Matthew Dellavadova, the backup point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, just signed a shoe deal with Chinese shoe company Peak Sports. After leaving Nike, Matthew joins the ranks of players like Dwight Howard, Tony Parker, and George Hill.
Update 6/22/2016: Matthew Dellavadova just released this sneak preview of his sneaker hours before the Cavaliers Championship Parade.
Although specifics of the deal haven’t yet been worked, out Delly revealed on Twitter that the partnership will last a total of three years. He also released this extremely dry video. You’d think that a player who (with all the respect in the world) really doesn’t deserve a deal would bring some of his personality into the whole thing. But nope… He’s just reading the cards. Watch it below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU_9t9RgArk
In all seriousness, we’re not going to hate on the dude. We’re genuinely happy for him. Now here’s the good news.
If you’re interested in copping a pair of Delly 1’s, Peak is hoping to have the shoes released before the Summer Olympics–hoping to cash in on the hype he’ll have playing for Team Australia. And make no mistake about it, there are a ton of people who want in on these shoes. While I could easily link some tweets about people getting excited for them, I’d much rather show you some ideas of what people think they’ll look like.
https://twitter.com/JeremyWoo/status/738409739143532544
https://twitter.com/NathenVieira/status/738477555775361024
https://twitter.com/JohnnyOhio/status/738473762937438208
https://twitter.com/DerongGuys/status/738462664586854403
https://twitter.com/JarrodBallou/status/738445551503446016
