Matthew Dellavedova: ‘Main Target’ for the Bucks is the Playoffs

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Milwaukee inked free agent guard Matthew Dellavedova to a three-year, $ 39 million pact this summer, and the 25-year-old has designs on leading the Bucks back into the postseason.

Dellavedova is eager to learn from Bucks head coach Jason Kidd.

Dellavedova says leaving the defending NBA champion Cavs was tough, but he’s looking forward to stepping into a leadership role.

Per ESPN:

“Leaving Cleveland was tough because I had a great three years there and they gave me my first opportunity,” Dellavedova said.

 

“Winning the title is going to give you a bond with those guys for life, and the way the city embraced me made leaving even harder. […] But I’m excited about the opportunity in Milwaukee, especially to step into a bit more of a leadership role. Obviously at Cleveland we had Kyrie [Irving] being the point guard which puts a ceiling on what you can achieve.”

 

“We definitely want to get into the playoffs, that’s our main target,” Dellavedova said. “They made the playoffs two years ago and looked really good in the first round against Chicago. It was a bit of a down year for them last year with injuries, but the development of their young players is really exciting for the future.”

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Main German league transfers for 2016/17

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Berlin (AFP) – Ahead of the start of the 2016-17 Bundesliga season on Friday, AFP Sports takes a look at the main transfers during the close season in Germany:

Bayern Munich:

Departures: Mario Goetze (Borussia Dortmund), Mehdi Benatia (Juventus/ITA), Sebastian Rode (Borussia Dortmund)

Arrivals: Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Renato Sanches (Benfica/POR)

Borussia Dortmund: 

Departures: Moritz Leitner (Lazio/ITA), Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United/ENG), Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City/ENG), Mats Hummels (Bayern Munich), Jakub Blaszczykowski (VfL Wolfsburg)

Arrivals: Andre Schuerrle (Wolfsburg), Mario Goetze (Bayern Munich), Raphael Guerreiro (Lorient/FRA), Emre Mor (Nordsjaelland/DEN), Sebastian Rode (Bayern Munich), Marc Bartra (FC Barcelone), Ousmane Dembele (Stade Rennes/FRA), Mikel Merino (Osasuna/ESP)

Bayer Leverkusen:

Departures: Christoph Kramer (Borussia Moenchengladbach)

Arrivals: Aleksandar Dragovic (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Kevin Volland (Hoffenheim)

VfL Wolfsburg:

Departures: Max Kruse (Werder Bremen), Andre Schuerrle (Borussia Dortmund), Dante (Nice/FRA)

Arrivals: Mario Gomez (Besiktas/TUR), Josuha Guilavogui (Atletico Madrid/ESP, permanent signing after loan), Jakub Blaszczykowski (Borussia Dortmund)

Schalke 04:

Departures: Leroy Sane (Manchester City/ENG)

Arrivals: Coke (Seville/ESP), Baba Abdoul Rahman (Chelsea/ENG), Nabil Bentaleb (Tottenham/ENG, loan), Benjamin Stambouli (Paris SG/FRA)

Werder Bremen:

Departures: Anthony Ujah (Liaoning FC/CHN), Papy Djilobodji (Chelsea FC, loan return)

Arrivals: Max Kruse (VfL Wolfsburg), Fallou Diagne (Rennes/FRA), Lamine Sane (Bordeaux/FRA)

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