Milwaukee Bucks: Quick Looks At New Additions

Matthew Dellavedova

With apologies to Mirza Teletovic, the Bucks’ signing of Matthew Dellavedova was their biggest (and most controversial) move of the offseason.

Many fans doubted that an undrafted, largely non athletic point guard from a small college could succeed without the presence of LeBron James to bail him out or create opportunities.

From a playstyle standpoint, Delly did look like a perfect complement to Giannis Antetokounmpo in his full-fledged ballhandling form. With the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Aussie was able to harass opposing guards on the defensive end and produce as a knock-down three-point shooter on offense.

I mentioned prior to the season that if Dellavedova could replicate his role with the Cavs with a less talented roster around him, the signing should be considered a positive.

Thus far, he’s done more.

Starting consistently for the first time in his career, Delly has averaged career highs in minutes, points, assists, rebounds, and steals per game, shooting 7-of-20 from behind the arc as well.

Obviously, some of this statistical improvement is due to the added playing time received, but it’s safe to say from watching games that the Bucks’ new point guard has already become an integral part of the rotation.

Delly has been entrusted with more traditional point guard duties than many may have expected, which explains his team-leading 6.3 assists per game at the time of this writing.

With his extra duties, Delly has improved on his slashing game, making two-thirds of all his floaters and other shots from within nine feet of the basket as well as taking nearly two-thirds of his attempts from within the arc.

His performance will still be evaluated on his three-point shooting and defense, but Bucks fans have every reason to be excited about their new point guard.