DION WAITERS (LAL)
#18•D. WAITERS
SG • 6’4, 215 lbs; 8th year, Syracuse
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NBA ROLE: IRRATIONALLY CONFIDENT, SCORING TWO
Dion Waiters has NEVER met a shot he hasn’t liked; skilled, yet streaky SG best utilized as a playmaker/shot creator; good athlete and scorer – Waiters has a strong frame, can score from outside & in the paint (should drive more often); Dion’s known to launch contested jumpers from time to time*; one of the top, iso guys in the game today – Waiters loves rocker step-backs, double crosses & exaggerated step-backs; misread as a selfish player – more than capable of finding the open man – Waiters keeps his head up when penetrating to the cup & loves dumping off passes to rolling bigs or teammates camped out in the dunk zone; signed by Lakers for stretch run of the season (2020)
*…to time
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Career: 13.2 points/game, 2.8 assists/game, 41% FG
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2013)
(FACTORY SETTING) NBA 2K20 RATING: 76