LeBron James cannot see Tristan Thompson leaving the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Ever.
Thompson will reach restricted free agency this summer, at which point the Cavaliers can match any offer sheet he signs with another team. While they could just let him walk, James doesn't expect that to happen, per ESPN.com's Dave McMenamin:
LeBron takes a stance on Tristan Thompson's impending free agency: "Tristan's a guy who should probably be a Cavalier his entire career"
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) May 25, 2015
Well, isn't that sweet?
And totally expected?
Not only do James and Thompson share the same agent, Rich Paul, but Thompson has proved indispensable during the Cavaliers' postseason push.