Making sense of the Dion Waiters trade, for everyone involved

The Thunder's acquisition of Dion Waiters shows just how haunted they remain over trading James Harden two seasons ago.

J.R. Smith may not be a great fit, but he has played in big games and at a higher level than Dion Waiters ever had. Shumpert might give them some defense. This is not a home run for Cleveland, but it's a solid single. That's a win. The Cavaliers are

See more Vines. More How is this for a bad first half? Dion Waiters was o-7 and shot 3 airballs! He did finish with 8 points after hitting 4 of his 7 shots in the 2nd half during the Cavs 19 point loss to the Mavs. Tweet. Share.

True enough, Dion Waiters never turned into the compliment for Kyrie Irving that the Cavaliers wanted him to be when he was drafted fourth overall in the 2012 NBA Draft. The 22-year-old has been known to be a 'shoot first, shoot later, shoot some more

J.R. Smith may not be a great fit, but he has played in big games and at a higher level than Dion Waiters ever had. Shumpert might give them some defense. This is not a home run for Cleveland, but it's a solid single. That's a win. The Cavaliers are