The Cleveland Cavaliers have not Matthew Dellavedova for the last 10 games due to concussion symptoms, and he could reportedly be done for the rest of the season now.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have gotten solid play out of veteran point guard Matthew Dellavedova since he was reportedly traded to them in December by the Milwaukee Bucks, but he has had some injury concerns this year, both with his knee and now with his most recent concussion.
In a game earlier this month against the Miami Heat, Dellavedova reportedly suffered the injury, an since, he’s missed the last ten games, due to symptoms related to the concussion and preventative measures/the NBA’s concussion protocol.
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Yesterday, Cleveland head coach Larry Drew said that he “wouldn’t completely rule out” the chance that Delly could miss the rest of the season (which would be the last seven games), given the complications with the injury, according to Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor.
As Fedor noted, Dellavedova has a history with concussions in his career, and earlier this month, Delly had to return home from a Cavs’ three-game road trip because he was “so sick,” and precaution seems to be the case with what Drew was meaning with the aforementioned comment.
Furthermore (per Fedor), Delly hasn’t even been able to go through “non-contact shooting sessions.”
This sounds really rough for Dellavedova going forward in his NBA career, because concussions seem to be a recurring problem once a player suffers through one.
Hopefully the Cleveland Cavaliers veteran guard can fully recover from this injury in due time, because he’s a valuable asset to have on the roster to continue to help rookie point guard in his development as a primary playmaker.
On the year with the Cavs, Dellavedova has posted 7.3 points on 53.7 percent true shooting, to go with 4.2 assists per game, per Basketball Reference.
With Delly being out recently, though, Brandon Knight (who’s been playing very well during his minutes on the floor), has reportedly worked wonders as a mentor for Sexton, considering Knight has more similarities to the rookie than Delly and is proving his worth, according to The Athletic’s Joe Vardon (subscription required).