Coming off of a dejecting NBA Finals loss to the still red-hot Golden State Warriors, Tristan Thompson’s return to the court was delayed this season.
Contract squabbles kept the Toronto native out of Cleveland Cavaliers’ training camp, where tones for an important season — not to mention conditioning and building chemistry with teammates — are all first forged.
With LeBron James’ social media urging (“Get it done!!!! Straight up.” James wrote on Instagram) Thompson and the Cavs struck a five-year, $82 million (U.S.) deal about a week before the regular-season tipped off.
Averaging 10.