Tristan Thompson has spoken to plenty of veterans and retired players about the responsibilities of a bench player. One of the common rules for him was to try to grab at least one rebound every three minutes.
Upon hearing that, Thompson wanted to do one better. His goal now is to grab a rebound every two minutes.
“Why not strive and shoot for the stars?” he said.
Thompson is expected to start Monday when the Cavaliers face his hometown Toronto Raptors at Quicken Loans Arena, but his mentality has remained the same. True to form, Thompson is grabbing a rebound every 2.