Cavs, Tristan Thompson agree to 5-year, $82 million deal

[SpursFan86]

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[DeRozan m8]

Over-rated dickhead tbh, like his mate

[Raven]

way overpaid.

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

:lmao Jesus

LeBron is literally killing this team, and like Lakers fans realize with Kobe, it's only a matter of time for Cavs fans to realize…

[~O~]

Its their funeral.

[djohn2oo8]

:lol LeBron a worse GM than Jordan.

[Holden_Caulfield]

Lol tristan love and kyrie trio. Will still win the east though

[SuperCam]

King James finally standing up for real nigs and squeezing every penny he can out of the white jew ownership :worthy:

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[Killakobe81]

I think he is a beast on the boards but with that payroll dem bitches better win at least one fucking title. Best player since MJ best whiteboy since prime Dirk/Nash Kyrie best handles since CP3 (arguably) no fucking excuses. Lol

[LkrFan]

Better roster right now - Cavs or Sp*rs?

[TheCultOfPersonality]

5 years 82 million for a one trick pony rebounder.

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[spurraider21]

:lol LeBron a worse GM than Jordan.
lebron's teams have made the NBA finals 5 straight seasons and will probably be 6. he's doing fine

[TheGreatYacht]

A lot of people forget Lebron built that 2007 team... :lol

[djohn2oo8]

lebron's teams have made the NBA finals 5 straight seasons and will probably be 6. he's doing fine

And has gotten merked in the finals multiple times. Prime Wade and Bosh for a few years. Of course they were going to the finals. Btw, LeBron did not build that team. Riley did. LeBron had no power in Miami.

[Buddy Mignon]

:lmao Jesus

LeBron is literally killing this team, and like Lakers fans realize with Kobe, it's only a matter of time for Cavs fans to realize…

Kobe has 5 titles, player of his era, and top 5 all-time. Leron is 2/6.

[SuperCam]

And has gotten merked in the finals multiple times. Prime Wade and Bosh for a few years. Of course they were going to the finals. Btw, LeBron did not build that team. Riley did. LeBron had no power in Miami.

Prime Wade was long gone after 2012. Nig couldn't even stay healthy with that bum ass ankle of his after that lockout year

[Buddy Mignon]

5 years 82 million for a one trick pony rebounder.

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Coming off the bench.

[resistanze]

Cavs had all the leverage and STILL gave him max. Don't blame any players for this one.

[Double-Up]

Kobe has 5 titles, player of his era, and top 5 all-time. Leron is 2/6.

Top 5 all time...just stop already, no one takes your seriously and you fucking suck at trolling. :lol

[apalisoc_9]

Cavs had all the leverage and STILL gave him max. Don't blame any players for this one.

Not really.

They basically paying Thompson to keep lebron..

too scared he'll leave again :lol

[StrengthAndHonor]

In three years when Lebron is 34 and can no longer carry the team by himself this and Kevin Love's will be the worst contracts in the NBA

[random21]

82 mil for a taller version of Malik Rose... The fuck!

[Kawhitstorm]

82 mil for a taller version of Malik Rose... The fuck!


In three years when Lebron is 34 and can no longer carry the team by himself this and Kevin Love's will be the worst contracts in the NBA



He's more like a young Tyson Chandler w/o the elite rim protection. He a very good PnR player & is able to switch on defense without getting waxed by perimeter players. The worst contract on the team is actually Sideshow Bob who will be making a cool 10mill to be the 4th big-man, might get 10 min/per game max considering the Mozgov/Love/Tristan rotation. So he's basically an expensive but not dependable insurance policy.

[Mal]

They had him by the balls... How could you offer him more money, when he`s got no other option and would sign for 70mil. Which would overpaid him as well, but it`ll be 10mil less in taxes for the team.

[cd021]

In three years when Lebron is 34 and can no longer carry the team by himself this and Kevin Love's will be the worst contracts in the NBA




In 3 years, the cap will be around $120 million, at least from what I've read. Based on that Thompson would be payed ,slightly, above an average starter Kantors deal is a bad deal. If OKC keeps all of their big 3, they will have to max each one and have Kantor making around $17 per.

[baseline bum]

Cavs had all the leverage and STILL gave him max. Don't blame any players for this one.

I don't think they had all that much leverage considering the huge jump in the cap next season and how weak the 2016 FA class is, and how much it would have pissed LeBron and his agent off if they didn't work something out to hugely overpay Thompson.

[resistanze]

Not really.

They basically paying Thompson to keep lebron..

too scared he'll leave again :lol


I don't think they had all that much leverage considering the huge jump in the cap next season and how weak the 2016 FA class is, and how much it would have pissed LeBron and his agent off if they didn't work something out to hugely overpay Thompson.

I don't care how much LeBron tweets, he isn't going to leave Cleveland because of Tristan fucking Thompson. He's left once already and it would be catastrophic on his legacy to leave again empty-handed. LeBron purposely got out of the way of the negotiations for Thompson.

Hell, Thompson didn't receive an offer sheet from anyone, did he? Who were they bidding against? He let the QO deadline pass so he couldn't even threaten to leave next year.

[resistanze]

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[Biernutz]

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not to worry ESPN and Nike will help out with the bill to keep LeBron happy

[Mark Celibate]

Remember the day when Melo signed his first max deal which was something like 5-yr 80 million. But nowadays such a deal is more like a mid-level imho.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

This deal basically makes him an un-tradeable commodity. Paid like 20mil dollars too much and this is even factoring in the bump coming next season. Thompson is no more than a poor man's Charles Oakley.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

It doesn't matter how much he costs - the Cavs can pay it and he makes them a better team for the next couple of seasons, which is their window. The alternative is a min contract guy. GM LeBron just making sure Gilbert pays through the nose.

[baseline bum]

I don't care how much LeBron tweets, he isn't going to leave Cleveland because of Tristan fucking Thompson. He's left once already and it would be catastrophic on his legacy to leave again empty-handed. LeBron purposely got out of the way of the negotiations for Thompson.

Hell, Thompson didn't receive an offer sheet from anyone, did he? Who were they bidding against? He let the QO deadline pass so he couldn't even threaten to leave next year.

LeBron probably left Miami because they amnestied Mike Miller. Cleveland was bidding against the offer they'd have to make next summer. I agree it's ridiculous money for what he gives, but he would have gotten more next year.

[resistanze]

LeBron probably left Miami because they amnestied Mike Miller. Cleveland was bidding against the offer they'd have to make next summer. I agree it's ridiculous money for what he gives, but he would have gotten more next year.

But to get to next summer he'd have to hold out for an entire season, since he didn't even accept the QO before the deadline. The Cavs were in a position to scale back the contract because Thompson had no alternatives.

[spursistan]

And has gotten merked in the finals multiple times. Prime Wade and Bosh for a few years. Of course they were going to the finals. Btw, LeBron did not build that team. Riley did. LeBron had no power in Miami.
Lebron not having his Pop/Phil jackson most his career has arguably cost him a couple more rings..It is no coincidence the Miami stint will end up being his most successful when he was under the wing of hall fame basketball mind instead of calling the shots himself..I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he fails to bring a title to Cleveland now that decline has kicked in on top of his dodgy power trips in the organisation..

[lefty]

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:lol Boogie

[gambit1990]

cavs shoulda lowballed him. they had the leverage.

[Kawhitstorm]

Hell, Thompson didn't receive an offer sheet from anyone, did he? Who were they bidding against? He let the QO deadline pass so he couldn't even threaten to leave next year.

He could have just signed a one year deal & bolted next summer.

[Kawhitstorm]

But to get to next summer he'd have to hold out for an entire season, since he didn't even accept the QO before the deadline. The Cavs were in a position to scale back the contract because Thompson had no alternatives.

The team and player are free to negotiate a new contract after the qualifying offer expires -- the deadline only affects the player's ability to accept his qualifying offer.

[resistanze]

The team and player are free to negotiate a new contract after the qualifying offer expires -- the deadline only affects the player's ability to accept his qualifying offer.

I'm aware - Thompson's initial argument was that he'd simply sign the QO and then leave next summer. With the QO expiring his only options were to sit out a whole year (and still be a RFA next summer) or to negotiate with the Cavs. So there's no reason he should have any leverage with negotiating with the Cavs given that was his only realistic option.

[baseline bum]

I'm aware - Thompson's initial argument was that he'd simply sign the QO and then leave next summer. With the QO expiring his only options were to sit out a whole year (and still be a RFA next summer) or to negotiate with the Cavs. So there's no reason he should have any leverage with negotiating with the Cavs given that was his only realistic option.

You're dead wrong when you say Thompson had no leverage. Sitting out the year was never a realistic option. Do you remember how pissed James was when Mickey Arison had Miami cut Mike Miller after he was an integral part of that 2013 Finals series? Gilbert has to be deathly afraid of pissing LeBron off when he keeps signing two year deals with opt outs after the first. I know I would be after he left Miami for being cheap with his teammates. Cleveland's options were to overpay Thompson now, or give him a one year deal probably around $10 million and then overpay him even worse next summer. Thompson had a tremendous amount of leverage with having Rich Paul as his agent, a huge increase in the salary coming next summer, and LeBron as his teammate. And Cleveland isn't letting talent walk after signing Irving and Love to such huge deals.

[Kawhitstorm]

I'm aware - Thompson's initial argument was that he'd simply sign the QO and then leave next summer. With the QO expiring his only options were to sit out a whole year (and still be a RFA next summer) or to negotiate with the Cavs. So there's no reason he should have any leverage with negotiating with the Cavs given that was his only realistic option.

Sign a one year deal then tell the Cavs not to even bother next summer thus he would basically be forcing them to match an even bigger contract. Team didn't bother this summer b/c they though the Cavs were going to sign him outright. There are going to be a bunch of team w/ a 30+ mill cap space next summer who could use a guy like Tristan.

[Killakobe81]

I am sorry but even with the cap jump moves like these will cost the Cavs a title(s). Maybe not this year and that is all that matters. But dumb moves like these means if they do breakthrough and win one this year (it may be worth it if they win) ...they wont win shit once James is no longer the best in the game.

[resistanze]

Sign a one year deal then tell the Cavs not to even bother next summer thus he would basically be forcing them to match an even bigger contract. Team didn't bother this summer b/c they though the Cavs were going to sign him outright. There are going to be a bunch of team w/ a 30+ mill cap space next summer who could use a guy like Tristan.

What one year deal? The Cavs don't have to present a one-year deal; if he wanted that he should've taken the QO and then threatened to leave next summer. They could've offered him , say 3/48 and he'd had to either take it or think about sitting out a year, which I wouldn't see happening.

[resistanze]

You're dead wrong when you say Thompson had no leverage. Sitting out the year was never a realistic option. Do you remember how pissed James was when Mickey Arison had Miami cut Mike Miller after he was an integral part of that 2013 Finals series? Gilbert has to be deathly afraid of pissing LeBron off when he keeps signing two year deals with opt outs after the first. I know I would be after he left Miami for being cheap with his teammates. Cleveland's options were to overpay Thompson now, or give him a one year deal probably around $10 million and then overpay him even worse next summer. Thompson had a tremendous amount of leverage with having Rich Paul as his agent, a huge increase in the salary coming next summer, and LeBron as his teammate. And Cleveland isn't letting talent walk after signing Irving and Love to such huge deals.

Disagree, they're different situations. Thompson wasn't going to be cut, he was going to be offered less money on a long-term deal he wanted. If he wanted to threaten to leave next year with the giant cap increases coming, he should've just signed the QO. Unless you think he's willing to sit out a year of basketball, then re-signing long-term was his only option. Even though the LeBron factor might come into play, he stayed away from the situation mostly. And if LeBron was really upset about losing the corpse of Mike Miller than he's a moron; look how fast Miami can reload. And quite frankly like I said, LeBron leaving again (especially without a title in Cleveland, again) would be devastating. I'll see it when I believe it. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for a hometown native raping the shit out of that Quickens faggot.

[baseline bum]

Disagree, they're different situations. Thompson wasn't going to be cut, he was going to be offered less money on a long-term deal he wanted. If he wanted to threaten to leave next year with the giant cap increases coming, he should've just signed the QO. Unless you think he's willing to sit out a year of basketball, then re-signing long-term was his only option. Even though the LeBron factor might come into play, he stayed away from the situation mostly. And if LeBron was really upset about losing the corpse of Mike Miller than he's a moron; look how fast Miami can reload. And quite frankly like I said, LeBron leaving again (especially without a title in Cleveland, again) would be devastating. I'll see it when I believe it. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for a hometown native raping the shit out of that Quickens faggot.

You think LeBron was crazy to be upset about losing Miller? Especially when he, Wade, and Bosh took paycuts to sign him? Miller was still an elite shooter in 2013-14 and the 2014 Finals could have looked a lot different running him at point when Chalmers went ice cold. And Miami couldn't reload, they were set to be in luxury tax hell with a CBA that killed off the MLE as we knew it for taxpaying teams. With an angry LeBron who isn't going to cut Gilbert any slack whatsoever after the comic sans letter I think Thompson had a pretty stacked deck to negotiate his deal.

[Kawhitstorm]

What one year deal? The Cavs don't have to present a one-year deal; if he wanted that he should've taken the QO and then threatened to leave next summer. They could've offered him , say 3/48 and he'd had to either take it or think about sitting out a year, which I wouldn't see happening.

Big Dummy, they NEED him for the upcoming season. Sideshow is probably good for 20 game & Love is unplayable in the 4th quarter. Are they going to waste one season of LeBron's prime over a contract negotiation for a player they eventually are going to be forced to match his 80+ mill contract?:downspin:

[Venti Quattro]

:lmao

[resistanze]

Big Dummy, they NEED him for the upcoming season. Sideshow is probably good for 20 game & Love is unplayable in the 4th quarter. Are they going to waste one season of LeBron's prime over a contract negotiation for a player they eventually are going to be forced to match his 80+ mill contract?:downspin:

None of that shit has anything to do with the one-year deal you were spouting.

[lefty]

New TT contract = budget cuts

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[Kawhitstorm]

None of that shit has anything to do with the one-year deal you were spouting.

Idiot, he could have signed for fatter one year contract than the Qualifying offer thus him turning down the QO had nothing to do with him not being willing to sign a one year deal. It was either going to be a fat one year deal or the 80mill contract he just signed b/c there was no way the Cavs would have been stupid enough to let him sit out considering what is at stake.

[resistanze]

Idiot, he could have signed for fatter one year contract than the Qualifying offer thus him turning down the QO had nothing to do with him not being willing to sign a one year deal. It was either going to be a fat one year deal or the 80mill contract he just signed b/c there was no way the Cavs would have been stupid enough to let him sit out considering what is at stake.
Who was offering a one year dipshit? What if the Cavs didn't?

[spurraider21]

He's more like a young Tyson Chandler w/o the elite rim protection. He a very good PnR player & is able to switch on defense without getting waxed by perimeter players. The worst contract on the team is actually Sideshow Bob who will be making a cool 10mill to be the 4th big-man, might get 10 min/per game max considering the Mozgov/Love/Tristan rotation. So he's basically an expensive but not dependable insurance policy.
"he's like tyson chandler except for the thing tyson chandler is almost exclusively known for"

next you'll be telling me somebody compares to Stojakovic except for the 3 point shooting

[The Gemini Method]

Damn. Dan Gilbert just giving up the funds.

[Kawhitstorm]

"he's like tyson chandler except for the thing tyson chandler is almost exclusively known for"

next you'll be telling me somebody compares to Stojakovic except for the 3 point shooting

Idiot, Tyson Chandler wasn't a mere rim protector like Hibbert/Bogut. He was a very mobile big who could switch JUST LIKE Tristan which is what made him so valuable on top of that he was on of the best at pounding the offensive glass & rolling to the rim JUST LIKE Tristan. The Heat witnessed it first hand & made Bosh a center not b/c he was a rim protector but a mobile big man. Chandler isn't even an elite shot blocker so FOH w/ your ignorant as assessments,

[Kawhitstorm]

Who was offering a one year dipshit? What if the Cavs didn't?

IDIOT, you severely lack reading comprehensions skills. What is not to understand when I stated that the Cavs won't let him sit out because of BASKETBALL reasons. Do you think they are going to risk a championship & one year of LeBron's prime over some chump change for their Billionaire owner? They wouldn't dare do it which is EXACTLY what Tristan knew when he turned the QO. He was getting more than the QO one way or the other.....at the end he did. You are acting like letting Tristan sit-out the year was an option for a team trying to win a championship but the people at the front-lines weren't aware of it, you must have thought you were a genius when that idea popped into your head.

[Mark Celibate]

Good bigs are generally overpaid these days. 16m/yr of 2015 is approximately equivalent to 8m/yr of 2013 considering the salary cap jump.

[100%duncan]

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[LarryDavid]

Lebron just taking care of his buddy Rich Paul