Tristan thompson was born in brampton, Ontario. He is an NBA professional basketball player and power forward.
20 1 1 NBA draft, Thompson was selected by Cleveland Cavaliers in the fourth round and began his NBA career.
The 20 1 1 NBA draft was held as scheduled at the prudential center arena in Newark, New Jersey. The draft was held at 7 pm EDT (2300 UTC) and broadcast by ESPN all over the country. In this draft, the teams of the National Basketball Association take turns to select new players from amateur American college basketball players and other players (including international players) who meet the requirements of the draft. Cleveland Cavaliers won the No.1 pick, and they chose Duke University point guard Carey Owen. Among all the 60 draft players, * * * have 7 freshmen, 7 sophomores, 14 juniors, 19 seniors, 12 overseas players with no basketball experience in American universities, 1 players from American Basketball Development League.