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This past summer, the Cleveland Cavaliers saw themselves with a pile up of their own free agents to begin the season of dealings. Included in General Manager David Griffin’s bumper crop of names was Matthew Dellavedova. RELATED: Matthew Dellavedova Has Enemies In The Warriors’ Locker Room The Aussie point guard was considered a huge bargain […]

Matthew Dellavedova is one player whom people love to hate. He may not look the part, but he is as rugged as they come. To him, 30/70 balls are already considered as 50/50, hence the unwavering tenacity. RELATED: Matthew Dellavedova Voted Dirtiest Player In The NBA The way he goes about with his game is […]

After sitting out the first few months of the season, Kyrie Irving is back playing for the Cavs and producing at great rates. His PER is at 18.3, which is very high for a player who just returned from injury. Additionally, he is averaging almost 17 points per game in addition to 3.9 assists and […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are exploring any and all options that present themselves this week until the Thursday trade deadline. They’ve been linked to players like Ben McLemore, Kosta Koufos, and Kyle Korver. In exchange, they’re said to have put Timofey Mozgov on the trade block and are also gauging the trade value for Iman Shumpert. […]

David Blatt may no longer be connected with the Cleveland Cavaliers but the impact that he made on members of the team during his tenure will remain significant throughout their whole career. Perhaps the best person to lead that category is point guard Matthew Dellavedova. RELATED: Matthew Dellavedova Voted Dirtiest Player In The NBA The […]

Mo Williams, playing through a thumb and minute restrictions, what truly is his role? In his 12-year career, Mo Williams has proved that he belongs in the NBA first as a starter after glory days with the Bucks (’04-’08), legendary playoff runs with King James and the Cavs (’08-’11) and his numerous veteran roles on […]

The 2015-16 postseason saw the rise of Cavs’ backup point guard Matthew Dellavedova. The crappy Australian started in place of the injured Kyrie Irving in seven of the 20 postseason games. Delly’s coming out party saw him score in double figures seven times and averaging 10.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.7 assists in those seven […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were able to end their two-game losing skid last night against the Phoenix Suns, thanks to their hot shooting and some late-game heroics from Kyrie Irving. It was a tight game in the final two minutes, and it really could have gone either way, especially depending on how this play turned out: […]

Just last week, Cleveland Cavaliers head coach David Blatt said that Kyrie Irving would be returning to the court very soon, potentially on their two-game road trip. Irving did not suit up Friday night against the Orlando Magic and now reports are out that he will likely not be hitting the floor on Tuesday night […]

In his short but successful NBA career Matthew Dellavedova (Delly) has always been counted out. From becoming an undrafted rookie to starting in the finals three years later, he has come a long way in a very short time, and his development has been tremendous. Delly perhaps owes much of his NBA career to men […]

The duo of Matthew Dellavedova and Tristan Thompson has turned into a very effective bench partnership for the Cleveland Cavaliers. These two have developed a signature play as well. It’s when Dellavedova lobs a beautiful pass to Thompson who then finishes with a thunderous slam dunk. It’s all about these two players’ familiarity with each […]

Some NBA players are known to be owners of a few non-conventional domesticated animals. Be it a reptile, primate, or one of them aquatic buddies. RELATED: Matthew Dellavedova Opens Up About Being Hospitalized During NBA Finals One guy made a sarcastic and funny reference to Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Matthew Dellavedova about one marsupial that […]

Last season, the Cleveland Cavaliers started out like a headless chicken with every player having trouble finding their niche in Coach David Blatt’s schemes. We all know how things turned around starting in January until the Cavs ended up with one of the most potent offenses in the entire NBA. The familiarity and comfort that […]

After the Chicago Bulls’ opening day win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, Derrick Rose caught up with the cameras and the Bulls star got asked about the Cavalier pitbull of a point guard in Matthew Dellavedova. RELATED: VIDEO: Matthew Dellavedova Crosses Over, Kyle Lowry Falls, And Delly Knocks Down The Three His answer was a bit […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves in a great position right now as the team is stacked from top to bottom for the upcoming 2015-2016 season. The position of focus right now is the point guard position. Kyrie Irving, Mo Williams, and Matthew Dellavedova compose the formidable point guard trio of the Cavaliers. Irving is a […]

A few rooms away, the Cavs’ medical team was aggressively rubbing ice all over Dellavedova’s body as team doctors installed an IV into his arm as they tried to pull him out of what had turned into almost a full-body cramp. After the Cavs pulled off a miraculous Game 3 victory at home against the […]

What hurts most about falling short after coming so far in sports is how deep the fallen end up. Kevin Love’s recovery from his shoulder injury still feels dislocated and Kyrie Irving’s knee fracture in Game 1 of Cleveland’s fairytale Finals run still stings months later. Consequently, the front office’s job was far from finished […]

  The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are in a dogfight in these NBA Finals, with Game 6 of the series tonight in Cleveland. The Cavs will try to stave off elimination at home tonight to force one final matchup, a Game 7, back at Oracle Arena for the NBA Championship. This playoff series […]

Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry have had a rough NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers and their pesky wing defenders. Iman Shumpert has done a good job containing Klay Thompson for most of the series (Thompson did have a stellar 34 point outing in Game 2, but he was guarded by the small Delly half […]

Matthew Dellavedova left Game 3 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night and immediately went to the Cleveland Clinic via ambulance to address his severe cramping. He was given IV’s and was released Wednesday afternoon. Dellavedova, who usually drinks a cup of coffee prior to games and at halftime, decided to cut the tradition from his […]

In Game Two, the world was introduced to Matthew Dellave-defense. While in Game Three, it was Matthew Dellave-dive-a who showed up…big time. I know his offense was huge, career high in fact, but the way he sacrificed his body for those 50/50 balls was enormous. Whenever Delly dove to the floor, he was contagious, not […]

There were a lot of people doubting the Cavs’ chances after Kyrie Irving went down with a fractured knee cap in overtime in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The sentiment was that LeBron James couldn’t possibly beat the best team in the league on his own. Matthew Dellavedova, the Australian point guard starting in […]

Matthew Dellavedova has had one hell of a 2015 playoff run. Probably the the most unexpected impact player for the Cavs, Delly has made himself a household name and is now a crowd favorite in Cleveland. For the first time ever in NBA history, two Australians will go head-to-head in the NBA Finals as the […]

A topic that has been more relevant since Game 3 is whether or not point guard Matthew Dellavedova is a dirty player or just scrappy. Different opinions have been thrown around since Sunday night by the media. Only Delly knows of his real intentions when diving on the floor, but here is my take: Dellavedova […]

LeBron James and Matthew Dellavedova helped the Cavs earn one of the biggest victories of the year on Sunday night. In Game 3 against the Hawks, LeBron james came up with 37 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists while Dellavedova added 17 points, three rebounds, two assists, and one incredible defensive performance to follow up […]

In Game Six of the Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls, Matthew Dellavedova announced his arrival to the NBA playoff stage. With Kyrie Irving aggravating his knee in the first half, the Aussie Boomer picked up from where Irving left off as he finished with 19 points and three big three […]

The past few days have been rough for the Cleveland Cavaliers, to say the least. Being handed two consecutive losses from the Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans, Coach Blatt and his players already had a lot on their minds; but when medical reports surfaced, the team had even more to worry about. Cleveland […]

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images The Cleveland Cavaliers 8-game winning streak came to an end tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Cavs lost 103-94 in Oklahoma City. The Cavs got off to an excellent start without their superstar MVP and team captain LeBron James, who sat out tonight’s game with knee soreness. In […]

This past Tuesday in the Cavs’ crushing defeat against the Portland Trail Blazers, Matthew Dellavedova injured his left knee, and now MRIs show a serious MCL sprain that will keep Delly out for up to 6 weeks. The Cavs announce Matthew Dellavedova has a MCL sprain in his L knee. Will be out 4-6 weeks. […]

David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images What is the role of Cavs’ 2nd string point guard, Matthew Dellavadova, and how vital is that role? Matthew Dellavedova, the miniature ‘Wild Thing’. The entire NBA world underestimates how valuable he can be to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Lets take a solid look at why that is. ‘Delly’ is […]

Getty Images As dramatic as the anticipation was, the finale to the Cavs’ preseason rivalry matchup with the Miami Heat was even more epic than what anyone expected. The Cavaliers resiliently won in the final seconds of OT against the Heat, 122-119. Kevin Love led the way 25 points and 7 rebounds, which we can […]

Cavs Nation’s Matt Thomas NBA Global Games 2014 will tipoff this evening at 5pm ET in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where the Cleveland Cavaliers will face-off against the Miami Heat. Those two names instantly tell you this isn’t an ordinary preseason matchup. From Kyrie sitting out because of his precautionary leg injury to the anticipated […]

Michael Allen Blair/Digital First Media This has, without a doubt, been an epic off-season for the Cleveland Cavaliers. No one can stop thinking about the endless possibilities the franchise can achieve, consequently getting everyone wrapped up in the hype in some way. It’s exciting, but how much of a distraction has it been to the […]