Cleveland Cavaliers restricted free agent Tristan Thompson will not attend the pre-organized training camp by LeBron James in Miami, according to Chris Haynes of NEOMG.
Thompson and Cavaliers are in the middle of contract talks that have been stalled in recent weeks. Thompson and agent Rich Paul are demanding a five-year, $94M max contract. So far, both sides have not budge.
The deadline to sign the qualifying offer is October 1.
Chris Haynes has been told Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, Anderson Varejao, J.R. Smith, Iman Shumpert, Joe Harris, Mo Williams, James Jones, Richard Jefferson and Sasha Kaun will be attending.