Free agent guard Matthew Dellavedova, who played for the Kings in 2022/23 but was unavailable in the playoffs after undergoing finger surgery, has agreed to a two-year contract with Melbourne United, Australia’s National Basketball League announced in a press release.
A nine-year NBA veteran, Dellavedova spent most of his career with Cleveland, winning a championship with the Cavs in ’15/16. He also played for the Bucks from 2016-18.
The 32-year-old played for Melbourne United in his native Australia during the ’21/22 season, so it’s a reunion between the two sides.
“I’m really excited to be coming back to Melbourne United,” Dellavedova said. “I want to come back and win a championship here. It’s a great club that has a really strong culture and I’m happy to be back a part of it.
“I had a lot of fun the year I was here. There’s excitement about getting to play with a lot of those same guys we had success with a year ago. It was a great group of guys, some I knew and some I grew close with.”
Dellavedova was on a minimum-salary contract this season for Sacramento and was mostly used for emergency depth, appearing in 32 games for an average of just 6.7 minutes per contest. He has a shared history with Mike Brown, having played for the Kings’ head coach with the Cavs when he was a rookie.
Long known for his hustle, competitiveness and determination, Dellavedova holds career averages of 5.2 points and 3.5 assists in 479 regular season games (93 starts, 19.4 minutes).
Well don’t bring back your veterans. Let’s replace him with some guy shooting three’s. Kings won’t be as good as this year
“Long known for his hustle, competitiveness and determination.” He was more known for being the dirtiest player in the league.
I know a few Gonzaga alums. They get vehemently angry at the mention of his name.
Waaaaaaaaaaa. Grow a pair. He’s no worse than PatBev or Dray. He plays hard
That’s silly. I can think of 5 more
Bennett taught him well.
Huh
It’s too bad about the rep he got especially early on. I’m from sac been here my whole life and I I remember just being kinda stoked for st Mary’s when he was there since that was towards the start of their little run.
There was tampering
That’s the NBA. It took me forever to see it. Rigged
The NBA is rigged league and networks want Lakers.