The obvious option to be extended is Kyrie Irving. The top pick in the 2011 Draft and the second leading scorer in the league (30.3 ppg at time of publication), Irving is one of the most dynamic point guards in the league. The kid scores in a variety of ways be it slashing to the rim, pull-up midrange jumpers or knocking down the three ball. When you think you've figured out how to stop him, he still finds a way to get a bucket. On top of scoring 30 a night, he's dishing out close to six assists on top of it. In a time where the league is seeing many more scoring point guards running the show, there aren't many better than Kyrie.
The other player Rizzo is looking to extend is power forward Tristan Thompson. After selecting him with the 4th pick in the same draft with Irving, he is a young big man that does the dirty work for this team. The previous regime has played him out of position at the small forward spot but Rizzo looks to get him back to his natural power forward position to allow him to get the ball where he is more comfortable for better scoring opportunities. His numbers have dipped this season but Cleveland thinks moving him back into the post will help him match his numbers from last year at the very least.
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