Tristan Thompson started 429 games for the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, at this point in the lead-up to the 2025-26 NBA regular season, the former top-five pick does not appear to have any future left in the league.
Thompson already flirted with the idea of being out of the NBA. The 2016 champion went unsigned and did not play at all during the 2022-23 season. That was before the Cavaliers decided to resuscitate what looked to be a dead career.
Cleveland brought Thompson back for 2023-24. The Cavaliers center appeared in 49 regular season games, with just enough production to keep him around in the league for one more year after that.