CLEVELAND (AP) – The Cavaliers have re-signed free agent guard Matthew Dellavedova to a one-year, $1.2 million contract.
Dellavedova emerged as an unlikely postseason contributor after All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving was injured.
He made $816,000 last season, and had been a restricted free agent.
Although the Cavs signed Mo Williams this summer to be Irving’s primary backup, the team wanted to keep Dellavedova because of the energy he brings off the bench.
Dellavedova accepted the Cavs’ qualifying offer and he can be an unrestricted free agent next summer when the league’s salary cap will expand.
The Australian has endeared himself to Cleveland fans and his teammates with his non-stop hustle. Dellavedova had several big games in the playoffs, scoring 20 points in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.