The bench played 21 minutes and scored a season-high 17 points on 8-of-9 shooting, plus six rebounds and one block. Who can believe that this player was cut as soon as he stepped off the court! Everything can happen in the NBA, this time it's Tristan Thompson.
In the game against the Wizards, TT played the strongest performance of the season, or was cut by the Pacers. On February 18, Beijing time, the Pacers officially announced that the team officially cut Tristan Thompson.
Ahead of the trade deadline, the Pacers traded Sabonis Jr., Lamb, Justin Holliday and the 2027 second-round picks to the Kings in exchange for Hield, Halliburton and TT. Previously, there were media reports that TT would not play for the Pacers. But he still played four games for his new owners, scoring 2, 1, 9 and 17 points.
This season, TT played 30 games for the Kings, averaging 6.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and shooting 50.3% in 15.2 minutes per game, and played 4 games for the Pacers, averaging 7.3 points and 4.5 rebounds and shooting 54.2% from the field. According to Shams, after a 48-hour clarification period, TT will sign the Bulls!
Pacers coach Carlisle was the first to announce the layoff of Tristan Thompson, which is rare in the NBA, Carlisle said: "I don't mind announcing this in person, TT played great tonight so that I could thank him in front of all the players." "The Bulls don't have a place at the moment and the team needs to cut one person before they can sign TT.
Vucevic is attacking strong and defending weakly, and the style of the ball is not strong enough, and the Bulls also need an interior line like TT. DeRozan said: "I've known TT for many years and we're good friends. He has championship experience and would be a great addition to our team! "Experienced, tough enough, I believe TT can sit firmly in the bulls' position as a substitute center.
In the 2020 offseason, Tristan Thompson joined the Greens for $2 years and $19 million. Unsurprisingly, his contract with the Bulls would be a veteran base salary. Since joining the NBA in 2011, TT's career total salary is about $120 million, which has surpassed many players. Many people call TT the Eight Sages King, which stems from his 5-year, 82 million contract.
Back in the 2014-15 season, TT played 82 regular season games for the Cavaliers, averaging 8.5 points and 8 rebounds per game and shooting 54.7 percent from the field. The Cavaliers gave him a four-year, $52 million contract during the season. According to the market conditions at the time, the contract was reasonable, but TT and his brokerage team insisted on a large contract of $94 million for 5 years.
The two sides began a long negotiation and quarrel, and the Knight's salary at that time was far beyond the luxury tax threshold. In the offseason, the Cavaliers gave TT a five-year, $80 million offer, but he was reluctant to accept it. From the opening of the free market on July 1, 2015, until October 22, with only one week left before the new season, the two sides reached an agreement.
Data 8+8, with a large contract of $82 million, TT has also been ridiculed by fans as the "Eight Sages King". By the summer of 2016, the NBA had a lot of garbage contracts, and looking back, TT's contract was not excessive. He's only 31 years old, and he can still contribute to the bulls, what do you think?