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File No. 112136 · Adjudicated
Tristan Thompson
Athlete — Cleveland Cavaliers, Texas Longhorns men's basketball
Born
1991
Birthplace
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
BRAMPTON, ONTARIO
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — Ontario
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
No Canadian credits on file
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Has never brought it up
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
The verdict
Born in Brampton, Ontario, Tristan Thompson moved to Texas as a teenager for basketball development and went on to win an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers. He holds dual Canadian-American citizenship and has played for Team Canada internationally. Brampton's most decorated NBA export. The city takes what it can get.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org