Tag: Dion Waiters

Dion Waiters has played very well in the few weeks leading into the All-Star break, but is he still a risk to own?

Analysis: Waiters is averaging 15.4 points, 3.2 assists and 1.0 threes made in his last five games. Despite the surge in production he is just the 47th rated fantasy shooting guard over the last two weeks of the season. His minutes, threes and points are all fine but he is a liability in some key fantasy categories.

The former Syracuse star is shooting just 41% from the field this year and 43% from the field this month. His free throw shooting isn’t any better at 67%, 27th among qualified NBA shooting guards. Then you have the lack of rebounds for a guy who is averaging 28 minutes per game. The 2.9 rebounds per game is 24th among qualified shooting guards. Although Waiters is hitting 1.2 threes per game… that mark is 29th among shooting guards.

Yes, Dion Waiters is playing better ball lately and his assists have gone up a bit, but he remains a fringe fantasy option and a risky one at that. Currently, he is available in 25-50% of fantasy leagues.

Dion Waiters is finally becoming a productive fantasy shooting guard coming off the bench in Cleveland.

Analysis: Dion Waiters is on fire and it doesn’t matter whether he is starting or coming off the bench. Waiters is averaging 18.6 PPG, 1.2 3PM and is shooting 49% from the field over his last five games. Considering his field goal percentage this year is at 38%, he just may be developing and maturing before our very eyes. I know a lot of fantasy owners were crying when he began coming off the bench but he is still getting twenty-eight minutes per game and he’ll be back in a starter’s role at some point in the future(but who cares as long as he is producing).

Waiters is available in about one quarter of fantasy leagues and he is definitely worth the pick-up. His field goal percentage and free throw shooting has been improving over the past few weeks and he averages fourteen shots per game as a rookie. There isn’t much to hate on if he can keep his field goal percentage up but his rebounding could use a boost. Waiters is rebounding at a 2.4 per game clip in thirty minutes per game this year. Up next for Waiters is Portland Wednesday night.