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Cleveland Cavaliers And Matthew Dellavedova Still Struggling To Agree On A Deal

By Ryan Rosko

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The Cleveland Cavaliers and guard Matthew Dellavedova have yet to agree to a new deal because of taxes according to Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix.

Dellavedova wants $4 million a year, but is he worth that price for a third string point guard now that the Cavs signed guard Mo Williams? Both players can play each guard positions coming off of the bench, which leads to Delly being in a tough spot competing for playing time. With Williams, Kyrie Irving, Iman Shumpert, Joe Harris, and one or two other legitimate guards on the roster, Dellavedova may not get the role he expects to have.

Looking at the roster of the team with one or two yet to be known talented guards added, I would not rely on him to have an important role. He would be good though as that third string PG or someone who can step in to play when others are injured.

The team can do a lot with Brendan Haywood‘s contract in a trade too, combining that with Thompson’s contract, it may be wise of Delly to be flexible on his contract negations. Depending on what Thompson signs for may force the Cavs hands and make a tough decision on Delly’s contract.

If Delly’s contract situation did not have the tax issue, Dellavedova’s contract could very well have been finished by now. Delly’s first contract with the team was a two year deal after going undrafted. The salary he made this past season was $816,482.

Understandably he will look for a raise as a free agent, especially after the solid playoffs and NBA finals he had, but the jumping from what he did earn to what he is asking may be unrealistic.  Outside of this past season’s playoff run, Dellavedova has not accomplish much else while in the NBA.

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Even though that may be unrealistic, when push comes to shove, Dellavedova probably will get that amount or close to it, given what the team has been spending so far this offseason.

Cleveland does have other contracts they are trying to work out as well, most notably Tristan Thompson‘s. There have been figures mentioned for what the team can and/or have offered, but until he signs his deal the uncertainty of Cleveland’s tax amount will be a problem.

The largest amount spent on taxes was done by the Brooklyn Nets a few years ago after they had brought in a core of Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett. Once the Thompson deal gets done and they fill out their roster, the Cleveland Cavaliers could very well top the Nets amount. Just because a team spends big does not mean that success will follow regardless of the sport.

The Cavs on the other hand have spent big last season and got to the finals, and have spent even more this offseason to keep their team together as they compete to win championships.

With the free agents being snatched up like flies now, the wait for Delly, Thompson, and other team transactions should not take that much longer. As the team routinely goes over trade options, having these players sign sooner rather than later will help their approach in obtaining other team’s assets as needed.

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