Tristan Thompson

[All4One1ForAll]

Holy shit. $16 million/yr is a lot of dough. For that kind of money, I expect Tristan to come into next season with a semblance of a jumper and improved help defensive instincts.

 

[Lee]

We overpaid about 2 mill a year for TT, but its not our money and it wont be a bad contract in 3 years if he continues, but year 1 and 2 it is on paper, but since we are insanely over the cap, who cares, not our money.

Gilbert is going to pay over 200 mill in tax next year.

Holy shit that is insane. Something has to give, and I am guessing JR at this point.

 

[nikolajz1]

We have 4 max contract players...wtf

 

[Dr. Claw]

Holy shit. $16 million/yr is a lot of dough. For that kind of money, I expect Tristan to come into next season with a semblance of a jumper and improved help defensive instincts.

agreed, but in a league where Goran Dragic is getting the same deal as Kyrie effin' Irving....

 

[Binkster]

Something has to give

You sure?

 

[Walter White]

If worse comes to worse, he is a solid trade asset. There are some guys asking for crazy contracts right now (around the same as TT) and TT is arguably more deserving, but the difference is that all those guys are starters while TT is coming off the bench.

We should just be happy we got Love at a good price though and locked him up.

 

[Lazor]

Overpaid but we had to do what we had to do to make sure we retain LeBron by overpaying one of his buddies

 

[CLEistheCITY]

TT has improved every year. Here is to hoping he can improve his offensive game. If so, he could be an All Star imo.

 

[kidduck]

Just remember that the cap went up a total of $17M over the past ten years, but will rise about $70M over the next 2 years.

 

[Scar4343]

So, if this is a 5-yr deal with 7.5% raises he's probably going to only be at $14 million this year.

$14.0 mil
$15.05 mil
$16.10 mil
$17.15 mil
$18.20 mil

Total = $80.5 million

Particularly if that last year is a team option, that may not be too bad of a deal especially with the cap increase next year.

 

[bigfoot5415]

So, if this is a 5-yr deal with 7.5% raises he's probably going to only be at $14 million this year.

$14.0 mil
$15.05 mil
$16.10 mil
$17.15 mil
$18.20 mil


Total = $80.5 million

Particularly if that last year is a team option, that may not be too bad of a deal especially with the cap increase next year.

That's the number I came up with. Which indicates it is not a max contract. A max in year one for next year's cap would start at $17 mil for a guy coming off a rookie deal.

And to that point, in year 3 and beyond he will be taking up anywhere from 17% of the cap or less, which for your 3rd big isn't horrible.

 

[InBoobieWeTrust]

Get that money, TT!

 

[Rich]

If worse comes to worse, he is a solid trade asset. There are some guys asking for crazy contracts right now (around the same as TT) and TT is arguably more deserving, but the difference is that all those guys are starters while TT is coming off the bench.

We should just be happy we got Love at a good price though and locked him up.

He's never gonna be a trade asset as long as LeBron is here.

 

[Walter White]

He's never gonna be a trade asset as long as LeBron is here.

Things change. You never know. Fact is, someone out of TT, Love, Andy, and Moz will probably be traded in a year. Moz will want to get paid after this contract and Andy is overpaid. Odds are it will be Andy or Moz but you never know. Maybe someone (LeBron's friend? cough Melo cough?) comes on the market and TT is our best asset out of the group.

Never say never.

 

[cavsfan08]

Things change. You never know. Fact is, someone out of TT, Love, Andy, and Moz will probably be traded in a year. Moz will want to get paid after this contract and Andy is overpaid. Odds are it will be Andy or Moz but you never know. Maybe someone (LeBron's friend? cough Melo cough?) comes on the market and TT is our best asset out of the group.

Never say never.

Andy's third tear is partially guaranteed I believe, he's gotta be the odd man out. No way you trade Moz and rely on Andy going forward. I'm sure that was the Cavs plan going forward with the structure of Andy's contract.