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Following several days of exploring his options on the free-agent market, veteran guard Dion Waiters, on Wednesday, agreed to a four-year, $52 million deal to return to the Miami Heat. However, there were a couple of other teams in pursuit of Waiters in the Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, and Chicago Bulls. According to Michael Scotto of Basketball […]

Hassan Whiteside was over the moon after hearing one of the key cogs of last season’s Miami Heat roster was coming back to South Beach, as Dion Waiters is finalizing a four-year deal for a reported $52 million to rejoin his teammates. The 7-footer welcomed his starting shooting guard the best way he knew how. https://twitter.com/youngwhiteside/status/882730194217390080 Waiters, a Philadelphia native, has been […]

Shooting guard Dion Waiters has agreed to a four-year, $52 million deal to return to the Miami Heat, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, terms reported by Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders. The explosive wing was in the radar of the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers as well, choosing to return home alongside point guard […]

With the free agency market beginning to thin out, this has picked up the interest for many of the players remaining on the open market. One of which is veteran guard Dion Waiters, who is nearing a decision on where he will play next season narrowing down his choices to just three teams, according to […]

With the free agent market taking shape, the New York Knicks have begun to hone in on players that can boost their backcourt next season. According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, the Knicks continue to show that they have some significant interest in veteran guard Dion Waiters. From the dominoes waiting to fall department: Knicks continue to speak […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the more quiet teams in free agency through the first few days without any roster moves being made aside from parting ways with veteran big man Tarik Black on Saturday afternoon. According to Michael Scotto of Basketball Insiders, the Lakers are set to meet with veteran guard […]

After some of the big name free agents have already agreed to new deals, teams are now turning their attention to players who may not be stars, but could turn out to be key signings for them. One of them is Dion Waiters, who has yet to secure his next contract, and is reportedly talking […]

The first annual NBA Awards Show on Monday night was filled with a lot of memorable moments and is considered a big success. Some of the best players in the league were awarded for the stellar season they had this year, while some were honored for their contributions to the league. However, some players were […]

After rolling the dice on his future last offseason, Dion Waiters is willing to make concessions to his organization, the Miami Heat, when it comes time to negotiate a deal this offseason, according to WSVN’s 7 Sports Xtra via Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. “It depends,” he said Sunday on ESPN. “Yeah, I would, […]

This season, Dion Waiters found himself a home in Miami after playing a huge role in the Heat’s big turnaround that only fell short, no thank to his 13-game absence to end the year. Waiters suffered an injury just when the regular season home stretch arrived, virtually sealing the team’s fate. The gritty shooting guard […]

In his first season with the Miami Heat, Dion Waiters proved to be one of the top bargain deals from last year’s free-agent market. The 25-year-old will become an unrestricted free agent once again after declining the $3 million player option for the 2017-18 season. According to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald, Waiters could draw some […]

Taking a bet on himself, Dion Waiters signed a two-year deal with the Miami Heat last summer. The second year of his deal was a player option, so Waiters could opt out this summer and either re-sign with the Heat or sign with another team. Waiters agreed to this deal because he believed that he […]

The Miami Heat had one of the most impressive comeback stories in NBA history this season, going from a decadent 11-30 start to an eye-popping 30-11 in the second half, missing the playoffs only by a tiebreaker rule to the Chicago Bulls. A team that was believed to be destined to tank after the departures […]

When the Miami Heat brought Dion Waiters to their fold last summer, many did not see it as a major signing for them. However, the 25-year-old Syracuse product turned out to be a huge boost for the team with his strong play this season. Waiters cited his improved conditioning as the main reason for his rise in Miami. […]

The sudden connection between Goran Dragic, Dion Waiters and James Johnson was one of the main reasons the Miami Heat came back from the dead mid-season, after being buried as the second-worst team in the East upon an 11-30 start to the season. Once the trio started clicking, Miami went on a furious 30-11 run […]

The Miami Heat were eliminated from this year’s postseason despite a rampaging 30-11 turn-of-the-page 2017 calendar year, falling just short of an eighth seed due to a tiebreaker with the Chicago Bulls. But the team’s shortcomings haven’t been seen as a failure by the organization or the fans, but rather an admirable display of will and togetherness […]

The Miami Heat are still ways away from getting spark plug shooting guard Dion Waiters back on the court, as he’s still experiencing pain in his injured ankle, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The team is a mere 5-6 since his injury, trying to make a rather improbable comeback from […]

The Miami Heat received good news on the condition of their starting shooting guard. After suffering a severe ankle sprain against the Minnesota Timberwolves last month, Dion Waiters is now out of a walking boot and has already started doing some work to get his conditioning back. Head coach Erik Spoelstra confirmed the development, via […]

Already missing the services of Justise Winslow and Tyler Johnson, the Miami Heat received even more bad news as their starting shooting guard suffered an injury as well. Dion Waiters is expected to miss at least two weeks after an MRI showed that he has a torn pectineus muscle in his groin and will be re-evaluated in two […]

It wasn’t too long ago when the name Dion Waiters was often accompanied by words like “selfish” and “ball-stopper,” but those times have come to an end. After spending his two-and-a-half seasons in Cleveland, Waiters developed a reputation of a wanna-be star that didn’t know his place, frustrated at playing second-fiddle to Kyrie Irving. Once he […]

For one-and-a-half seasons, Dion Waiters thought the Oklahoma City Thunder would be the team he’d represent for years to come. The team had one of the best duos in the NBA, and Waiters knew they were geared to win a championship sooner rather than later. Everything changed when Kevin Durant decided to sign with the Golden […]

It has only been three days of NBA basketball, but we didn’t need long to witness one of the greatest fantasy performances of all time. In a losing effort to the Nuggets, Anthony Davis scored 95.7 fantasy points on Fanduel, exceeding every performance put forth by an NBA player last year (including his own 89 […]

New Miami Heat acquisition Dion Waiters has always had a flair for the heroic, so it was only a matter of time before he put it on display in front of the home fans against their division rival Orlando Magic on Tuesday. With less than five seconds to go, the 6-foot-4 guard raced up court, dribbled […]

It happened in a flash but it wasn’t Dwyane Wade this time. Dion Waiters looks like he’s back to himself slashing through defenders on his way to the rim. Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards, Waiters sliced his way to the rim for a two handed slam. He felt so good about it that he […]

Dion Waiters hasn’t always brought with himself the best reputation. The new Miami Heat guard has yet to live up to the expectations of being the fourth overall pick in the NBA Draft. And, not always because of a lack of physical ability. Waiters has garnered a reputation for questionable shot-taking, saying silly things to […]

Dion Waiters is gaining a reputation as a journeyman. The former Oklahoma City Thunder guard agreed to a one-year, $2.9 million deal with the Miami Heat this week. His move adds depth to the shooting guard position after the departure of Miami icon, Dwyane Wade. The deal was for far less than fans expected, considering […]

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 […]

After shockingly losing out on Dwyane Wade, many questioned what the Miami Heat were going to do next. According to Jon Krawczynski of the Associated Press, the Heat have agreed to a one-year deal with Dion Waiters. AP Sources with @ByTimReynolds: Dion Waiters has agreed to a 1-year deal with Heat for $2.9M exception. — […]

Dion Waiters still needs to find a home. The 24-year-old guard who spent the last two seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder is one of just a handful of free agents left over from a very eventful summer in the NBA. It looked as if returning to the Thunder was maybe the most likely scenario […]

It has been an interesting free agency period for shooting guard Dion Waiters. The Oklahoma City Thunder originally extended a qualifying offer and made him a restricted free agent. But since then, Kevin Durant bolted to the Golden State Warriors and the Thunder acquired Victor Oladipo from the Orlando Magic. Because of this, the Thunder […]

The writing was on the wall when the Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to a three-year, $18 million deal with Alex Abrines. Not only did that mean the Thunder was finally bringing over from Spain its second round pick back in 2013, but also that there probably wasn’t any room left for Dion Waiters. The team had extended a […]

NBA free agency moves quickly. Players could officially sign contracts from July 7th onwards, and there has been some significant movement around the league. The dust has started to settle on the circus surrounding Kevin Durant, who eventually joined the Golden State Warriors. Al Horford took his talents to Boston to play with an exciting […]

Thunder restricted free agent Dion Waiters has reportedly stirred some interest around the league from franchises in dire search for a shooting guard. The No. 4 overall pick from the 2012 draft came to Oklahoma City via the Cleveland Cavaliers in January 2015, and during his tenure with the Thunder, Waiters played decently with a […]

Dion Waiters had always been known as a player who can get shots up. This past postseason with the Thunder, he proved that he could do so much more. Waiters put in the effort defensively and shot a respectable 37.5% beyond the arc in the playoffs. Whether Dion Waiters is a max player or not […]

Kevin Durant just hit a jumper to cut the Warriors‘ lead to 43-41 with 4:32 left in the second quarter of Game 2. The Warriors looked like a bouquet of dolts in transition defense and, having had a nine point lead evaporate to two, coach Steve Kerr had seen enough. Kerr immediately called timeout. Durant […]

A lot has been made of the final few seconds of Game 2 between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was indeed a crazy, crazy finish. Dion Waiters appeared to throw an elbow at Manu Ginobili while attempting to inbound the ball in a one-point game with under 14 seconds to […]

We’ve already heard Dion Waiters’ opinion on the wild finish between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night. Now, it’s time to hear from the other man involved in the controversial inbounds pass. With under 14 seconds to play, Waiters threw an elbow at Manu Ginobili while throwing the ball […]

Dion Waiters called it immediately. While most of the basketball world raised their fists to the sky with outrage after an offensive foul wasn’t called on Waiters for throwing an elbow at Manu Ginobili while inbounding the ball in the final moments of Game 2, a few others took a closer look at the action. […]