You can’t always gauge Tristan Thompson’s contributions statistically.
Sometimes it’s all about his leadership, his energy, his intensity and his incredibly competitive furnace. And sometimes it’s both – like this past January, when he became the first Cavalier in team history to go off for at least 35 points, 14 rebounds, three blocks and a .750 FG% -- doing so in an emotional win over the Pistons in Detroit.
There isn’t much left to prove for the nine-year veteran. He’s the franchise’s all-time iron man, was an integral part of the Wine and Gold’s World Championship run in 2016 and has been the team’s leader-by-example through thick and thin since being drafted No.