BIOGRAPHY
Tristan Trevon Thompson was born on March 13th, 1991, in Brampton, Ontario. He is a center and power forward in the NBA.
Thompson is the son of Trevor and Andrea Thompson. He worked as a paperboy before moving to New Jersey. He attended Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in his sophomore year. In his senior year, he transferred to Findlay Prep. At his new school, Thompson led the school to their first national championship and was named a 2010 McDonald's All-American and the Jordan Brand Classic All-American.
Thompson played internationally in 2008, and he represented his country and Canada Basketball at the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. Canada won the bronze medal.
Thompson signed a letter of intent to play at the University of Texas. He was named MVP for the Longhorn's 2010-2011 season. He led the team in rebounds, blocks, and ranking second for scoring in his freshman year. Thompson was one of five national finalists for the U.S Basketball writers Association's Wayman Tisdale Award. He was ranked 24th in the nation in blocks per game. At the end of his freshman year, he decided to enter the NBA draft.
In the 2011 NBA Draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Thompson and made his debut in December. At the end of his first season, he was named the 2012 NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In 2015, Thompson was a starter on the team and helped the Cavaliers reach the 2015 NBA Finals.
At the end of the 2014-2015 season, Thompson became a restricted free agent but re-signed with the Cavaliers with a five-year $82 million contract. At the end of the 2015-16 season, Thompson and the Cavaliers won an NBA championship. It was the team's first championship win in 52 years.
Thompson became the first player in Cavaliers history to play in 400 consecutive regular-season games in December 2016.
