Tristan Thompson Reaches Settlement with Maralee Nichols

Last year NBA player Tristan Thompson fathered a child behind Khloe Kardashian's back while they were secretly expecting a child of their own [click here if you missed that].

Tristan has reached a child support settlement with his new baby mama...

From TMZ 

Sources with direct knowledge tell us ... Tristan Thompson and Maralee Nichols have agreed to terms for Theo, their 1-year-old son. We're told Tristan will pay $9,500 a month in child support and also covered some of Nichols' lawyer fees.

The $9,500 may seem low considering his NBA contracts have totaled $100M over the span of his career -- but he isn't currently on a team and therefore not earning income, and income is the operative factor in determining child support.

Our sources say Maralee will have sole custody, and while they haven't figured out an official visitation plan yet, those talks will come in the near future.