Matthew Dellavedova

[jpow6636]

Wow this is a complement from Bradley Beal when asked who is the best one on one defender!

SLAM: You also draw the other team’s best defender most nights. Who’s the best one-on-one defender out there?

BB: [Thinking] [Matthew] Dellavedova from Cleveland is a great defender. He’s a pest, he annoys you. I give credit where it’s due, man, ’cause he’s definitely one of the toughest that I’ve been against. [Iman] Shumpert from New York, he’s a great defender as well. And of course Tony Allen.

http://www.slamonline.com/nba/qa-bradley-beal/

 

[Muffinalt]

Delly certainly has Beal's numbers :chuckles:

 

[CosmoKramer]

Jarrett Jack is such a general. I love him but I also love Matty Dellavedova. Gotta back my Aussies Similar style to Patty Mills. Always ready to and massive hustle player. Gives it his all because he's always got something to prove.

Delly doesn't have that great of ball handling skill but he is capable of making plays and knocking down shots. Plus his D is tight. Hopefully we bring him back

What???

Wow this is a complement from Bradley Beal when asked who is the best one on one defender!

SLAM: You also draw the other team’s best defender most nights. Who’s the best one-on-one defender out there?

BB: [Thinking] [Matthew] Dellavedova from Cleveland is a great defender. He’s a pest, he annoys you. I give credit where it’s due, man, ’cause he’s definitely one of the toughest that I’ve been against. [Iman] Shumpert from New York, he’s a great defender as well. And of course Tony Allen.

http://www.slamonline.com/nba/qa-bradley-beal/

Nice to see Delly getting some credit from a legit NBA player, I'm baffled at how often he's trashed in the chat room. Easily our best perimeter defender until Deng came along, and Deng made the 2nd All-NBA Defensive team a couple years ago.

 

[oasis05]

I think Wiggins reduces Dellavedova's value. Delly had a lot of value defending 2's, and playing off the ball, allowing kyrie and waiters to dribble the air out of it, and jack too. With Wiggins coming in it'll be interesting how well he defends threes. If he chases around 2's better we may be in a position to move Delly with jack or waiters for a piece in the front court at the deadline. I'm still bothered by the sub 200 pound listing. Makes me think he's a shooting guard, and he'll be replacing Delly in the back court as a guy who can play with out the ball.

 

[dark2332]

I think Wiggins reduces Dellavedova's value. Delly had a lot of value defending 2's, and playing off the ball, allowing kyrie and waiters to dribble the air out of it, and jack too. With Wiggins coming in it'll be interesting how well he defends threes. If he chases around 2's better we may be in a position to move Delly with jack or waiters for a piece in the front court at the deadline. I'm still bothered by the sub 200 pound listing. Makes me think he's a shooting guard, and he'll be replacing Delly in the back court as a guy who can play with out the ball.

Um, you realize that teams need more than one perimeter defender, right....

 

[Douglar]

I think Wiggins reduces Dellavedova's value.

Anytime you can get meaningful minutes production from a minimum salary, non-guaranteed contract, the team is getting a great value.

But here's the irony. Dellavedova wasn't supposed to be a defensive 2 guard when the team signed him. Coming out of college, he was supposed to be a creative pass-first play maker with defensive short comings. He fell into the defensive 2 guard role because no one else was stepping up. It was a big surprise to see him carve out that niche for himself. He seemed to thrive under Mike Brown ( which is impossible because Mike Brown doesn't develop young talent )

In my mind, the players that became the most expendable with the Wiggins pick were CJ.Miles and Karasev.

The players that Dellavedova competes against are Irving, Waiter, and Jack, and I think we've got a clear indication from the front office about which of those 4 are staying and which are going.

http://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz36yPG1iZl

Dellavedova is an extremely gifted and unselfish passer, being capable of getting the ball to teammates in virtually every way possible, be it with the bounce pass, lob, chest passes, post-entries and everything in between. Playing at his own unique pace, he does a terrific job of using his picks patiently and waiting to see how the defense reacts, before making the read and getting the ball to where it needs to be. He ranked in the top-10 amongst point guard prospects in assists per-40 and pure point rating last season

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Another question mark Dellavedova faces at the pro level revolves around his potential defensively. His lack of strength, length and lateral quickness makes it difficult for him to stay in front of opposing point guards, as he doesn't cover ground very well, and has a difficult time getting through screens. He counters this by putting a good effort in, and shows nice anticipation skills on this end of the floor, but his potential at this end of the floor is a bit murky against elite athletes.

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

http://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz36yPG1iZl

"Another question mark Dellavedova faces at the pro level revolves around his potential defensively. His lack of strength...."

That just doesn't match what I've seen of the guy, though I didn't watch him play in college. Looks to me like his strength -- and energy level, obviously -- is what enables him to defend 2 guards much better than he defends the quicker point guards. I think that makes him particularly valuable because it lets a team play a 2 guard who might be a bit undersized, because that 2 can defend the opposing PG.

And I agree about his value. I think his potential is being underestimated by those who think he's really not a rotation guy on a championship team. The tone of the game changes when he comes on the court, and not many players can do that. And as more of a glue/energy guy than some monumental offensive talent, he'll probably never command a high salary.

I don't know how you quantify his locker-room value, but it's probably significant. His teammates love his effort, and I'll bet he becomes one of LBJ's favorite guys if he returns.

 

[Randolphkeys]

Dellavedova had a high ankle sprain most of his senior season but didn't miss much time off the floor. Because he was playing through it, he looked slow both in transition and on defense. Add to that he needed to drop some bad weight and tone up and to some scouts he wasn't an NBA prospect. If those same people went off his junior year and Olympics performance, he should have been a high second round pick. That was how Z and Redden targeted him.

 

[Nathan S]

Well, I'm thankful that we at least kept Gold Chains.

 

[Jack Brickman]

Well, I'm thankful that we at least kept Gold Chains.

I'd be fucking rioting if we included him in that deal. It was terrible enough as-is.

 

[shoes22]

It's so funny. Watching Delly in the summer league game tonight, his game is really like Anderson Varejao in a PG's body. He didn't score much, but he didn't have to. He looked like a real veteran out there playing with and against a bunch of kids.

 

[Mr. MacPhisto]

I'd be fucking rioting if we included him in that deal. It was terrible enough as-is.

Yeah, would've better if we would've just forgotten about LeBron and gone with Ariza.

I still think we need a sarcasm tag online.

 

[shoes22]

Yeah, would've better if we would've just forgotten about LeBron and gone with Ariza.

I still think we need a sarcasm tag online.

That's obviously not what he was saying, and you know it. It was a cap space clearing trade. There were probably a hundred different ways that could have been accomplished to create space for LeBron...and including Delly in one of those trades would have been one of the worse options.

 

[Mr. MacPhisto]

That's obviously not what he was saying, and you know it. It was a cap space clearing trade. There were probably a hundred different ways that could have been accomplished to create space for LeBron...and including Delly in one of those trades would have been one of the worse options.

I understand that. And I'd agree - I think Delly was more important than the guys we gave up, but the implication was adding him to that deal and saying it's a terrible deal. It's only a terrible deal if something else better was available and we skipped on it. We don't know that. I don't call a deal that essentially trades Zeller, Karasev, and a late first (likely) for LeBron and a conditional second rounder - essentially. If we had gotten LeBron directly through that trade, everyone would have said it was a steal and not called it terrible.

I get calling it terrible if he doesn't return. He is and that deal facilitated it. It is a great deal now that we can look at it in hindsight. The best player in the world for a likely solid backup center, an unproven wing, and a late round first. As much as I wouldn't want to ditch Delly, even including him in that wouldn't make it worse. I'm glad we didn't include him because I love how he plays, but the deal can hardly be called terrible now that we know the outcome. It can only be terrible if we know we could have cleared cap in another deal.

 

[DELONTEizDad]

Watching the Summer League game, they said Bradley Beal was quoted as saying Delly is his least favorite guy to go against (or something along those lines.)