Guard · Cleveland Cavaliers
Dion Waiters
Age 34 · USA · 191 cm (6'3") · 95 kg · Born Dec 10, 1991 · Syracuse
12.7 PPG
2.6 RPG
2.6 APG
448 games
7 seasons
Career snapshot
7seasons
448games
5,670career pts
11.8PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Oklahoma City Thunder
· 125 games · 2014-15–2015-16
Position rank · 2018-19
#39PPG rank
#68PER rank
#75WS rank
Among 137 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
15.9
2013-14 · CLE
RPG
3.3
2016-17 · MIA
APG
4.3
2016-17 · MIA
PER
14.5
2016-17 · MIA
WS
2.1
2015-16 · OKC
Draft
2012
Round 1 ·
Pick 4
from Syracuse
Honors & awards
1×
All-Rookie Team
2012
Career by team
Los Angeles Lakers
2019-20 – 2019-20 · 1 seasons
11.9 PPG
1.9 RPG
2.4 APG
7 games
Miami Heat
2016-17 – 2019-20 · 4 seasons
13.9 PPG
2.9 RPG
3.6 APG
123 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
2014-15 – 2015-16 · 2 seasons
10.9 PPG
2.7 RPG
2.0 APG
125 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
2013-14 – 2014-15 · 2 seasons
14.2 PPG
2.4 RPG
2.7 APG
103 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | CLE | 70 | 24 | 29.6 | 15.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 43.3 | 36.8 | 68.5 | 14.0 | 1.6 |
| 2014-15 | NBA | 80 | 23 | 27.6 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 39.6 | 29.7 | 68.0 | — | — |
| 2014-15 | CLE | 33 | 3 | 23.8 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 40.4 | 25.6 | 78.3 | 12.2 | 0.5 |
| 2014-15 | OKC | 47 | 20 | 30.3 | 12.7 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 39.2 | 31.9 | 62.5 | 10.1 | 0.7 |
| 2015-16 | OKC | 78 | 15 | 27.6 | 9.8 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 39.9 | 35.8 | 71.3 | 9.4 | 2.1 |
| 2016-17 | MIA | 46 | 43 | 30.1 | 15.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 42.4 | 39.5 | 64.6 | 14.5 | 1.6 |
| 2017-18 | MIA | 30 | 30 | 30.6 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 39.8 | 30.6 | 73.9 | 10.5 | 0.1 |
| 2018-19 | MIA | 44 | 28 | 25.9 | 12.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 41.4 | 37.7 | 50.0 | 11.4 | 1.2 |
| 2019-20 | NBA | 10 | 0 | 20.7 | 11.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 41.4 | 31.9 | 82.4 | — | — |
| 2019-20 | LAL | 7 | 0 | 23.6 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 42.5 | 23.3 | 87.5 | 11.0 | 0.1 |
| 2019-20 | MIA | 3 | 0 | 14.0 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 38.5 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 13.4 | 0.0 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2019 | Los Angeles Lakers | Miami Heat | mid season trade | From 2019-20 to 2019-20 | |
| Jul 2019 | Miami Heat | Los Angeles Lakers | season change | ||
| Jul 2016 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Miami Heat | season change | ||
| Jul 2014 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Oklahoma City Thunder | season change | ||
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About Dion Waiters
Dion Waiters Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 8 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2012 to 2020. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange and was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Waiters also played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Miami Heat, and the Los Angeles Lakers, where his team won an NBA championship.