Dion Waiters is loving life in Oklahoma City. He’s shooting the ball well, making plays and loving life.
The No. 4 pick in the 2012 NBA draft is averaging 17 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.8 steals in 28.9 minutes per game over those last four contests, shooting 50.9 percent from the field and 46.2 percent from 3-point land.
Waiters is playing defense, supporting his teammates and has yet to clash with anybody. When asked what the secret to success for Waiters has been, he told Darnell Mayberry of the Oklahoman, that life is good now because “he’s actually, like, you know, touching the ball now.”
After a 16-point performance Sunday at Orlando in which he made seven of nine shots, Waiters was asked what he’s learned so far about where his shots will come from and how he fit into the offense.
He chuckled.
“Listen,” he said, “they give me the ball. Like, I touch the ball. Like, I actually, like, you know, touch the ball.” […]
“I’m able to feel the game out, knowing when to take the shot, when not to,” Waiters said. “Like I said, we got a great group of guys on this team who’s very unselfish and they want you to be successful. So I think I came into a great situation.”