Dion Waiters was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Dion Waiters Sr. and Monique Brown. 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 has also played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Miami Heat, and the Los Angeles Lakers. He won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 2012.
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Dion Waiters was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Dion Waiters Sr. and Monique Brown. 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 has also played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Miami Heat, and the Los Angeles Lakers. He won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 2012. He is a member of the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks of the N.B.A. Division I NBA Development League. He has been named to the NBA All-Rookie Team for the 2013-14 and 2014-15 NBA seasons. He was named the Big East Sixth Man of the Year and was named AP Honorable Mention All-American for his senior season at Syracuse. On April 15, 2015, Waiters tied his career-high with 33 points in a 138–113 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. On November 5, 2014, he was quoted saying that he stayed in the locker room because of his Muslim faith. He later stated that the report about his religious beliefs having anything to do with him skipping the national anthem was entirely false.
He also said that he did not skip the U.S. national anthem because he does not believe in the Pledge of Allegiance. On January 5, 2015,. Waiters was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder from the Cavaliers in a three-team trade that also involved the New York Knicks. Cleveland received I.J. Shumpert and J.R. Smith from the Knicks and a first-round pick in 2015 NBA draft from the Thunder, while the Thunder sent Lou Amundson, Lance Thomas, and a second-round draft pick in 2019 NBA draft to the Knicks. The trade was part of a three team deal that also included the Miami Heat and the Portland Trail Blazers. On March 18, 2014,. Waiter recorded his first career double-double with 17 points and a career- high 11 assists in a loss to the Miami Heat. In the final game of the season, he garnered a role in the Thunder’s victory over the Utah Jazz, scoring on 7-of-9 shooting.
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