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Dion Waiters to Heat: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
- Updated: July 25, 2016
Dion Waiters has never lived up to his promise as a top-five pick, but he did become an integral bench cog in Oklahoma City over the last season-and-a-half. Unfortunately, that did not result in a big payday, as Waiters agreed to a one-year contract with the Miami Heat on Monday.
Jon Krawczynski and Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press reported the news. The deal will pay Waiters $2.9 million on the so-called room exception.
Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel was surprised by the numbers:
Heat have added Dion Waiters at the mere price of the $2.9M salary-cap-space mid-level exception. Shockingly cheap.
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) July 25, 2016
Waiters became an unrestricted free agent when the Thunder opted to rescind the qualifying offer they extended to him.
Waiters, 24, spent last season with the Thunder after coming over in a trade midway through 2014-15. He averaged 9.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists, playing 27.6 minutes per game—a high among Oklahoma City bench players. Enes Kanter and Waiters provided the bulk of the offense for an improved bench unit, though both are below-average …
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