CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Tristan Thompson's tour through Toronto and its neighboring communities with the Larry O'Brien trophy in tow this week was unique for a few reasons -- and only one was the pose he struck with the trophy between him and the Toronto Raptors' biggest fan.

Thompson, a Canadian native who was born in Toronto, was honored there and in Brampton, Ontario, where he lived for a time and attended high school for one year before moving to the U.S., for his role in the Cavs' 2016 NBA championship Thursday and Friday.

Thompson is just the sixth Canadian-born player to win an NBA championship, joining Mike Smrek, Bill Wennington, Rick Fox, Joel Anthony and Cory Joseph, the last Canuck to win as a member of the San Antonio Spurs in 2014.

So Thompson did what Canadian NBA champions do -- he brought the Larry O'Brien trophy with him on the set of Canada's morning talk shows and to a Tim Horton's, up to the top floor of Toronto's CN Tower, and was given a key to the city in suburban Brampton.

Tristan Thompson brings Larry O'Brien trophy to -- where else -- a Tim Horton's while on his Canadian tour.

But Thompson, the Cavs' starting center, also posed for a picture with Nav Bhatia -- you know him and would almost certainly recognize him as the Raptors' "Superfan." He was the gentleman stalking the sidelines in his Sikh turban and Raptors jersey while the Cavs were busy bouncing Toronto 4-2 from the Eastern Conference finals.

Come to think of it, Thompson is the only Canadian to win an NBA championship at least in part at the Raptors' expense. And there he was, showing off the trophy not only to the Raptors' biggest fan, but to, well, all of them.

"Oh man, 'Superfan,' he thanked me for bringing the trophy to Toronto," Thompson said in a phone interview. "But then he said, 'you know, Larry likes being in Toronto so much, why don't you just leave it here and the Raptors will take it next season?' He's funny."

Thompson, 25, had his jersey retired Friday during the key ceremony at an outdoor basketball court at Brampton Soccer Centre, where he played as a child. Thompson said there wasn't a No. 13 jersey -- his number for the Cavs -- when he attended St. Marguerite d'Youville school for a year in Brampton, so he wore No. 55. But the number the school retired was indeed 13.

Thompson said his entire family still lives in suburban Toronto. On Thursday night he held the third annual fundraiser for his charitable foundation, named after his 10-year-old brother Amari, who is battling epilepsy. Money raised goes to help families similarly afflicted by the disease.

Thompson, who has lived in the United States since his sophomore year of high school, also played this summer for Team Canada -- which failed to qualify for the Rio Olympics when it lost a qualifier to Tony Parker and France in the Philippines in July.

"It was something I had to do," Thompson said of playing for Team Canada. He hasn't missed a game since his rookie season and is the Cavs' all-time leader with 370 consecutive games, a streak that's obviously still alive.

"It's important, when the national team calls you, you need to go and play. There's nothing like putting on the Maple Leaf."

Thompson shot a career-best 58.8 percent from the field for the Cavs last season. The 7.8 points per game he averaged during the regular season were a career-low, and his playoff averages (6.7 ppg, 9.0 rpg) were down from his remarkable 2015 playoffs run (9.6 ppg, 10.8 rpg) that helped earn him a new, big contract.

And speaking of that deal -- five years, $82 million, signed just before the start of the 15-16 regular season -- something else is different for Thompson from last summer. He's not a holdout, which means he can -- and will -- attend LeBron James' workouts in September in Los Angeles before training camp starts at the end of the month.

"I've definitely enjoyed my summer, enjoyed being champ," Thompson said. "But I think it's made me, made all of us, hungrier. I miss the guys and can't wait to get back."