Summer 2015 Rookie-Scale Options, Extensions

Teams must make a decision on rookie-scale options and extensions for these players.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron Posts to Thompson to ‘Get it Done’

LeBron James posed for a photograph with Tristan Thompson at a wedding Saturday night in Miami. The fact that James spent time with Thompson, who is currently in a holdout situation with the Cleveland Cavaliers after missing the first four days of training camp while trying to negotiate a new contract, wasn’t particularly noteworthy. They […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA Saturday: Is Thompson Worth a Max Contract?

Tristan Thompson is holding out for a max contract. Is he worth the steep price?

Alan Draper  •  16 Aug 2022
NBA PM: Warriors Given First Dose Of Adversity

The Warriors didn’t face much adversity during their title run. How will they respond to losing coach Steve Kerr?

Alan Draper  •  21 Oct 2021
Source: Thompson Did Not Sign Cavs’ Offer by Deadline

Tristan Thompson let a midnight deadline pass without signing the Cavaliers’ one-year qualifying offer. He remains a free agent and will be considered a holdout if he’s not on the practice floor Friday in what has been a three-month standoff with no end in sight. Thompson had until 11:59 p.m. Thursday night to accept the […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Blatt Pleasantly Surprised by Anderson Varejao’s Progress

Anderson Varejao was the starting center when he hobbled off the floor last December with a torn Achilles. He returns this season in a reserve role, but has pleasantly surprised himself and his coach with where he is in the recovery. “He’s moving well, his conditioning is much further along than I thought it would […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron James Wants Kevin Love More Involved This Year

As the Cleveland Cavaliers open Year 2 of their Big Three era, LeBron James is looking to reshuffle the order of the trio by featuring Kevin Love more prominently than the Cavs did last season. “I just think he’s more comfortable in the situation that he’s in,” James said after practice Wednesday. “He’s got a […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
LeBron Shuts Down Any More Tristan Thompson Talk

The Cavaliers took to the practice floor Tuesday without Tristan Thompson, and LeBron James said he wouldn’t talk much about his friend until Thompson rejoins the team. “Play my clips from yesterday, I’ve already addressed it,” James said tersely, following the Cavs’ first practice of the 2015-16 season. “I probably won’t address it too much […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Suns and Morris Trying to Make It Work

The Phoenix Suns and Markieff Morris are trying to work things out and make the situation work… With training camp open Tristan Thompson and the Cavs still don’t have a deal.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021