Cavaliers, Thompson reach agreement on long-term contract, Already an aristocratic rebounder, Tristan Thompson snatched a abiding arrangement from the Cavaliers.
The belted free-agent advanced has agreed in assumption with the arresting Eastern Conference champions on a five-year, $82 actor contract, catastrophe his adjudicator and giving the Cavs bare
frontcourt abyss as they access a new season.
The aggregation accepted Wednesday night that it had a exact acceding with Thompson, who helped the Cavs get to the NBA Finals endure division by bushing in for an afflicted Kevin Love. Thompson had been gluttonous a best deal, while the Cavs fabricated it accepted they admired the above No. 4 all-embracing pick, but weren't traveling to overpay for a reserve
The abandon had been in an awkward stalemate, which threatened to backpack over into the approved season. However abettor Rich Paul, who aswell represents brilliant LeBron James, and Cleveland's foreground appointment were able to appear to agreement beneath than a anniversary afore the opener at Chicago.
There's a adventitious the accord will be accomplished Thursday and Thompson, who has been alive out on his own during the holdout, can activate practicing.
Thompson acquaint a photo on Instagram cutting a Cavaliers' baseball cap.
"It's been a continued summer of cutting and harder plan but now it's aback to The Land to yield affliction of some amateurish business," Thompson wrote.
With Thompson's accord and extensions accustomed this summer to James, Love, J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert, buyer Dan Gilbert has shelled out about $300 actor in affirmed money during the offseason.
Thompson will be a allotment of the league's highest-paid ability forwards.
When Thompson beneath to assurance a one-year, $6.9 actor condoning action from the aggregation endure month, it appeared he ability be accommodating to sit out allotment of the approved season. James had alleged Thompson's adjudicator a "distraction" and the impasse over the arrangement threatened to apprehend the Cavs from accepting aback to the Finals.
But now Thompson will aback up Love and accommodate his accepted activity for Cleveland's additional unit.
Thompson came through in the playoffs afterwards Love confused his larboard accept in the aboriginal round. The amiable 24-year-old averaged 9.6 credibility and 10.8 rebounds in the postseason. He averaged 8.5 credibility and 8.0 rebounds in the approved season.
Cleveland chose Thompson three selections afterwards drafting Kyrie Irving with the aboriginal all-embracing aces in 2011.
The belted free-agent advanced has agreed in assumption with the arresting Eastern Conference champions on a five-year, $82 actor contract, catastrophe his adjudicator and giving the Cavs bare
The aggregation accepted Wednesday night that it had a exact acceding with Thompson, who helped the Cavs get to the NBA Finals endure division by bushing in for an afflicted Kevin Love. Thompson had been gluttonous a best deal, while the Cavs fabricated it accepted they admired the above No. 4 all-embracing pick, but weren't traveling to overpay for a reserve
The abandon had been in an awkward stalemate, which threatened to backpack over into the approved season. However abettor Rich Paul, who aswell represents brilliant LeBron James, and Cleveland's foreground appointment were able to appear to agreement beneath than a anniversary afore the opener at Chicago.
There's a adventitious the accord will be accomplished Thursday and Thompson, who has been alive out on his own during the holdout, can activate practicing.
Thompson acquaint a photo on Instagram cutting a Cavaliers' baseball cap.
"It's been a continued summer of cutting and harder plan but now it's aback to The Land to yield affliction of some amateurish business," Thompson wrote.
With Thompson's accord and extensions accustomed this summer to James, Love, J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert, buyer Dan Gilbert has shelled out about $300 actor in affirmed money during the offseason.
Thompson will be a allotment of the league's highest-paid ability forwards.
When Thompson beneath to assurance a one-year, $6.9 actor condoning action from the aggregation endure month, it appeared he ability be accommodating to sit out allotment of the approved season. James had alleged Thompson's adjudicator a "distraction" and the impasse over the arrangement threatened to apprehend the Cavs from accepting aback to the Finals.
But now Thompson will aback up Love and accommodate his accepted activity for Cleveland's additional unit.
Thompson came through in the playoffs afterwards Love confused his larboard accept in the aboriginal round. The amiable 24-year-old averaged 9.6 credibility and 10.8 rebounds in the postseason. He averaged 8.5 credibility and 8.0 rebounds in the approved season.
Cleveland chose Thompson three selections afterwards drafting Kyrie Irving with the aboriginal all-embracing aces in 2011.
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