Dion Waiters (Guard)
6-foot-4, 220 lbs
2016-17 salary: $2,898,000
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A 6-foot-4, 220-pound shooting guard in a Heat uniform? No, not “D-Wade,” but rather a different “DW.” Dion Waiters is the frontrunner to start at the two-guard ahead of Josh Richardson and Tyler Johnson and is impressing coaches and teammates alike. However, Waiters has some massive shoes to fill after the departure of Wade.
The former first-round draft pick spent the last few seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder and before that, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Excluding his 2015-16 season, in which he struggled to find his role alongside Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, Waiters has never finished a season averaging less than 10 points a game.
He holds career averages of 12.1 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.0 steals per game. Those numbers are sure to rise significantly in his first season as one of Miami’s primary offensive weapons. Though he understands the legend that came before him in Miami, coach Spoelstra insists he should not concern himself with filling Wade’s shoes. The former Thunder guard has arguably the most potential out of anyone on this list of newcomers.
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