Tristan Thompson is an elite rebounder. There’s no denying that his effort on the court as well as on the glass is of the likes of DeAndre Jordan and Zach Randolph. However, rebounding is pretty much all Thompson does on the floor. RELATED: 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Tristan Thompson Here’s a look […]

  With the NBA Finals under wrap, the Cleveland Cavaliers are faced with another impending challenge: free agency. Starting July 1st, the floodgates for NBA contract negotiations are opened and teams are given free rein to offer lucrative payrolls to eligible players. One such player is Tristan Thompson. Thompson, or Double-T as many in the […]

Tristan Thompson has been the biggest presence around the glass for the Cavs this postseason. The big man is averaging nearly a double-double with 9.9 rebounds and 9.4 points per game. Add the stats to his tremendous offensive rebounding ability as well as his interior post defense, and you can tell why he is a […]

After a grueling and unexpected sweep of the NBA Finals in 2007, the Cavaliers will have a second shot at an NBA Championship. That’s due to the fact that Cleveland was able to sweep their way through the Atlanta Hawks with four consecutively convincing victories. After the game, the Cavs ‘Big Three’ from Game 4 […]

One year after LeBron James’ migration to Miami, the Cleveland Cavaliers limped out of a 19-63 season with a single bittersweet purpose: rebuild. This construction project’s foundation was the 2011 NBA Draft. Three picks after selecting Kyrie Irving first overall out of Duke University, Cleveland spent their fourth pick of the Draft on Tristan Thompson […]

It has been a long road throughout the playoffs with twists and turns for both teams in this year’s Eastern Conference Finals. For the Cavs obviously a smooth first round sweeping the Boston Celtics, but that didn’t come without sacrifice, losing one of their Big Three. The second round was a better test having to […]

“Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard.” The saying is already a cliche but still an undefeated one and that has been the story of Tristan Thompson’s young career so far. In the 2011 NBA draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers, devastated by the departure of LeBron James, found themselves in a rare situation […]

Every team needs a rebounder. The Lakers had Shaq, the Rockets had Hakeem and the Spurs had Robinson. Rebounding is an area in which every coach focuses on. Defensively, it prevents second chance points, and offensively it allows you to restart your play and gives you 24 more seconds. Since his selection in the 2011 […]

With the regular season over, the Cavaliers have put on a show and mostly in the second half of the season. With the additions of J.R. Smith, Iman Shumpert, and Timofey Mozgov, they are now looking like the favorites to win the East and even the NBA Finals. The part they most dominate at, however, […]

Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Tristan Thompson is about to completely his fifth year in the NBA, mostly as a starter until this season where he is being used mostly as a rebounding reserve. He has had a huge coming out party these playoffs with Kevin Love lost to injury. Thompson is quiet and usually keeps […]

Donatas Motiejunas gets the lob from Harden, gathers, and puts the shot up only to get volleyball swatted by Tristan Thompson!

Many predicted the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder were on a collision course to possibly meet in the NBA Finals before the start of the season. However, due to injuries or lack of chemistry, both teams haven’t lived up to some of the early yet enormous expectations. Luckily for the Cavs and the Thunder, […]

Unlike last night’s game of multiple scoring runs against the Los Angeles Lakers, tonight’s game against the neighboring Clippers was a grind-it-out type of game and the Cavaliers came out the victors by a score of 126-121. In a game that did not feature Kevin Love due to overbearing pain from back spasms, Kyrie Irving […]

It was recently reported that Cavaliers’ power forward Tristan Thompson declined a four year, $52 million contract extension that would have paid him $13 million per year. The 4th overall pick in the 2011 Draft clearly values himself at more than $13 million annually, although it is unlikely that a team will pay him more […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been playing well given their circumstances; but having so many new parts with an international coach has left a glaring hole that is getting amplified more after the loss of Varejao. For as talented as the team is offensively, the defense remains quite suspect (major understatement). A prime example was seeing […]

Anderson Varejao suffered an excruciating ankle injury last Tuesday night in a matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. In pursuit of one of his famous, high-intensity offensive rebounds, Varejao extended around a defender before planting his left foot, collapsing onto the court’s baseline. He did not return to the game, and left the arena with a walking boot. There […]

Nelson Chenault | USA Today Sports Today, the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Memphis Grizzlies who currently have the NBA’s second best record at 21-5. The current Southwest division leaders come into the Sunday matchup 9-3 on the road, looking to recover from their 103-97 home loss to the Chicago Bulls on Friday night: The […]

Anderson Varejao’s 6-year, $48 million contract he signed in 2009 will be up after this NBA season and the Cavs are in talks with getting the veteran to resign. In Tristan Thompson’s case, LeBron James, Kevin Love and Anderson Varejao could all be free agents next summer so the young big man could have to […]

AP Photo/Tony Dejak When the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Kevin Love from Minnesota, it appeared Tristan Thompson would be headed to the bench for the 2014/15 season. It now appears that Head Coach David Blatt is considering starting Thompson at center and bringing Anderson Varejao off the bench. Thompson is not your prototypical NBA center at […]

Getty Images Lost in the flurry of summer signings by the Cleveland Cavaliers is Power Forward Tristan Thompson’s desire for a new contract. He has glimpses of potential, and reports suggest that he believes he deserves such compensation. As reported by the Akron Beacon Journal’s Jason Lloyd, “What hasn’t been discussed is a contract extension […]