Tristan Thompson Rumors & News

Soon after the Pistons acquired Jose Calderon from the Raptors in a three-team trade that sent Tayshaun Prince and Austin Daye to Memphis, Joe Dumars revealed that the Spanish point guard had been on his radar for some time. From the AP: "We've tried to acquire him several times from Toronto over the years," Dumars said. "We like him. This is someone that we'd have some interest in." Over the weekend, Bob Finnan of the News-Herald (Ohio) outlined one such attempt to acquire him, explaining how the Pistons nearly pulled off a trade during the 2011 draft that would have sent Ben Gordon...

Tristan Thompson was selected fourth overall in the 2011 NBA Draft, about 30 minutes after the team selected Kyrie Irving. Following a lockout that shortened training camp and limited coach's abilities to work with players, Irving proceeded to take the league by storm and have one of the greatest individual seasons a rookie has had in the NBA. Tristan Thompson, the project big, did not. Thompson, seen immediately as a reach pick, struggled mightily. If you looked closely you saw growth as the season went on; he became much better defending his man and understanding defensive concepts, ...

Tristan Thompson played more minutes, 2564, than any other Cleveland Cavalier last season. He played in and started all 82 games. He isn't an all-star, and may never be, but he looks like he will be a solid NBA starting power forward for a long time. He can't play all 48 minutes, though, and the Cavaliers need to do a better job of having someone who can provide 16-20 minutes of competent play behind him. Cleveland won't want to break the bank on a backup power forward, but it remains an important task for Grant. Similar to my thoughts on Alonzo Gee, the Cavaliers don't need a star to ...

UNLV's Anthony Bennett following in the footsteps of Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Tristan Thompson

Charlotte Bobcats' Bismack Biyombo (0) dunks past Cleveland Cavaliers' Tristan Thompson (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, April 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Charlotte Bobcats' Gerald Henderson (9) passes the ball as he is trapped by Cleveland Cavaliers' Tyler Zeller (40) and Tristan Thompson during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, April 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Tristan Thompson and Alonzo Gee have a chance to play in all 82 games this season. It's an accomplishment in which they take considerable pride.

Tristan Thompson has 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but All-Star guard Kyrie Irving has just four points in 18 minutes.