Tristan Thompson willing to re-sign with Cavs
5th year power forward Tristan Thompson has proposed a 3 year / $53 million deal and will wait to see if the Cavs will agree on the terms. Thompson averaged 8.5 points and 8 rebounds a game this past season while primarily coming off the bench. During the NBA Finals Thompson averaged 9.6 points and 10.8 rebounds in the losing effort. During negotiations, Thompson's camp was asking for the max contract of 5 years / $94 million dollars.
Tristan Thompson is a back-up power forward and will be making $17.6 million dollars next season if this contract stands. This is a problem. For one, Thompson doesn't even average a double-double and even if you look at his stats per 36 minutes its still only 11.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per. Those numbers are not worth $17.6 million. The problem with the Cavs in the NBA Finals outside of injuries was lack of low post scoring. It was so bad that LeBron had to play power forward and center during long stretches of the game. Tristan Thompson is an above average rebounder but lacks the ability to score the ball around the rim. In perspective, DeAndre Jordan signed a 4 year / $80 million deal with the Clippers this offseason and he is a much better rebounder and defender than Thompson. I wouldn't sign Thompson for these numbers knowing that he is going to play behind Kevin Love and Timofey Mozgov.
Tristan Thompson is a back-up power forward and will be making $17.6 million dollars next season if this contract stands. This is a problem. For one, Thompson doesn't even average a double-double and even if you look at his stats per 36 minutes its still only 11.4 points and 10.8 rebounds per. Those numbers are not worth $17.6 million. The problem with the Cavs in the NBA Finals outside of injuries was lack of low post scoring. It was so bad that LeBron had to play power forward and center during long stretches of the game. Tristan Thompson is an above average rebounder but lacks the ability to score the ball around the rim. In perspective, DeAndre Jordan signed a 4 year / $80 million deal with the Clippers this offseason and he is a much better rebounder and defender than Thompson. I wouldn't sign Thompson for these numbers knowing that he is going to play behind Kevin Love and Timofey Mozgov.
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