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.
The Milwaukee Bucks, however, are interested in another player: guard Matthew Dellavedova.
That’s right! As stated by Nick Dudukovich of Factory of Sadness, Brian Windhorst said the Bucks “would love to have Delly.” Windhorst made the comments on his “Hey, Windy!” radio show, which airs on ESPN Cleveland.
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Right now, however, the Cavs are not putting his name in any trade talks. Delly has impressed this season by coming back seemingly better than last year. He’s averaging 8.2 points, 2.5 rebounds, 4.8 assists, and 0.7 steals on 43% shooting from downtown. As we know, the numbers for Delly won’t jump off the score sheet, but his effort, tenacity, and willingness to do whatever it takes to win is why we all love him as a member of the Cavaliers.
Aside from that, Delly has one-year bird rights on his contract, meaning that he essentially has a no-trade clause. Any trade that the Cavs wanted to make involving him would require his approval to go through.