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Tristan Thompson

Center-Forward  at Los Angeles Lakers
Age35
NationalityCanada
Height206 cm (6'9")
Weight115 kg
BornMar 13, 1991
CollegeTexas-Austin
Career
8.2PPG
7.7RPG
1.0APG
876 games · 13 seasons

Career snapshot

13seasons
876games
7,165career pts
15.1PER (avg)
Most-played franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers · 708 games · 2011-12–2024-25

Position rank · 2023-24

#6PPG rank
#6PER rank
#6WS rank
Among 17 Center-Forward players (min. 41 games)

Career highs (single season)

PPG 12.0 2019-20 · CLE
RPG 10.2 2018-19 · CLE
APG 2.1 2019-20 · CLE
PER 18.4 2018-19 · CLE
WS 8.7 2015-16 · CLE

Draft

2011
Round 1 · Pick 4
from Texas-Austin

Honors & awards

1×
All-Rookie Team
2011

Career by team

Cleveland Cavaliers
2011-12 – 2024-25 · 11 seasons
8.6 PPG 8.1 RPG 1.0 APG
708 games
Chicago Bulls
2021-22 – 2021-22 · 1 seasons
5.7 PPG 4.7 RPG 0.6 APG
23 games
Indiana Pacers
2021-22 – 2021-22 · 1 seasons
7.3 PPG 4.5 RPG 0.5 APG
4 games
Sacramento Kings
2021-22 – 2021-22 · 1 seasons
6.2 PPG 5.4 RPG 0.6 APG
30 games
Boston Celtics
2020-21 – 2020-21 · 1 seasons
7.6 PPG 8.1 RPG 1.2 APG
54 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
2011-12 CLE 60 25 23.7 8.2 6.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 43.9 0.0 55.2 13.3 1.1
2012-2013 CLE 82 0 31.3 11.7 9.4 1.3 0.7 0.9 48.8 0.0 60.8 — —
2013-14 CLE 82 82 31.6 11.7 9.2 0.9 0.5 0.4 47.7 0.0 69.3 14.9 5.7
2014-15 CLE 82 15 26.8 8.5 8.0 0.5 0.4 0.7 54.7 0.0 64.1 15.6 6.8
2015-16 CLE 82 34 27.7 7.8 9.0 0.8 0.5 0.6 58.8 0.0 61.6 15.9 8.7
2016-17 CLE 78 78 29.9 8.1 9.2 1.0 0.5 1.1 60.0 0.0 49.8 15.3 7.3
2017-18 CLE 53 22 20.2 5.8 6.6 0.6 0.3 0.3 56.2 0.0 54.4 13.6 2.5
2018-19 CLE 43 40 27.9 10.9 10.2 2.0 0.7 0.4 52.9 0.0 64.2 18.4 2.6
2019-20 CLE 57 51 30.2 12.0 10.1 2.1 0.6 0.9 51.2 39.1 61.5 16.8 3.1
2020-21 BOS 54 43 23.8 7.6 8.1 1.2 0.4 0.6 51.8 0.0 59.2 14.2 2.9
2021-22 NBA 57 6 15.7 6.0 5.1 0.6 0.4 0.4 52.8 33.3 52.6 — —
2021-22 CHI 23 3 16.3 5.7 4.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 56.5 0.0 54.2 15.0 1.0
2021-22 IND 4 0 16.5 7.3 4.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 54.2 0.0 37.5 12.5 0.0
2021-22 SAC 30 3 15.2 6.2 5.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 50.3 100.0 53.3 15.1 0.6
2023-24 CLE 49 0 11.2 3.3 3.6 1.0 0.2 0.3 60.8 0.0 28.8 — —
2024-25 CLE 40 0 8.2 1.7 3.4 0.6 0.1 0.3 43.7 0.0 23.3 — —

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 2021 Indiana Pacers Sacramento Kings mid season trade From 2021-22 to 2021-22
Oct 2021 Chicago Bulls Indiana Pacers mid season trade From 2021-22 to 2021-22
Jul 2021 Boston Celtics Sacramento Kings season change
Jul 2021 Boston Celtics Indiana Pacers season change
Jul 2021 Boston Celtics Chicago Bulls season change
Jul 2020 Cleveland Cavaliers Boston Celtics season change

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Born on March 13

Jack Parr 1936 · Sacramento Kings Roland Taylor 1946 · Denver Nuggets Kurt Nimphius 1958 · Dallas Mavericks Cliff T. Robinson 1960 · Cleveland Cavaliers Oliver Robinson 1960 · San Antonio Spurs Dave Hoppen 1964 · Charlotte Hornets Bobby Jackson 1973 · Sacramento Kings Troy Hudson 1976 · Golden State Warriors

About Tristan Thompson

Tristan Trevor James Thompson is a Canadian–American professional basketball player who is a free agent. Thompson played one season of college basketball for the Texas Longhorns before being selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers as the fourth overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. He won an NBA championship with the Cavaliers in 2016 and has also played for the Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers. Thompson also represented Canada in international competitions.