Cleveland Cavaliers player watch: Tristan Thompson's milestones to look for in 2016-17

Cleveland Cavaliers player watch: Tristan Thompson’s milestones to look for in 2016-17

Jun 16, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) celebrates after scoring against the Golden State Warriors during the second quarter in game six of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

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Jun 8, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) shoots the ball against Golden State Warriors forward Anderson Varejao (18) in game three of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ronald Martinez/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Sports /

13,000th Minute Played

It’s a nice coincidence that number 13 for the Cavs can hit the 13,000th minute milestone this year. For the last four seasons, Thompson has played every game. But he also plays many minutes each game, with an average of 28.5 minutes over his career, accumulating to 11,045 minutes total. If he can play those 28.5 minutes per game over his career average of 77 games, he can log 2,211 minutes. Adding that to his total would put him at 13,256 this year, very comfortably passing the milestone for his 13,000th minute played.