Cleveland Cavaliers rumors: Tristan Thompson could return in 2020-21
Cleveland Cavaliers are interested in re-signing Tristan Thompson
When the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Andre Drummond via trade at the 2020 NBA Trade Deadline, many assumed it meant that Tristan Thompson‘s days as a Cav were numbered.
After all, Thompson is an expiring contract after the 2019-20 season and Drummond has a player option for next season. At the moment, there’s probably a better chance that he opts in considering the current uncertainty the league is under.
However, according to a recent report, there’s a growing sense that the Cavs want to bring back Thompson.
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"[via Cleveland Plain Dealer]Multiple sources tell cleveland.com the Cavs want Thompson to stay. The front office discussed an extension with his camp earlier this season. While those talks quickly broke down and the Cavs eventually traded for two-time All-Star center Andre Drummond, the Cavs plan to at least try to re-sign Thompson this offseason — even if it’s a one-year, mutually-beneficial deal that allows him to hit free agency in the summer of 2021, where more teams will have cap space and the impact of COVID-19 may soften."
What does it mean for the Cleveland Cavaliers moving forward?
If the Cavs indeed want to re-sign Thompson, it could complicate their future with Andre Drummond. Unless they’re sold on the idea that the frontcourt duo could work together in the modern NBA.
I certainly don’t see it, but then again I’m not the one that is working in an NBA front office. I’ll give Cleveland the benefit of the doubt, and expect them to know what exactly is going on in their locker room and where their franchise is heading.
Hypothetically, I don’t think the Cavs want to have big, long-term money tied into both Thompson and Drummond. Even if the latter does opt-in this offseason, you’d have to think that they either plan to try and trade one of the two at some point next season or that they will let one walk the summer after.
Either way, especially with where the Cavs are in their current rebuild, it doesn’t necessarily hurt for them to acquire and hold talent. Assuming that there’s a plan for what to do next, it could very well work out for the team.
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Question is, do we trust the Cleveland Cavaliers to make it all work?