He didnt even look good in the recent Fiba games.

I would absolutely love to see Delly in the NBL when he finishes up in the NBA. Him leading a scrappy underdog regional team would be so good.

He should have a few years of Euroleague left in him

I remember saying in a post awhile back that Dellavedova could be in the NBL by 2020, a few Dellavedova fanboys got annoyed with me.

I still think he is NBL bound .

or maybe he would be fine with raising children in a progressive and cultured European city rather than a racist bogan one down under

Both Delly and Maker had interrupted preseasons, and with a deep MIL roster they were told they wouldn't be in the rotation early on due to the lack of preseaon.

Will have to train their way back into the team.

Thon was inactive- coaches decision today. Delly was active but didn't get any burn

I should add they were interrupted preseasons due to knee soreness

I think any reasonable onlooker knew that Delly's time in the NBA was going to be a limited thing, and that he was only going to be effective in certain situations. But full credit to the guy, he played a few memorable seasons and made a whole lot of money. But yes, I expect to see Delly in the NBL before 2020, and I think he will come here as opposed to Europe because he's already set for life, and he's such a stand-up bloke that he'd want to give back to the NBL. Wouldn't surprise me in the least to see him at South East Melbourne. And I have nothing bad to say about the guy. He maxed out his potential, overcame his shortfalls and became an NBA champion. But maybe it's time to come to the NBL, maybe be the best Aussie guard here, and get some playing time as opposed to languishing on NBA benches.

After this contract, he'll be 30. He isn’t a great shooter so he’ll be competing against prospects coming through who may offer a better mix of skills. BBIQ and shooting don’t really age. Hustle maybe? Speed, likely does. He has a $9m deal now.

I think the Bucks played 10-11 yesterday and he didn’t get a run. I don’t think NBL after his contract or so is an outrageous prediction, is it?

I don't think its outrageous at all. Having said that, I think it will be Delly's decision (much like Bogut).

One DNP-CD doesn't kill a career and I think Delly will get his chance during the season to show that he's still valuable.

With his reputation for hustle and being part of some very good teams, someone will give him a veterans minimum deal (at least) as a veteran presence/3rd PG (as mentioned above).

The question will be whether Delly prefers money or playing basketball, because he wont be getting minutes wherever he lands, and I think the answer will be playing basketball. And he will get a far better chance to do that and prolong his playing time in the NBL.

He scored in double figures 4 times last season, shot 36%, barely hits a 3, and is a career 39% shooter. He's not NBA standard and would not even be a star in the NBL. Only reason he is still there is that insane contract. There is nothing he does well. They'd be better off buying him out.

Anyone who saw him perform at the Olympics in Rio would know he'd be a star in the NBL.

Delly is a ahead of Exum for the boomers (at the moment) simply because in the FIBA game shooting ability is critical and Exum is easier to defend because of his lack of shooting.

Delly is a third string PG in the NBA which is awesome and he getting paid like a low level starter/back-up so good on him.

The best thing about Delly a other players love him so if he is reasonable productive and a good team mate those guys tend to find homes for a long time in the NBA even after on court production falls away.

I don't think you could count guys like Adel, Bolden and Maker as certain yet. I think they're a very good chance, and probably the best choice, but not locks.

issue with playing simmonds and exum together is a complete lack of shooting.

We'd be looking at only Ingles as a +3point shooter thus Delly gets time ahead of Exum until he improves this part of his game, remember in FIBA there is no illegal defence rule so if you can;t shoot teams clog up the lanes

That seems like pretty flawed logic. Firstly Delly isn't an amazing shooter, so you could put an actual shooter in.

Simmons
Broekhoff
Ingles
4
5

etc. I don't think Delly will have much of a role moving forward and if he does, it wont be as a shooter. Probably a low minute back up PG in our next Boomer stint. With the defensive lineups we will have moving forward you could almost go with a specialist shooter that doesn't do much else (Goulding/ Gliddon/ Caddee etc)

Delly is a good enough shooter at FIBA level. He works very well as a nominal PG next to Simmons. Patty is obviously the first choice, but Delly will likely be his back up. Exum can play as Simmons' back up. There's plenty of room for all of them to get minutes. We need those smaller guards defensively too.

I don't see a team with Simmons/Broekhoff/Ingles playing the 1-2-3 getting a lot of minutes. As I said in my post above, you need the smaller, quicker guards defensively. While Simmons plays the PG offensively, on D he usually picks up a wing or even a 4.

Delly would be a star in the NBL, period lol.

As for the Boomers line ups, I wouldn't worry too much about that. We've got guys who can do a bit of everything at every position and we are versatile enough to switch it up as we need. But Delly is clearly a lock for that team and it is silly to suggest otherwise. Delly and Bogut will probably come off the bench. And for those who scoff at the idea of Bogut, I say Bogut is a part of this team until someone takes the spot from him and no one has done it yet. Same goes for Delly. There is no one whose taken than 2nd or 3rd pg spot from him yet and I don't see it happening in the meantime.

Kelly wouldn't necessarily put up huge numbers in the NBL but his teams would be much better off for having him, that's for sure.

Am I the only one who sees Maker and Bolden as still raw at this stage.?

Any other players who could play power forward eg. Motum.

I think Maker and Bolden need a lot of work and are by no means locks (as I mentioned above). Motum is a good option still.

I think we'll end up seeing a lot of line ups without a natural 4, for example Simmons-Ingles-Broekhoff-Baynes with one of Mills/Delly/Exum. These line ups would enable a lot of switching, be quick and have good balance.

I would be surprised if finishing line ups (if not starting)didn't feature that kind of alignment.

That's not to say those bigger players won't play at all, I just think with Simmons we can play smaller and still not give up the rebounding and size.

I love the idea of Bogut coming off the bench with 5 fouls in his back pocket, what he'd do for an extra foul in the Spain game!

I think Simmons will guard 3s and 4s and play a similar offensive role to Bogut in Rio where he can use his passing skills as well as being in a position to score from the mid-post that's hard for help defence to cover.

Baynes/Bogut
Simmons/Maker/Bolden
Ingles/Broekhoff/Creek
Mills/Goulding
Dellavedova/Exum

The other player I think is a real chance is McCarron now he's shown he can play some PG, he gives real versatility, cover for an injured PG and solid D. He could grab the 11th or 12th spot.

He might carry the ball sometimes, but he ain't defending PGs, and he will be surrounded by shooters as much as possible. My money is on him being in a feeder spot more often than being the primary ball-handler.

The entire team is based around maximising Simmons as we only go as far as Simmons takes us!

Everyone else needs to fit around him and expect him to run the point on offence as he is clearly the best PG we've EVER had.

Others can guard the oppposing 1's thou hence Delly/Exum play that role.

No way a guy like McCarron even gets a look in with the guard/wing depth we now have and he isn't a plus defender/shooter at international level, basically he is Delly lite with the same onball skills

I like most of what appears above but also wonder if another big might be prudent. Love Baynes/Bogut but Bogut's health/fitness worries me a little. In other threads, several contributors have (strongly) suggested that he would struggle (with health/injuries etc) during an NBL reason. But WC's and Olympics are virtual seasons, played within 2 weeks. Much more chance of mishap there, I think.
Motum is mentioned above and IMO Bairstow/Jervis/DJ/Ogilvey, one of them should be "insurance" in that position.
We are blessed with 1,2,3 combinations and of course Simmons can add to any position on the court but knowing the depth in all other positions, I really would like a "big" back-up, even if not used.
If we were to lose Bogut, especially early in the competiton/s, we would have problems covering the loss and still play "our" game plan. Someone else, who will have a different natural and expected/expectant role will have to change. Lose Baynes (say, through injury) and the problem really hits hard. Could we start Bogut and expect him to have the same influence he would deliver coming off the bench, or would Simmons/Maker sacrifice their game to fill the void.
Nothing at all wrong going 4-out/1-in, but I would want to, rather than be forced to.
No disrespect to Creek but I feel that the arguement against McCarron's inclusion applies to Creek, in this scenario. As good as Creekis, my feeling is that another big is more important.
Am I terribly off the mark?

And, as this is a Delly thread, yes, he's definately in.