SG Dion Waiters got a game-high 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists Thursday.

G Dion Waiters' 27 points (on 26 shots) led the Heat Monday.

G Dion Waiters reflected on his trip to the playoffs last season with the Thunder. "I smelled the Finals," Waiters said. "I was too close, man. That's why I hate talking about it. I couldn't even watch it."

The Miami Heat lost out on free agent Kevin Durant and lost longtime standout Dwyane Wade to Chicago, but secured a two-year agreement with free-agent shooting guard Dion Waiters on Tuesday.The deal is worth about $6 million, according to The Vertical. The second year of the deal is a player option.The Orlando Sentinel reported that the Heat used their $2.9 million salary cap exception to sign Waiters.The Heat officially announced Waiters' signing on Tuesday."Dion is not a room exception player," Heat president Pat Riley said in a statement. "He wanted to play for the Miami Heat and chose to forgo other more lucrative financial opportunities to be a part of our championship organization. We are very honored that he made the commitment to come to South Florida and sign with us."Dion is young, athletic and explosive, which fits in with our roster. He will add a great dimension for us at the off-guard spot. I really like the depth and versatility that we now have in our perimeter positions." The Cleveland Cavaliers made Waiters the fourth overall pick in the 2012 draft out of Syracuse.The Cavaliers traded Waiters to Oklahoma City in the middle of the 2014-15 season in the three-way deal that delivered guards Iman Shumpert and J.R. Smith from the New York Knicks to Cleveland.Last season in 78 games, he averaged only 9.8 points per game -- a career low.He has a 12.8 career average in 289 games (110 starts).

SG Dion Waiters was held to three points on 1-of-5 shooting from the field on Saturday night. In the two previous home games, Waiters racked up a combined 23 points.

SG Dion Waiters was on the floor for 27 minutes in Thursday's loss to the Warriors. During that time, the Thunder were outscored by a whopping 18 points as the reserve did more harm than good in the nine-point defeat. Waiters missed all four of his shot attempts and went scoreless, contributing to Oklahoma City's 30-13 deficit in points off the bench.

G Dion Waiters came off the bench to score 17 points Sunday as the Thunder beat the Spurs in Game 4.

SG Dion Waiters scored 25 points for OKC, which trailed by as many as 23 points late in the third quarter.

SG Dion Waiters and F Serge Ibaka scored 18 apiece for the Thunder, who led by as many as 33 in winning their sixth straight against Denver.

SG Dion Waiters who scored 17 points in each of his last two games on a combined 15-of-31 shooting, went scoreless Saturday against San Antonio. He was zero-for-four shooting, had two turnovers and no rebounds or assists in 17 minutes. Overall, Waiters was a plus/minus, minus-four. Waiters had been better than 50 percent from the field the past three games.

G Dion Waiters took advantage of the Rockets defense in the third quarter. In just the fifth game back since the death of his younger brother, the reserve guard broke out of a slump that had lasted since the All-Star break, scoring 17 points in 25 minutes Tuesday."My brother is on my mind every day," Waiters said. "I'm not going to get over it for a while. I have to take it day by day and just try get over. But I'm not ever going to get over it. It's family."

G Dion Waiters, a Philadelphia native, recently rejoined the team Friday after the death of his brother, Demetrius Pinckney. Waiters' brother was reportedly shot dead in South Philadelphia on March 8.

G Dion Waiters returned for the Thunder on Wednesday after missing four games due to the death of his brother. He scored five points in 11 minutes.

G Dion Waiters missed his fourth straight game on Monday since the death of his younger brother. Coach Billy Donovan expects Waiters to rejoin the team during the upcoming three-game road trip. "Hopefully he will be available for our next game," Donovan said.

G Dion Waiters missed Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers after his 21-year old brother, Demetrius Pinckney, was found dead in Philadelphia on Tuesday night. Pinckney's death is being investigated as a homicide.

Guard Dion Waiters left the Oklahoma City Thunder to be with his family after learning his younger brother was killed in Philadelphia on Tuesday.Waiters was not with the team for Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers as he mourned the death of his brother.According to reports, Waiters' brother was one of six people killed on Tuesday in three separate acts of violence. No arrests have been made.Waiters, a native of Philadelphia, posted on Instagram about the death of his brother: "The call I just got about my lil brother wasn't expecting this s---.....crushed my heart I never question why.... But this hurt.... I promise I got Yu mark my word..... Love Yu kid... r.i.p."Waiters is averaging 9.6 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 63 games (12 starts) this season."We feel for Dion, man," Thunder star forward Kevin Durant told ESPN.com. "He's our brother and it's tough for anyone to go through that, and we have his back on everything. He's got our love and support throughout... [More]

G Dion Waiters scored 22 on 8-for-11 shooting.

SG Dion Waiters shot 0-for-6 from the field and had zero points Friday. In his last five games, all as a starter, Waiters has only reached double figures in scoring once and is shooting .167 percent from 3-point range in the same span.

G Dion Waiters capped another 7-1 run with a 3-pointer to make it 106-97 with 4:42 left. The Thunder ended the game on a 23-10 run.Waiters finished with 15 points for Oklahoma City, which won for the sixth time in seven games and the 13th time in 15.

G Dion Waiters scored 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting Wednesday. Before the game, Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan was asked if Waiters would start to get fewer minutes due to the shooting slump he was in. Donovan said Waiters brought much more to the team than just scoring, and the coach didn't want him to forget that. Waiters proved Donovan's point with an all-around first half. He compiled seven points and three assists and didn't miss a shot.