Both lifetime Longhorns are about to ink major deals that are well deserved.
It's not a bad time to be a former Texas Longhorns big man -- after freshman forward Myles Turner went No. 11 to the Indiana Pacers last week in the 2015 NBA Draft, Texas Exes LaMarcus Aldridge and Tristan Thompson are set to earn massive contracts.
Thompson will reportedly remain with the Cleveland Cavaliers after signing what will likely be a 5-year, $80-million contract as a restricted free agent. Last summer, the aggressive offensive rebounder turned down a 4-year, $52 million contract, so his decision to to wait paid off for him in a big way after he was an instrumental part of Cleveland's run to the NBA Finals.