As Dellavedova was candidly answering the question, teammate Tristan Thompson, one of the three champions roaming the imbalanced locker room, was two stalls away from Dellavedova getting dressed. Thompson heard the question and the general tone. Even though he had talked about 10 minutes earlier, he had more to say, especially with Dellavedova the central topic. “You don’t have to prove s—,” Thompson said. “Know what you do. You can always play in this league. As long as you want. Can always play on my team.”