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Matthew Dellavedova played for which team between Sep 2016 and Oct 2016?
Matthew Dellavedova Matthew William Dellavedova ( born 8 September 1990 ) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He played college basketball for Saint Marys College and has played on the Australian national team . Dellavedova won an NBA championship with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016 . Early life . Born and raised in Maryborough , Victoria , Dellavedova is the oldest of three children in his family and is a sixth-generation Italian Australian . His father , Mark , grew up playing Australian rules football and his mother , Leanne , played netball . Dellavedova began playing basketball at the age of four . He attended Maryborough Regional College and played junior basketball for the Maryborough Blazers and played in under-12 and under-14 Bendigo Braves squads . Along with basketball , he played tennis , soccer , and Australian rules football at the junior level . In the latter sport , Dellavedova played the position of wing and kicked a total of 32 goals in 26 games between 1999 and 2001 , but gave the game away to focus solely on basketball . Despite giving the game away at a young age , he is an avid supporter of the Collingwood Magpies in the Australian Football League . Throughout his teenage years , he was selected for several Victorian state representative basketball sides and played alongside future Collingwood captain , Scott Pendlebury . In 2007 , he moved to Canberra to attend the Australian Institute of Sport ( AIS ) where he spent three years playing in the South East Australian Basketball League ( SEABL ) . Both of Dellavedovas sisters , Yana and Ingrid , play basketball as well , with Yana playing U.S . college basketball for Long Beach State in 2012–13 . College career . Dellavedova was recruited by Randy Bennett and the Saint Marys College of California in 2009 and signed with the Gaels before the 2009–10 season . He was ranked by ESPN as one of the top junior players in Australia . Dellavedova immediately contributed for the Gaels and started all 34 games as a freshman . In 2009–10 , he averaged 12.1 points , 3.5 rebounds , and 4.5 assists per game . That season , the Gaels won 28 games and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the 2010 NCAA mens basketball tournament . The Gaels reached the Sweet Sixteen by upsetting Villanova , 75–68 . Dellavedovas crucial late free throws iced the game against the Wildcats . On 16 January 2013 , Dellavedova scored 18 points , including a game-winning three-point buzzer-beater , in a 70–69 victory over the BYU Cougars . The forty-foot shot soon became known as the Dellavedagger . In 2012–13 , Dellavedova was an Academic All-America selection and a Senior CLASS Award finalist . Dellavedova graduated from Saint Marys in 2013 with a degree in psychology . He finished his college career as Saint Marys all-time leader in scoring , assists , games played , free throw percentage , and three-point shots . St . Marys retired his jersey on 15 February 2014 . Dellavedovas #4 was the second retired by the schools mens basketball program , joining Tom Meschery in the rafters of McKeon Pavilion . Professional career . Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2013–2016 ) . 2013–14 season . After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft , Dellavedova joined the Cleveland Cavaliers for the 2013 NBA Summer League . On 12 September 2013 , he signed a two-year , $1.3 million contract with the Cavaliers , with $100,000 guaranteed . On 26 March 2014 , he had a season-best game with 21 points and 6 assists in a 97–96 win over the Detroit Pistons . 2014–15 season . In July 2014 , Dellavedova re-joined the Cavaliers for the 2014 NBA Summer League . On 9 November 2014 , he was ruled out for four to six weeks with a sprained left knee ( MCL ) that he sustained in the fourth quarter of Clevelands loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on 4 November . On 8 December 2014 , he returned from injury to face the Brooklyn Nets . On 11 February 2015 , Dellavedova was selected to participate in the Rising Stars Challenge as part of the 2015 NBA All-Star weekend . On 14 May 2015 , Dellavedova scored a team-high 19 points to help the Cavaliers defeat the Chicago Bulls and advance to the Conference Finals for the first time since 2009 . Following the Cavaliers Game 3 win over the Atlanta Hawks in Eastern Conference Finals , Dellavedovas aggressive play became a major talking point with some describing him as a dirty player . Despite this criticism , teammate LeBron James and NBA great Charles Barkley both defended Dellavedovas style of play . In Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors , in the absence of the injured Kyrie Irving , Dellavedova held Stephen Curry to 0-of-8 shooting and four turnovers while guarding him . The Cavaliers won Game 2 in double-overtime , 95–93 , for their first victory of an NBA Finals game in franchise history . In Game 3 , Dellavedova scored a playoff career-high 20 points as the Cavaliers defeated the Warriors to take a 2–1 series lead . After the game , Dellavedova was so dehydrated that he needed an IV , and he was quickly taken to the Cleveland Clinic for medical attention . The Cavaliers went on to lose the last three games of the series , however , as Dellavedova shot just 19% from the field in those three games . 2015–16 season . On 27 July 2015 , Dellavedova re-signed with the Cavaliers . On 19 November 2015 , he recorded 7 points and a career-high 13 assists in a 115–100 win over the Milwaukee Bucks . Four days later , he had a season-best game starting in place of injured guards Kyrie Irving and Mo Williams . In just under 24 minutes of action , he recorded 15 points and 9 assists in a 117–103 win over the Orlando Magic . On 20 December , he scored a season-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting in a 108–86 win over the Philadelphia 76ers . On 18 February , he returned to the line-up after missing five straight games with a strained hamstring . Dellavedova went on to help the Cavaliers defeat the Toronto Raptors on 27 May in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals . The 4–2 series win advanced the Cavaliers to their second straight NBA Finals . In a Finals rematch with the Warriors , the Cavaliers became the first team in NBA history to win the championship after being down 3–1 in the series . Milwaukee Bucks ( 2016–2018 ) . On 7 July 2016 , Dellavedova was acquired by the Milwaukee Bucks in a sign-and-trade deal with the Cavaliers , in which Cleveland received a $4.8 million trade exception and the rights to Albert Miralles , while Milwaukee also received cash considerations . Dellavedovas contract gave him $38 million over four years . Dellavedova made his debut for the Bucks in their season opener on 26 October 2016 , scoring 11 points in 29 minutes as a starter in a 107–96 loss to the Charlotte Hornets . On 3 December 2016 , he scored 12 of his season-high 18 points in the fourth quarter of the Bucks 112–103 win over the Brooklyn Nets . After starting all 30 games to begin the season , he missed five straight games in late December and early January with a strained right hamstring . Dellavedova missed 15 consecutive games with left knee tendinitis during November and December of the 2017–18 season . On 1 January 2018 , Dellavedova had a season-high 10 assists in a 131–127 overtime loss to the Toronto Raptors . A right ankle sprain suffered on 4 February against the Nets saw Dellavedova miss 29 straight games , returning to action in the Bucks regular-season finale against the Philadelphia 76ers on 11 April . He went on to play in six of the Bucks seven playoff games . Return to Cleveland ( 2018–present ) . On 7 December 2018 , Dellavedova was acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team trade that also involved the Bucks and the Washington Wizards . In his return game for the Cavaliers in Milwaukee three days later , Dellavedova received an ovation when he entered the game and finished with 11 points in 16 minutes in a 108–92 loss to the Bucks . On 8 March 2020 in a game against the Denver Nuggets , Dellavedova had a career high 14 assists in a 104–102 win . On 25 November 2020 , Dellavedova re-signed with the Cavaliers . Player profile . Dellavedova is well known for his high levels of effort while playing . Multiple players , coaches , and commentators have praised his toughness and competitiveness , particularly on defense . On account of his aggressiveness , some have cast Dellavedova as reckless or dirty . However , multiple current and former players have spoken in defense of Dellavedova , including LeBron James , Kobe Bryant , Charles Barkley , and Antonio Davis . Dellavedovas offensive strengths includes his three-point shot , his floater , and his passing ability . International career . Dellavedova competed for the Australian junior national team at the 2009 FIBA Under-19 World Championship . He was the teams third leading scorer – averaging 10.1 points per game – for the fourth-place Australians . He was named in the Australian senior national team , the Boomers , to compete for the first time at the 2009 FIBA Oceania Championship . At age 19 , he was the youngest Australian player at the competition . He went on to compete for the Boomers at the 2012 London Olympics , the 2014 World Cup in Spain , the 2016 Rio Olympics , and the 2019 World Cup in China . Personal life . Dellavedova married his long-time girlfriend , Anna Schroeder , on 1 July 2017 , after proposing to her on 10 September 2016 . Dellavedova met Schroeder at Saint Marys , where she played volleyball and was an honor roll student . They started dating after his senior year . On 5 July 2019 , the couple announced they were expecting their first child , a boy . On 6 November , he announced the birth of his son , Anders Ralph Dellavedova . He has a second cousin , also named Matthew Dellavedova , who is a tennis player in Australia . Dellavedova is good friends with his former Cavaliers teammate , Joe Harris . Community involvement . On 28 March 2015 , Dellavedova escorted Jackie Custer , a 17-year-old cancer patient , to Akron Childrens Hospitals A Prom to Remember event . Custer was asked to choose a celebrity guest to escort her to the event , and chose Dellavedova . Custer stated , Going to prom with Delly was a night Ill never forget . It was definitely magical , and hes the sweetest guy Ive ever met . External links . - espn.com profile - 2012 Olympic profile - Saint Marys Gaels bio