A potential luxury tax bill of $46.1 million has stalled talks between Tristan Thompson and the Cavs.
Thompson initially agreed to a five-year, $80 million deal with the Cavs early on in free agency, but after seeing some of his peers earn substantially more, Thompson's camp pulled back on the offer. The problem is, with the Cavs already having $88.6 million in guaranteed salary on the books for next season, signing Thompson to the max he desires would balloon the luxury tax to $46.1 million, essentially costing Cleveland $62.5 million to sign him. That is a hefty bill to pay for a role player, but with LeBron James campaigning to get a deal with Tristan done, it's quite possible they bite the bullet and pay the man. As for fantasy basketball, Thompson has very little value playing behind Kevin Love in Cleveland.
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