Dion Waiters isn't exactly known for making great decisions. Whether it's stepback long two's, elbowing Manu Ginobili before an inbound or calling for the ball when it's in Kevin Durant's hands, Waiters has become the butt of many jokes in his four-year NBA career.

Waiters' decision not to accept the Oklahoma City Thunder's qualifying offer this summer, in hopes of holding out for a much larger contract elsewhere, proved to be very costly.

Instead of accepting the Thunder's qualifying offer of $6.9 million, Waiters signed a one-year, $2.9 million deal with the Miami Heat after OKC rescinded the offer in light of the Alex Abrines signing.

This is just classic Dion Waiters.

Waiters played his best basketball for the Thunder deep into last year's playoffs. He was truly a crucial part of a team that was up on the Warriors 3-1 in the Western Conference Finals.

A series of events this summer made Waiters expendable in OKC. First, the Thunder acquired Victor Oladipo (essentially a better version of Waiters) in the Serge Ibaka trade. Then, the Thunder finally signed Abrines, the 22-year-old shooting guard who they drafted in the second round in 2013.

Before the Abrines signing, Waiters was drawing interest from teams like Sacramento, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia, all of which decided to go in other directions.

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Basically, at one point this summer Waiters was hoping for perhaps $15 million a season, but eventually he had to settle on less than $3 million. Ouch.

The Miami Heat actually have a need for Waiters now after Dwyane Wade's departure. He should be able to get playing time there and maybe even start. But, it still has to hurt for Waiters knowing that he left that much money on the table.

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