Big Tristan Thompson, then of the Cleveland Cavaliers, reacts in-game. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
When people are asked to name the important Cleveland Cavaliers players from the 2016 championship team, who do they usually say?
LeBron James and Kyrie Irving are usually the first two players who come to mind and sometimes Kevin Love gets mentioned in that discussion. That said, there are two players who don’t seem to nearly get the recognition that they deserve for their roles in the 3-1 comeback against the Golden State Warriors.