He's been worse in OKC than he was here this season. 37% shooting. Thirty-seven. 44% true shooting. And you know, this wouldn't be so bad if he was a defensive stalwart who rarely shot the ball. At least there'd still be situations where he could help a team in spot minutes. But this is a guy who takes over 15 shots per 36. Far more often than night he's a negative on the court.
As of right now, Matthew Dellevadova is a more valuable NBA player than is Dion Waiters. Delly will do more good things on the court and less bad things on the court than will Dion Waiters. Yes, Waiters, in spurts, can do more, but Delly is more consistent in his ability to do enough good to outweigh the bad...at least compared to Waiters. I'm not kidding when I say I wouldn't trade Delly straight up for Waiters right now (not taking potential into account), and I'm a guy who wants Delly to get 15-18 minutes a night. That's how damn bad Waiters is right now. He shouldn't be getting more than 15 minutes a night.
It's almost like we were in a different universe when it was being argued prior to the season that this dude could possibly be a top 5 SG this season. It's now a totally valid question as to whether or not he can develop into an above average rotation player.
Dion getting the ball isn't the problem. Dion finding a good fit isn't the problem.
Dion the player is the problem. Either he changes his game or he's gonna be looking at a Rodney Stucky type career, only with the bonus shitty attitude. If Dion Waiters were a free agent after this season I'm not sure he'd get offered much more than a league minimum deal.