United know "exactly who they are": Cadee

Melbourne United joined elite company on Sunday, by moving to 9-0 to start the Hungry Jack's NBL26 season.

Dean Vickerman's side are now one of just six teams to have started the season 9-0, joining Melbourne United (2015-16), Melbourne Tigers (2007-08), Sydney Kings (2003-04), Melbourne United (1998-99) and Geelong (1984).

The key to their success, according 2020 NBL Sixth Man of the Year Jason Cadee, is their extraordinary depth, with five players averaging more than 10 points a game, including Chris Goulding (17.8), Jesse Edwards (14), Milton Doyle (13.6), Tyson Walker (12.8) and Tanner Krebs (10.8).

"[Melbourne United] know exactly who they are and I don't think they care who's the guy they go to," Cadee said on Tuesday's NBL Now.

"I think they're beatable but they just find ways [to win].

"Whereas what we're seeing with Sydney, I feel like there's an element of they still don't know who's who and where it all fits in."

Cadee went to dig deeper on the Kings, a club he played 112 games for during his career.

"They have enough talent to be better than 3-5 right now," Cadee said.

"The biggest problem [for Sydney] is I don't think they can figure out who to play in and for stretches.

"Like, I said during the broadcast, it was the first time I'd seen a KD (Kendric Davis)-Jaylin Galloway backcourt, which I think is good for that group.

"Delly (Matthew Dellavedova) is a year older than me, he's 35. Playing 30 plus minutes a night is a lot of minutes, and although he might be in great shape, your body does age, so it might actually be better [for him to play closer to] 25 minutes.

"That's for them to figure out, but for me, going with that lineup of KD and Jaylin allows them to get free flowing, it puts the ball in Kendric's hands, which is what he wants ultimately, and it allows Jaylin to get a bit more of the ball as well."

Melbourne and Sydney lock horns in Round 7, playing at John Cain Arena on Monday from 7.30pm AEDT.

This Indigenous Round fixture, live on ESPN, also marks Dellavedova's first game back in Melbourne since his off-season shift to the harbour city.