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Rookie Prospect Report: Waiting on Dion

Fred Katz

Fred Katz

Fred Katz averaged almost one point per game in 5th grade, but he maintains that his per 36 minutes numbers were astonishing. Find more of his work at ProBasketballDraft.com or on ESPN's TrueHoop Network. Follow him on Twitter at @FredKatz.

Dion Waiters missing his fifth consecutive game Tuesday night against the Lakers probably will not infuriate many owners.

Annoy? Sure.

Perturb? Possibly.

But infuriate? Not unless you have Amir Johnson-like rage issues.

For a player that was drafted 111th overall in average ESPN leagues, Waiters was doing some things well before spraining his ankle. His 15.2 points per game are respectable. His 1.9 three-pointers made per game give him value. But in other ways, Waiters was a category killer in his first 17 career games.



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