Username or Email Address. Remember Me. Mobile Menu. Go To Pro Hockey Rumors. Dion Waiters. Dion Waiters Has Contemplated Retirement. Retweet 4 Share 0 Send via email 0. Retweet 3 Share 0 Send via email 0. Randle is a former player development coach for the Timberwolves. An MRI on the ankle came back negative. Medina adds that bench guard Dion Waiters will not be available for Game 3. Meanwhile, Rockets forward Danuel House Jr. Leonard was named to the All-Defensive Second Team earlier this afternoon.
Retweet 2 Share 0 Send via email 0. We have more from around the Western Conference: Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is listed as questionable for Game 3 tonight against the Clippers due to a sprained right wrist, according to an ESPN report. The Nuggets made no mention of the sprain after the game. The Nuggets will make a final determination on his status after warmups, Mike Singer of the Denver Post tweets. The Jazz hope that Mike Conley settles in after a choppy first season with the organization and that will result in a longer playoff run, according to Sarah Todd of the Deseret News.
The Pelicans could use a defensive wing and another shooter. Retweet 1 Share 0 Send via email 0. Waiters was diagnosed with a strained groin, and his status going forward remains up in the air. Go outside, come back in, go outside, come back in. They can stay in L. A longer look at Dion Waiters may be warranted, according to Slater, at least until Rajon Rondo returns. Rondo was supposed to play in Game 3 on Saturday but was a late scratch due to back spasms.
He can score in a variety of ways, has the potential to be a very good defender and would thrive in an up-tempo style. He butted heads with Boeheim throughout his freshman season and was in and out of the rotation because of it. Would Waiters fit in with the selfless, team-first culture that has been the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns for so long? From a basketball standpoint Waiters would bring a ton of talent to the Suns.
He plays a lot like Rodney Stuckey in his ability to get to the rim and finish through contact. But even with that said, is Waiters worth a promise? Is he that big of a steal at No. Valley of the Suns 5 years Player Profile: T. Valley of the Suns 5 years Brandon Knight, Suns' guards need to grow. More Nylon Calculus ». View all NBA Sites. More Atlantic News ». More FS Atlantic News ». Ricky Rubio and Monty Williams both signed, long, lucrative contracts this past summer due in part to their leadership abilities both on and off the court.
While the Heat are known for having great culture, it could be like with the Patriots in the NFL in that it is not for everyone and he just needs to be somewhere else. Waiters offers a lot of what the Suns lack coming off the bench. With four point guards on the roster in addition to Devin Booker , the Suns do not lack creation, but they need more guys who can finish plays like Waiters. Waiters has never been a good defender and has taken a step back after recent injuries.
Then again, it is not as though many of the Suns guards are world class defenders in their own rights. The issues with bringing in Waiters lie either with locker room troubles he might cause or the possibility that he is too expensive to bring in. If things start to click for Waiters again, the Phoenix Suns would have an up-close look while putting themselves in a position add a cheap contributor in an area of need for the future.
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