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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tristan Thompson did not sign the qualifying offer extended to him by the Cleveland Cavaliers by the 11:59 p.m. ET deadline Thursday, reports ESPN\u2019s Dave McMenamin.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thompson was displeased with the offer of $6.9 million from the Cavs, and has held out in hopes of inking a more lucrative deal. Originally, Thompson wanted to sign a max contract of $94 million over five years, and Cleveland reportedly countered with $80 million for five years. A later report indicated Thompson could be open to a three-year, $53 million deal.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The four-year Cavs forward has a few options now that the deadline has passed. The Cavs could re-extend the same qualifying offer, the sides could work toward agreeing on a long-term deal or Thompson could seek an offer from a different team. However, because Thompson is a restricted free agent, the Cavaliers would have the option of matching the outside offer to keep him in Cleveland.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thompson did not attend Cleveland\u2019s media day on Monday, and has missed the first three days of training camp. Neither Thompson nor the team viewed his absence as a holdout because he still had time to sign the qualifying offer.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Cavaliers are set to start their preseason against the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. Their regular season will begin on Oct. 27 against the Chicago Bulls.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;MAHONEY: What are Tristan Thompson's services worth to the Cavaliers?&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Erin Flynn&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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