Dellavedova, 24, played in 67 games (13 starts) in the 2014-15 regular season, averaging 4.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 20.6 minutes per game. He shot a career-high .407 from 3-point range and .763 from the free-throw line. Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
The Cleveland Cavaliers re-signed restricted free agent guard Matthew Dellavedova on Monday, and traded center Brendan Haywood, guard/forward Mike Miller and two future second-round draft picks to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Terms of Dellavedova’s contract were not released, but the deal is for one year and worth approximately $1.2 million, according to ESPN.com.
Cavs general manager David Griffin officially announced the trade after the story was reported by multiple media outlets earlier in the day.
Dellavedova, 24, played in 67 games (13 starts) in the 2014-15 regular season, averaging 4.8 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists in 20.6 minutes per game. He shot a career-high .407 from 3-point range and .763 from the free-throw line. The 6-foot-4 backup point guard also led the Cavaliers with a 3.34 assist-to-turnover ratio for the season, which ranked fourth in the NBA.
Dellavedova appeared in all 20 games (seven starts) during Cleveland’s NBA Finals run in the 2015 playoffs and averaged 7.2 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 24.9 minutes per game.
As a result of the trade, the Cavs will receive two trade exceptions of approximately $10.5 million and $2.8 million, respectively. The two draft picks that Cleveland is sending to Portland in the deal are the Cavaliers’ own 2020 second-round draft pick, and the more favorable of Minnesota’s own 2019 second-round draft pick and the Los Angeles Lakers’ own 2019 second-round draft pick.
The 35-year-old Haywood, a 13-year veteran, has played in 816 games (549 starts) with Washington, Dallas, Charlotte and Cleveland, averaging 6.8 points on .528 shooting from the field, 6.0 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 22.9 minutes per game. This past season with the Cavs, he played in 22 games (one start) and averaged 1.6 points and 1.3 rebounds in 5.4 minutes per game.
The 35-year-old Miller, a 15-year veteran, owns career averages of 11.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 28.3 minutes over 965 games (568 starts) with Orlando, Memphis, Washington, Miami and Cleveland. Miller was a key signing last offseason because of his experience and relationship with LeBron James, but he averaged just 2.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 13.5 minutes in 52 games (15 starts).
The Blazers likely will waive Haywood and eventually could work a buyout with Miller, according to reports.
