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NBA Rumors: Philadelphia 76ers Now Vetting Dion Waiters

By Bret Stuter

Mar 31, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dion Waiters (3) drives to the basket in front of Los Angeles Clippers forward Wesley Johnson (33) during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 31, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dion Waiters (3) drives to the basket in front of Los Angeles Clippers forward Wesley Johnson (33) during the fourth quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 6, 2016; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks shooting guard Arron Afflalo (4) drives against Charlotte Hornets point guard Jeremy Lin (7) during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 6, 2016; New York, NY, USA; New York Knicks shooting guard Arron Afflalo (4) drives against Charlotte Hornets point guard Jeremy Lin (7) during the first quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

Kings out

The Sacramento Kings were in the Dion Waiters sweepstakes, but they have since reached an agreement to sign Arron Afflalo

Dion Waiters is from Philadelphia and has been linked to the team since arriving to the NBA in the 2012 NBA draft.  In November 2015, while playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder, he made his thoughts known.

"“He wants to come home,” said a source very close to Waiters, noting that Waiters is from South Philly. “Plus, he knows that he could be the missing shooting guard they need. And he could possibly get a [very lucrative] contract with the Sixers.”"

His potential signing by the Philadelphia 76ers would be met with mixed reactions by the fans.  Some have argued for the signing.  Some have argued against the signing.   Others have merely pointed out the fact that the young man is from Philadelphia, and it would be the right thing to do to give him an opportunity to play before the home crowd.   As for me?   I look at a young man coming out of a bench role, scoring 9.8 points per game on 39.9% accuracy from the floor and with 35.8% accuracy from the perimeter entering his fifth year of NBA basketball and I ask why?

Hollis Thompson is more accurate, is improving, and was just retained by the team.  Robert Covington, versatile enough to slide to the shooting guard role, scores more points with nearly the same accuracy and is also a veteran of the team. Even Isaiah Canaan, the hybrid guard just released by the Philadelphia 76ers by not extending a qualifying offer, had a better perimeter shot.

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