https://twitter.com/OlgunUluc/status/1413249072467636226

Hahah

LV uses losing McCaron to argue Melbourne aren't as big spenders compared to others;
Obvious response is maybe they have something better planned
LV criticises argument.
Then Melbourne sign Delly

This would be awesome! Everyone loves Delly. Hustle, heart, team first PG. Please be true!

United are indeed big spenders but so are Sydney, Perth and SEM. Remember Oluc implied United weren't top spenders last season.

Big signing, hopefully his body can hold up, surprised he's only 30.

Was hoping we could sign him at the Jackjumpers,I know we also tried hard to get him but I'm happy for Melbourne.

Having Delly in the league will be awesome.

Having Delly in the league will be awesome.

I'm going to find it very difficult to dislike Melbourne now

Would've been pretty awesome to see Damo vs Delly, the D and who could out hustle each other.

Delly is a true legend!

Well done Melbourne United

Well I was wondering who would be their marquee next season..
Bad luck JJs

And yeah MU biggest spenders again next season

Good for the league

Just hope JJs find someone else

Happy to see Delly in the NBL... on paper, a perfect replacememt/upgrade to McCarron based on playstyle, lets see how he looks in Tokyo though, been awhile since he was fully healthy.

Great for the NBL and for Melbourne.

Exactly D2.0 - pleased for Delly to be coming home to his home city and family.

Great for the league

Hoping that the Jackjumpers have another marquee signing in their sights.

Not sure Delly is an upgrade on McCarron but he's a great compliment to the greatest player ever.

Not sure Delly is an upgrade on McCarron but he's a great compliment to the greatest player ever.

Can I have the name of your weed dealer?

Great to see Delly in the league. But going to United hurts.

The league is looking super strong heading towards the future with players signing multiple year deals. Hoping the Wildcats have a "hold my beer" moment coming soon...

Yeah, I doubt Delly will be an upgrade on McCarron.

United will be hoping Delly settles in his home city for the long term, like Anstey and Barlow before him. Whereas they would've thought McCarron might sign for 3 more years, then head home to Brisbane or the best offer.

If Delly plays hard nosed D, sets the tone offensively and controls the pace, and makes NBL 2nd team I'll be pretty happy with that

Ie similar to what McCarron did this year

A healthy Delly is undoubtedly an upgrade on McCarron.

Based on what I've seen him do for the Boomers, I agree.

But it remains to be seen how that translates to the NBL under Vickerman.

Don't underestimate the season McCarron just had- the best of his 3 seasons with United. CG was better in playoffs but through regular season I had McCarron as United's 2nd most important player after Landale.

Apparently 700K for Delly..I wonder what new player rule the league will make up so Melbourne can sign someone and not pay their salary like they did with Baba last season

This is great news for the league. Another high profile player returning at an age he can still contribute as a star of the league.

I'm actually glad he has left the NBA. It's better to go to another league than be left on the bench.

I'm not sure what value Delly has right now. I suppose we will see in a month's time in Tokyo. His time in the NBA seemed to be over, especially with rumours of a concussion-induced retirement. Hopefully those rumours were baseless and he has many years left in him.

A 30 year old NBA point guard with NBA championship experience and starting point guard of the Boomers at three Olympics vs. Mitch McCarron.

Gee... I wonder who is better?!?!?!

McCarron would be coming off he bench if he stayed at United.

Official team announcement confirms this as a 3yr deal

It with these conjectures about salary that I wish the league would release salaries by team.

Is that $700k over the 3 years, or $700k per year?

Delly is not worth more than cotton. Cotton be like I'm the mvp and gettin 650.

700K doesn't seem that bad considering his resume, not to mention putting bums in seats and hopefully getting new viewers/members across the board. United are building their team, but also helping the NBL as a whole by signing him.

In the team announcement, they said Delly is free to continue exploring NBA options this off-season.

United can keep an import spot up their sleeve, for use if Delly returns to the NBA.

Marquees used to count 150k towards the cap- is that still the rule?

People seem to be missing the fact Delly signed a 3 year deal with United at $700k per year, I doubt the JJ's or too many other teams could afford that.

Nostraballmus sees Delly being named our next Boomers coach, after the Tokyo Olympics debacle. 5 year contract, next Olympics, 4 year plan to win that elusive medal.

So Delly's signing is probably in place of Landale. It sucks United buying up all the best talent year in year out but still good to see a current NBA player like Delly come back home.

LV trying to spin it as Delly not a big upgrade on McCarron is hilarious. Delly is a triple Olympian and just spent 8 years playing in the NBA including a significant role on an NBA championship team, McCarron is a nice NBL player but hardly NBA standard.

Another great signing by Melbourne United!

United going to be tough to beat again in 21/22.
Great signing.

Overspend salaries are dispersed to lower spending clubs?

Perthworld Wildcats will probably be stacked later in free-agency. Be patient because once Bryce is Australian I think no NBL teams can stop them?

Rebounding, passing, shooting off the dribble, athleticism, speed - Macca.
Defender - Delly.
Three point shooting - even.

Time will tell I guess but Delly is going to have to hit the boards and push the ball at pace to replace McCarron and his worth on this team.

Imagine if you had just committed to sell an ownership stage in United. Oops. I guess they can change their mind, but query if you can own interests in 2 clubs.

Yeah, deluded claims from random anons,
Welcome to Hoops

Only a complete crackhead would think Perth spent more than MU
I'm sure we would have if we could have, but there just wasn't the players available.

and yeah it's a crying shame that the JJs weren't given the budget to get Delly
Would have been the perfect foundation Captain for them

Delly is Melbourne's marquee, Reath rumoured to Illawarra, who else is a possibility for JJs to go after

Macca for me.

Love ya, Delly, but give me Mitch right now

My prediction would be Delly will have a similar impact on the offensive end as McCarron, perhaps another couple of assists, maybe 10 and 7.

McCarron better rebounder and pushing the break, Delly better in facilitating half court offence.

Defensively both are pretty solid, Delly a slight upgrade based on his experience guarding world class players, plus his physicality and elite hustle.

Id predict a slight upgrade overall and Delly to take McCarron's spot in All NBL 2nd team.

But its hard to say. Delly has had plenty of injuries the last few years. He'll show us where he's at in Tokyo. For Boomers sake, hopefully he's rolling!

Can he be required to wear head protection as part of his contract, to improve the chances of lasting the season?

When you consider injury concerns, career trajectory and recent form, especially in shooting, I also agree it's not ridiculous to suggest McCarron might be able to contribute more than Dellavedova. McCarron is coming off an All-NBL 2nd team. I don't expect Delly to come back as an All-NBL 2nd team player. On an individual level, McCarron can probably do more than Delly. But Delly is an experienced high IQ player and a winner. He will make a big contribution and make everyone around him better.

Wow.

Delly doesn't need to be a stat stuffer for MU, and he doesn't need to be healthy for the next regular season (thankfully Shea Ili can relieve the starting role for stretches). He just needs to be ready to take a lead playmaking role in the playoffs with the experience and basketball IQ to close out championship games.

Given the money MU's paying, he'll be an NBL player from here and why would he ever leave MU? Huge long-term signing.

Agree rjd, I'd statistically their contribution will be comparable, but I'm hoping Delly's presence and "one percenters" will mean his overall impact is a fraction more than McCarron. That's a realistic target but I don't think Delly will be in the MVP conversation or putting up 15 points a night.

Fingers crossed there is another a year or two of NBA in him after a healthy Olympics.

Nothing worse than a league owned big city team always getting first pick of everything.

Only a complete crackhead would think Perth spent more than MU

I'd love a source on the Cotton salary 'fact’.

SEM would've spent big.

Cotton was on more than a million dollars

Hahahahaha his new deal is 3 yrs 2 million so unless he is playing the third year for free how does that add up to over a million a year?.

Hopefully he's healthy and able to contribute as expected. Obviously an upgrade on McCarron (who I like very much) in that scenario.
But there is not insignificant risk that injuries will plague him and he won’t be that great.
Good for United and the league in any case, as that will bring attention and interest from casuals.

Hahahahaha his new deal is 3 yrs 2 million so unless he is playing the third year for free how does that add up to over a million a year?.

Are imports not allowed to be marquee players? That would have greatly reduced the impact on the cap?

No, imports are not allowed to be marquee players.

Whilst similar in age it appears to me that Mitch is in the midst of his prime as a basketballer where as Delly seems to be on a decline.

I doubt with Dellys concussion issues we will see that same defensive hustle we are used to, his career was almost over 6 months ago because of this.

My 2 cents...Mitch gets the nod just. Taking everything into account they are very similar but Mitch just has that little bit more explosiveness and athleticism.

For those suggesting Perth were the big spenders last season must be forgetting how much MU paid Landale on top of his release from OS. He and Cotton would cancel each other out & you can't tell me Mooney, Norton and Blanchfield were anywhere near what Hopson, Goulding, McCarron were on.

#464 Olympic selections would suggest otherwise

Mitch Creek is on $500k+ a year, Broekhoff wouldn't have come cheap, Gliddon was in the last WC team, Sykes came from the EuroLeague, Moore is ex-NBA, Wetzell was previously signed with a team in Germany etc

To sum up... Perth may (I highlight may) have coughed up the most $ due to a higher income man outside the marquee setup, seeing them pay more luxury tax..

..but in terms of $ that actually hit the pockets of players, Melbourne paid more, by that metric, in total.

How about that?

Incorrect.
You can have upto 4 Marquees, but each one over the first reduces your imports.

Zodiac spot on, plus Pineau had just signed a contract extension after finishing top 5 in NBL in Rebounds and blocked shots. That extension will kick in this year so perhaps previous deal not so much $$ but should be this coming season. Or do extensions with your same club sometimes result in additional $ immediately?

Mitch Creek is on $500k+ a year, Broekhoff wouldn't have come cheap, Gliddon was in the last WC team, Sykes came from the EuroLeague, Moore is ex-NBA, Wetzell was previously signed with a team in Germany etc

He rejoined the Phoenix under his original contract.