When the Los Angeles Lakers signed Dion Waiters in March, they were bringing in a veteran player with playoff experience who wouldn’t be afraid of the big stage.
What is forgotten is that Waiters is also someone who has played with LeBron James in the past.
When James returned to the Cleveland Cavaliers ahead of the 2014-15 NBA season, Waiters was already there and was in just his third year in the league. This time together, however, lasted just half a season as the Cavaliers would deal Waiters in a three-team trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a trade that would net them J.