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My Take
Tristan Thompson is one of those guys where you genuinely have to separate the player from the headline machine, because on the court he was actually pretty good. A fourth overall pick out of Texas in 2011, he became one of the best offensive rebounders in the league during his Cleveland years — grinding, physical, doing all the dirty work that championship teams need. That 2016 title run with LeBron was real, and Thompson was a big reason Cleveland could hang with Golden State down low. Then his personal life became a recurring tabloid event, the Khloé Kardashian saga playing out on reality TV for years, and it got hard to talk about him without the drama bleeding in. Still, the basketball résumé stands on its own.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tristan Thompson
- Name (Japanese)
- トリスタン・トンプソン
- Reading
- とりすたん・とんぷそん
- Born
- March 13, 1991 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Brampton, Ontario, Canada
- Height
- 206 cm
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- University
- University of Texas at Austin
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Tristan Thompson born?
Born March 13, 1991 (age 35).
Where is Tristan Thompson from?
Tristan Thompson is from Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
What does Tristan Thompson do?
Tristan Thompson works as basketball player.
How tall is Tristan Thompson?
Tristan Thompson is 206 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.