If I were Delly, I would stay in Cleveland. He has a good thing going there.

The more pertinent question could be, 'does LeBron have a spare million in his back pocket to put towards Delly's next contract?'

Actually, Delly is quite a good 3 point shooter. Can't remember where I read it but Delly was one of 7 players to shoot 40% from 3 and to shoot x amount of his shots from the 3 point line. It was a pretty high percentage of shots, but the other 6 players included Danny green and JJ redick, both well known sharpshooters.

Delly has the potential to be a decent 3&D player, but I agree he'll never be a starting point gaurd. Around $2m a year for his defence and ability from 3 seems reasonable if not a little high based on his playoff reputation and play

Here's the article I read re: dellys 3 point usefulness

https://m.reddit.com/r/clevelandcavs/comments/2umtks/3_and_d_in_defense_of_the_very_misunderstood/

"If you look at this list, you have Korver, Reddick, Babbit, Patterson, Green, and Singler... and Delly. All 7 players take more than half their shots from 3 point range. All 7 players make more than 40% of those shots. And all 7 players exclusively do the catch-and-shoot (90%+ of their 3s are assisted)."

FFS this is the 7th Delly thread on this page.
What is wrong with you people!!!

How dare we talk about Australians on an Australian basketball site

He is one of the top 3 performers on the Cavs this season, but he isn't one of the top 3 talents on the team. I think he could reasonably ask for 2 million a season. Much more is a stretch. If I were a GM, i'd put 2 mill down on him for the 8th-10th spot on the roster. On a full and healthy roster he is probably good for 10-15 minutes a game, and reliable enough that if you need to give him more, you know hes going to take it with open arms.

Well said Orbs! Every thread for the next week should be about Delly.

I think more the point with the Delly contract is how many years. And also if the Cavs win.

Cavs win scenario = 5 year contract $2.5M per year plus performance bonuses.

Cavs lose = 3 year contract $3M per year, plus less performance bonus.

Either way he won't go anywhere. He's a Cav for the next 3 years at least id say.

I'd say 2 million would be reasonable

If love leaves there's a max contract available ;)

Seriously you lot need to take a good hard look at what your spewing out here. Matt is more than good enough in a starting roll, he's just proved what he can do when given the opportunity, didn't see anyone else stepping up out of the starting 5 , it was the Le Bron and Delly show.
Tall poppy syndrome at its finest you all need to pull your heads in

Delusional if you think he could this for 82 games. Why is the U.S. and Aussie media going crazy over it? Because it's so unexpected that he has done it. Showed absolutely nothing during the season which is why everyone's going mental over his playoff performances. Hell he hasn't even played three good games in a row. Was terrible game 1.

From what I see, the Cavaliers have won 2 of 2 with Delly in the starting role against the best and arguably deepest team in the league. With Kyrie starting they were 0 of 1 against this team. But no guys he definitely isn't good enough. If the best player in the world talks him up this much why are us Aussies not allowed to?

When given a shot Delly has stepped up and played out of his shoes. Give the kid some credit, I'm guessing half of you guys are just people who hate LeBron and don't want the Cavs to win.

Just found this:

"Dellavedova will be a restricted free agent for this coming off-season meaning the Cavaliers could hold the right to match any offer he receives from another club if they give him a $1.1 million "qualifying offer" before free agency by June 30."

Odds on he will end up on that I'm guessing?

They way I understand it (and if I'm wrong correct me) is that if he is offered a qualifying offer as a RFA and no other team offers him more, the qualifying offer is automatically his new contract for the next season. At the end of that year he becomes an unrestricted free agent and can sign wherever.

So if no one offers him more than $1.1 million he has to stay with Cleveland for $1.1 million. If they do offer more Cavs have the right to match and keep him for the offer the other team made or let him go.

Knowing that the Cavs can and probably would match an offer around $2 million makes me wonder if other clubs will even bother offering him a contract and that he'll end up on the $1.1 million because of that.

"I hope GWB meant post season, in which case he's not wrong. Lebron, TT, Delly would be my top 3"

Yes, I did mean post season.

"He'd be stupid to agree to play for $1.1m next season. He should hold out like Baynes did who got a $1m raise from the Spurs."

No, I don't think that would be stupid. I think the guy needs to make sure he has a contract. Just because he is performing now, doesn't mean teams will jump at him. GM's may just think it is an anomaly that he is playing this way. Assuming they offer him a contract - I am sure they will - sign with the Cavs. He has a good thing there.

Oops, that was my reply. Private browsing always removes my info, forgot to put it back in.

There are 4 guys in the Cavs who they couldn't win a finals game without - Lebron James, Tristan Thompson, Timofy Mosgov and Matthew Dellavedova - aka Outback Jesus.

Take any one of those guys out and I don't think the Cavs would be in this. All four have been outstanding

That was the most ridiculous shot. Will never understand how he made that fall

What was his court time like before irvings injury?

Vs golden state
9 game 1
38 game 2 no Kyrie
42 game 3 no Kyrie

Vs Hawks
16 game 4 with Kyrie but blowout and bench emptied
45 game 3 (OT) no Kyrie
37 game 2 no Kyrie
25 game 1 with kyrie

And because I'm bored

Vs Bulls
Game 6 34 Kyrie played 12
Game 5 18
Game 4 17
Game 3 16
Game 2 35 with kyrie
Game 1 18

So his minutes are reflective of his results, that certainly does not indicate a player who is not starting 5 material, it indicates a player who is more than capable when given the opportunity.
Many players suffer the same fate

On Wednesday, Dellavedova had the best-selling NBA player jersey on Fanatics, the nation's largest licensed online sports retailer.

Having followed his season pretty closely I would be guessing he would be looking at $3 million plus in a new contract. With the cap increase coming up expect to see pay rises across the board.

A 34 year old Mike Miller made $2.8 million this season and his minutes are way below Delly's. A still relatively young player with some room for improvement you would have to think $3 million a year would be a reasonable offer.

Only issue is the number of other Cav players deserving new increased contracts, TT, JR and Schump would all be looking (and deserving) of more money in the off season. Depends on how much luxury tax Dan Gilbert is willing to pay.

"Sick of people stating you're not true Aussie if you don't agree with everything posted about Delly.

Why should you agree with unrealistic comments just because they're said about someone from Australia?

Where's the reasoning behind him signing for $5m a year? That's a remote possibility

Stating results from 3 games that imply that Cavs would win more games with Delly starting than Irving. That's just silly. If they didn't have Irving they may not even be in the finals.

Saying Lebron is raving about him is true but he's raving about effort. I don't think anyone disagrees that Delly work rate is unbelievable but do you think Lebron would be pushing for the cavs to move Irvings max contract as he believes Delly is the answer? I think not.

Lebron has made Delly a better offense player due to the attention he commands. He allows him to have open shots and also create space and lanes. Would Delly be as effective elsewhere without a Lebron type player (there's not many around)?

Also if he could start elsewhere name the point guards in the league that you would replace with Delly?

We can all love the fact an Aussie is doing well but doesn't mean you have to make it back ridiculous comments.
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What I like about this comment is that it is justifiable criticism and not just hate. And it is entirely true. But as for all players, they need the right pieces around them to fit and thats what he has in Cleveland. Put it this way, would Lebron James be as successful playing with Kobe Bryant? All players need the right parts around them. And agreed, Delly will not start consistently in the NBA.

he will be resigned because of the salary cap, the cavs will likely be over the cap when the came to resign delly, and will find it hard to replace him with limited money if he is let go and lebron loves him, and wont want him let go. the cavs will want to reup their whole team because they will find it hard to get adequate replacements because of cap issues, especially with the Thompson raise.

An article about Dellys contract http://www.foxsports.com.au/us-sports/matthew-dellavedova-set-to-cash-in-on-remarkable-playoff-run/story-e6frf6ju-1227392754309

Delly had a solid impact before LeBron.

Yep, Delly was one of the Cavs' leading +- last season from memory.