The Kings plan to guarantee Matthew Dellavedova‘s contract for the remainder of the season, a league source tells Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).
Dellavedova was signed to a partially guaranteed deal for the veteran’s minimum, so he will earn $2,628,597 in 2022/23. However, the Kings will only carry a $1,836,090 cap hit, as our Luke Adams details here.
Sacramento just waived Chima Moneke, another player with a partially guaranteed deal, ahead of tomorrow’s guarantee deadline. KZ Okpala is the last remaining player whose contract is partially guaranteed, but he has appeared in more games than both Dellavedova and Moneke, so it would be a mild surprise if he’s released.
A nine-year NBA veteran, Dellavedova spent most of his career with the Cavaliers, winning a title in 2016. He also spent two-plus seasons with the Bucks. However, he was out of the league in 2021/22 — he played for Melbourne United in his native Australia.
Kings head coach Mike Brown coached Dellavedova when he was a rookie with Cleveland back in ’13/14, and that familiarity played a big factor in him landing another NBA deal. The 32-year-old has appeared in just 15 games with Sacramento for an average of 6.7 minutes per contest.
This is the Udonis Haslem deal. Good guy that Mike Brown likes and is a good locker room presence. Each team needs a guy or two like this.
Waste of a roster spot, just add him to your staff.
Veterans are important. Get a clue phillyballer. We need 15 guys jacking up threes right?
I would like to see Queta get more time, he has looked good in limited minutes
Dellavedova having a paid job in the NBA is one of the great mysteries of our time, right up there with the Loch Ness Monster
Horrible, horrible player his entire NBA career. That preposterous Bucks contract shows just how stupid the league is. It was like a charitable donation.