Matthew Dellavedova will reportedly sign a four-year, $38 million offer sheet with the Bucks.
Will the Cavaliers match?
LeBron James:
Congrats to my brother! @matthewdelly on his deal! Good luck in Milwaukee! Very deserving to you and your family. 1
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 1, 2016
Is that as definitive as it looks?
Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com:
The Cavs should probably match, though it’s not my money. But given the luxury-tax payments Dan Gilbert has already made, why stop now?
Dellavedova is a good backup guard, and he might start for the Bucks. They could use him next to quasi-point guard Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Paying a starter $9.5 million would be great value for Milwaukee, but that’s not a bad price for a backup point guard in this market (though, again, the resulting luxury-tax payments in Cleveland would complicate matters).
The Cavaliers have Mo Williams and No. 54 pick Kay Felder, whom I rated as a first-rounder. Williams played well early last season before falling off. If the 33-year-old re-finds his footing, he’d be fine and could give Felder time to find his footing.
Still, neither option looks as good as Dellavedova. Neither does anyone Cleveland could get with the mid-level exception.
Far above the cap anyway, the Cavs’ only cost to matching would be real dollars -- not roster flexibility. Apparently, that cost is too high.