Veteran guard Matthew Dellavedova is not among the 13 players on the Australian national team that will travel to Melbourne for FIBA World Cup exhibition games, per EuroHoops.
Free agent forward James Ennis has signed with Puerto Rican club Grises de Humacao. Ennis, 32, last appeared in the NBA in 2021-22, when he played two games for the Nets, two for the Clippers and three for the Nuggets.
Being a role player in the NBA meant enviable contracts and even a championship, but, with two major international tournaments on the horizon, Matthew Dellavedova wants to be where the biggest on-court opportunity lies.
The Sacramento Kings announced Friday that Matthew Dellavedova has suffered a fractured finger and will be out indefinitely. From the Kings official release: The Sacramento Kings announced today that guard Matthew Dellavedova sustained a right index finger fracture during the fourth quarter of Wednesday’s game versus the Portland Trailblazers.
Dellavedova was signed to a partially guaranteed deal for the veteran’s minimum, so he will earn $2,628,597 in 2022-23.
Point guard Matthew Dellavedova and forwards KZ Okpala and Chima Moneke have earned spots on the Kings’ final roster ahead of the regular season, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
How will Dellavedova factor into the new look Kings? Back in July, the Sacramento Kings signed veteran guard Matthew Dellavedova. It was a signing many didn’t expect or even care to think about at first.
The Kings are signing veteran point guard Quinn Cook to a one-year contract, per Marc J. Spears of ESPN and Andscape. Sacramento actually worked out Cook in July, along with Matthew Dellavedova, who they have also signed.
The contract for point guard Matthew Dellavedova with the Kings is a one-year deal that is nonguaranteed, per Luke Adams of Hoops Rumors. The deal was originally reported as partially guaranteed.
To many Cleveland Cavaliers fans, Matthew Dellavedova is still a name that is near and dear to their hearts. Dellavedova was hardly ever going to fill
Guard Matthew Dellavedova agreed to terms on a contract with the Sacramento Kings on Friday. The Kings did not disclose terms of the deal for Dellavedova, who played for new Sacramento coach Mike Brown as a rookie with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2013-14.
With Sacramento, Dellavedova will likely slot in as the third point guard behind starter De'Aaron Fox and 2021 top-10 draft pick Davion Mitchell.
Former Cavaliers point guard Matthew Dellavedova is looking to make a return to the NBA and has already drawn interest from the Kings. Per Dave McMenamin of ESPN, Dellavedova is scheduled to work out for Sacramento during the Las Vegas Summer League, where the entire league has embarked.
The 31-year-old Australian guard played for the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2020-21 season but was limited to 13 games because of various injuries.
Because the NBA features the best players in the world, other basketball leagues get overlooked from time to time. This was recently acknowledged by former NBA player Mario Hezonja, who spoke about how legendary European coaches would fare in the NBA.
Dellavedova is set to take the court after suffering a concussion during the preseason.
Dellavedova and five-time All-Star Kevin Love are the only players on the Cavs from the 2016 Cleveland roster that completed a historic comeback to defeat the Golden State Warriors and win the NBA Finals.
The Cavaliers are set to return to their practice facility in mid-September to hold a voluntary minicamp. While most players will be there, pending free agents Tristan Thompson and Matthew Dellavedova will not be participating.
Nuggets wing Gary Harris made a highlight reel out of the Cavs' Matthew Dellavedova on Saturday night.
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