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Matthew Dellavedova's new signature shoes are perfectly 'Delly'

By Alex Butler
Australia's Matthew Dellavedova (top) battles with Serbia's Milos Teodosic for the ball during the Australia vs Serbia Men's Semifinal Basketball game at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 19, 2016. Serbia won 87-61. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI
1 of 3 | Australia's Matthew Dellavedova (top) battles with Serbia's Milos Teodosic for the ball during the Australia vs Serbia Men's Semifinal Basketball game at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 19, 2016. Serbia won 87-61. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo

Feb. 9 (UPI) -- "Gritty defender", "hustle," and even "dirty" have been words used to describe Milwaukee Bucks guard Matthew Dellavedova.

Now they can be used to describe the colors of his signature shoe.

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His performance and effort in the NBA Finals helped him improve his brand and stock, leading to a four-year, $38 million deal this offseason as he left the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Now he's hoping his signature shoes do the same. The 26-year-old Australia product signed a three-year endorsement deal with Chinese shoe and apparel company PEAK last year. Dellavedova announced in June that he was partnering with the company's Australian branch for his own signature shoe, called the 'Delly 1.'

"I'm excited to announce I'm going to be partnering with PEAK Sport as a PEAK athlete," Dellavedova said in a video uploaded to PEAK Australia's YouTube channel. "And I'm going to have a pair of low-cut signature basketball shoes coming out. So be on the lookout for the 'Delly 1s' later this year. Go Cavs!"

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Dellavedova was born in Australia and came to the United States to enroll at St. Mary's. PEAK first approached Dellavedova during his rookie season with the Cavaliers.

The 'Delly 1' can be pre-ordered now in six different colorways for $160 in Australia or $122 in the United States. The colorways include: Team White, Team Green, Down Under, Defender, Hustle, and College.

The 'Hustle' colorway is getting the most attention. 'Delly 1''s in 'Hustle' are completely blacked out.

Dellavedova previously wore the Nike Kobe 11's. PEAK also sells Dwight Howard and Tony Parker's signature shoes. Dellavedova is averaging a career-high 7.7 points and 5.3 assists per game this season for the Bucks. He is clocking 26.4 minutes per game and has 39 starts.

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