The 6 ‘3’’ guard hails from Australia, and plays for a Victoria based team, Melbourne United. He also has a wide experience of playing in the NBA, last season he was with the Sacramento Kings where he helped the team to reach the playoffs, but in a 4-3 competitive series they lost to the Golden State Warriors. Moreover, he also holds a NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016.
Coach Brian Goorjian has announced the Australia 12-man roster for the upcoming World Cup in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan. Josh Giddey, Matisse Thybulle, and Matthew Dellavedova are the few highlighting roster for the team. As of now, the Boomers have showcased a pretty decent performance in their tune-up matches held in Japan and Melbourne.
They have appeared in five exhibition matches and triumphed in the four (only loss against Brazil).
The United guard is accustomed to his strong worth ethic and his ability to give all on the court. He is a two way player who is often seen contributing on each end of the floor, many NBA players including, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Charles Barkley have praised Dellavedova for his defensive gameplay. Additionally, he is a team player who believes in ball rotation, and has a pin-point deep threes, and a floater.
Matthew Dellavedova’s age
The Melbourne United player was born on 08 September 1990. Last year the guard turned 32.
Dellavedova has been a stable selection for the Australian team, starting from the junior team where he represented the team in the U19 FIBA World Cup of 2009 only at the age of 18. The team finished fourth there, and he led the team in overall points. After that he made his entry into the Senior team and showed up in the 2012 olympics of London, 2014 World Cup in spain, 2016 Olympics in Rio.
The last two major tournaments, the 2019 World Cup of China and the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, the team displayed an exquisite performance, finishing fourth in the 2019 FIBA Cup, where they lost to Spain and France in the semifinals and grabbed a bronze medal in the 2020 Olympics
FAQs
A. The Australian player is listed at 6 feet 3 inches or 1.91m tall and weighs around 200 lb or 91 kg.
A. In the 2022 free agency, Sacramento Kings rewarded the guard with a one year deal of worth up to $ 2.6 million thus, he makes an average salary of $2.6 million in the 2023 season.
A. In the 2023 free agency the guard moved to Australia to play in the National Basketball League for Melbourne United.
A. With an average playing time of 7 minutes, the guard appeared in 32 games and averaged 1.5 ppg and 0.4 RPG.
A. Matthew Dellavedova married his long time girlfriend Anna Schroeder. They both were dating since their college days at Saint Mary
