Dion Waiters

Finding another good scorer to help Kyrie Irving has been a challenge for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs drafted shooting guard Dion Waiters and hope that he will develop as a scorer. This year he has shown that he can make a great second option offensively for the Cavs.

                Waiters, reminds me of a young D-Wade he is a very slashy to the basket kind of guy. He has a great ability to blow by the defender with his speed and get to the basket. I think that at this point in Walters’s career he is a better shooter than Wade. If he keeps on getting better and better at jump shooting it will help him get to the basket. Being able to pump fake the defender and drive right by is a great combination to have.

                Another thing that makes Dion a key piece to the team is his ability to control the offense when Irving is on the bench. If Irving is hurt, in foul trouble, or just getting g a much needed rest Waiters has the ability to run the point guard position. Waiters got some experience being the point guard during his time in Syracuse. This was a Syracuse team that was high scoring and an up tempo college team. Being up tempo and doing a little run in gun is exactly what the Cavaliers want to be able to do offensively. With Irving and Waiters on the court at the same time the Cavs transition offense should excel.

                On defense it is a challenge for Dion to guard some of the taller shooting guards in the post, but his strength makes him capable of doing it. His quickness makes him a threat to steal the ball and like I mentioned he will take off and get an easy transition score. He does a good job of getting out on shooters as the ball is swung from one end to the court to the other.

                If Dion improves his outside shooting and decides to be more aggressive to score then he will mold into a good player in this league. I’m sure Kyrie doesn’t have a problem sharing some of the scoring load to help take some weight off of his shoulders.  The best part about Dion is he is still really young, so he and Kyrie will be a force to reckon with down the road in the NBA.