The Cleveland Cavaliers and restricted free agent Tristan Thompson are still at an impasse on a new contract with training camp starting this week.
According to ESPN.com, the Cavs and Thompson failed to come to an agreement and he is expected to miss the team’s media day Monday.
The Cavs did not accept Thompson’s most recent offer of a three-year maximum contract that his side proposed last week, according to the report. Thompson likely will miss the start of practice on Tuesday.
The 6-foot-10 Thompson has until Thursday to accept the Cavs’ one-year qualifying offer of $6.9 million to become an unrestricted free agent next year if no deal is reached.
The Cavs have made different offers over the summer, going as high as $16 million in an average annual salary, according to ESPN. Thompson wants a three-year, $53 million max contract or a five-year deal for $94 million.
The 24-year-old Thompson averaged 8.5 points and 8.0 rebounds during the 2014-15 regular season when he was the Cavs’ sixth man. After Kevin Love was injured in the first round of the playoffs, Thompson started at power forward. In the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, he averaged 11.6 points and 12.6 rebounds.