Cavs: Matthew Dellavedova’s recent tweet was great to see

The Cleveland Cavaliers haven’t had veteran point guard Matthew Dellavedova in game action yet this season due to complications involved with a serious concussion he suffered in a Dec. 12 preseason game versus the Indiana Pacers.

Per a report last week from The Athletic‘s Kelsey Russo and Joe Vardon (subscription required), because of Dellavedova still having symptoms related to the concussion, and him previously enduring others before, he has not been able to ramp up his workouts to get back into game shape. And according to that Russo and Vardon report, Dellavedova could end up needing to retire, given the concussion effects.

That said, Delly shortly thereafter tweeted out how retirement is not at all “on my mind” currently, and that it was a “temporary setback” and he’s “looking forward to coming back from this better than before.” He thanked those for well wishes of course, too.

Plus, on Friday Dellavedova tweeted out a few pictures of him seemingly going through an on-floor workout at the Cavaliers practice facility, and that it felt “awesome to be back at it!” He then noted that he thinks “it was more neck related,” and that he’s pumped to see the team back from their West road trip.

That Delly tweet was great to see as a Cavs fan.

We haven’t seen Dellavedova this year for the Wine and Gold, and though I don’t expect him, if/when he were to return, play much, frankly, his presence could bring the squad some energy.

It’s really good that it seems Delly is on the road back to coming back for Cleveland, who clearly is amid such a brutal stretch. The Cavs have lost six straight games, and though the young backcourt in Darius Garland and Collin Sexton have often played well, just seeing this sort of tweet from Delly is a positive.

To reiterate, Dellavedova, if/when he is able to come back, of which there’s no timetable about currently, likely won’t be having a key on-floor impact. Albeit in some spurts for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who haven’t been able to generate open, in-rhythm looks on the perimeter nearly as much as we would like, perhaps Dellavedova could aid in that realm.

When he was more in the fold in the rotation for the Cavs leading into the prior novel coronavirus-induced hiatus/ultimately the end of last season for Cleveland, Delly was a particulary productive ball mover.

He led the Cavs with 5.5 assists per outing post-All-Star break, and on the season, in a general sense, Dellavedova did have a near-career-best 7.9 assists per-36 minutes. And though his reworked shot went by the wayside, that was still fairly noteworthy, I believe.

Anyway, while we’ll have to see if Delly will be back in game action, feasibly in spot minutes at some point for Cleveland this season, who he signed a one-year, $2.1 million deal with before the year, that tweet from him was great to see, honestly.

Moreover, Delly seemingly making progress is at least a bit of good news for us Cavs fans, and perhaps the team, amid what’s definitely been a rough patch of outings against really tough opponents and with Andre Drummond trade rumors clearly here to stay.

That will be for the time from this point potentially leading up until the March 25 trade deadline, one would imagine, with him on an expiring deal and Jarrett Allen set to be Cleveland’s long-term future at the 5.

But again, circling back, it’s reassuring that the 30-year-old Dellavedova, a seven-year NBA vet, appears to be on the right track.