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Delly to get $53 mil contract?

This guy.

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They'll need a decent point gaurd to back up old man rose. Can't see it happening

Milwaukee already has a poor shooting decent passing back up point gaurd in MCW if they go that route

I think Milwaukee would also be a good fit with Giannis playing the point next season.

If I had to pick one of delly or Austin rivers I'd probably just play with four

Austin rivers, the guy who scored 20+ on Dame with one eye shut, or delly, the guy who can't score in the paint and was benched for Dahntay jones.

Your Aussie bias is showing

Delly>Austin Rivers


That comparison is a joke

He ran a great pick and roll game with Richard Jefferson and Lebron when he had the chance to. While he's not a massive upgrade over Steve Blake, he's 10 years younger and would take over the back up pg role without question

$5-7m a season for Delly seems to be about right IMO.

Detroit would be fun, linking up with Baynes but also Drummond. PnR, alley-oop central.

I don't know why he's going to get massive offers. Cavs essentially can't resign him with their payroll. Yes he's restricted but it won't take 14 million to get the cavs to let him go

Philadelphia will have stupid amounts of salary space to give him whatever he wants. Half their team are on rookie contracts

"Dellavedova is in an interesting situation with his free agency. He had career highs averages across the board in the regular season: 7.5 points, 4.4 assists, and 2.1 rebounds per game, along with shooting 41 per cent from behind the arc. Yet in the Finals he had 2.7 points and 1.0 assist per game, while shooting an unenviable 16.7 per cent from behind the three-point line. On the defensive end, Dellavedova’s signature tenacity didn’t translate to results, with the Cavaliers being outscored by 55 points in the 46 minutes he was on the floor."

Rough Finals for the lad. For a 3 and D player his 3 and D-ing wasn't that good at all. I do think that will affect his pocket. Being benched for Dahntay Jones is always going to hurt. I doubt he will get anywhere near what is being mentioned, and I'm genuinely surprised his name is coming up next to these figures when better players like Austin Rivers and Jeremy Lin are available.

Will he get paid? Yes. Will it be more than $10 million? I doubt it.

2.5 points and 1.5 assists per game. The difference between the minimum and $14 million.

Yeah true. Harrison Barnes did nothing this playoffs but will get a max from someone. Milwaukee have a track record of stupid free agent decisions so let them spend $14m on a bench player. Not like they have any max players to spend it on anyway

He played plenty through the season and playoffs, he just didn't fit their game plan of challenging GSW's defence with speed and multiple options.

Last year he was a perfect fit for their physical plan against the Warriors without key players, while Bogut didn't fit Kerr's small ball response.

Bogey was critical to them this year though because they needed rim protection against the Cavs' penetration. Funny how things can change, but not a reflection on the quality of player.

$10 mil does seem a little steep for a guy that didn't get any minutes in the last two games, and few at all during the finals.

Seems to me that the guy's minutes went down after Blatt left & not sure why. His +/-, 3pt% and Assist/Turnover % were all really good.

I think the guy has a genuine role to play 10-15 mins a game & should be paid accordingly - maybe not $10mil though :)

They're same for same really. Hard working, "gritty" players that do the best despite limited natural ability

Delly's an upgrade on Blake at Detroit, but $10m is a lot of coin even with the increased cap

“That's a guy who is dedicated, who never cared about guys saying that Delly is not fast enough, Delly is not strong enough, Delly can’t shoot it well enough, Delly is not an NBA player."

Good that he knows all that stuff. Does well despite it

That's more than a million dollars per minute he played in the Finals. Good on him. Hopefully he goes to Milwaukee and learns from one of the best

Almost killed himself playing the minutes that lebron plays each and every game in back to back games.

Adam Morrison is a two time champion. Being carried means nothing.

Remember delly was said to be easily getting a 5 million deal last season then only got offered the minimum. He hasn't got that contract til he signs something

Wonder what the turkey who's always heaping crap on Delly has to say now


This from Lebron James himself
"“He damn near gave his life last year in the finals when he went to the hospital.

“That’s a guy who is dedicated, who never cared about guys saying that Delly is not fast enough, Delly is not strong enough, Delly can’t shoot it well enough, Delly is not an NBA player.

“Well guess what? Delly is a champion."

Sucks to be you right now doesn't it
He's proven he's worthy of the NBA in more ways than one.

Those are four year deals as well. 13.5 million a season as a back up. Wowee

Crazy what 7 points 4 assists and a benching is worth these days

Will be able to afford plenty of Corona stubbies with that contract.

So far I've heard delly to Philly, Houston, Detroit and Milwaukee.
10 Mil a season... Unbelievable!

The junior program does not carry finals dates, other than the Grand final weekend 16-19th of September.
Can someone help me with whether the finals are on a Sunday? They conflict with the city bay fun run if they do.
Is the semi finals on the friday night the 16th?