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Lakers officially cut ties with 6-foot-3 ex-Cavaliers All-Rookie guard, NBA champion
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On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Lakers officially cut ties with several contributors to help them open up some much-needed cap space, some of whom haven't played with the franchise in years.
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A 6-foot-3 ex-Cleveland Cavaliers All-Rookie guard and NBA champion is one of them, as he hasn't competed with Los Angeles since 2020. Still, that didn't stop the franchise from saying goodbye to the 34-year-old in a mid-week move.
"The Los Angeles Lakers have officially renounced the free agent rights to LeBron James , Carmelo Anthony , Dwight Howard , Dion Waiters , Luke Kennard , Marcus Smart , Maxi Kleber , Nick Smith Jr , Jared Dudley , Avery Bradley , Jaxson Hayes , Markieff Morris , and Wayne Ellington ," HoopsHype's Michael Scotto reported on X/Twitter.
Waiters, who began the 2019-20 campaign with the Miami Heat before getting shipped to the Memphis Grizzlies in a midseason three-team trade, joined the Lakers shortly after Memphis waived him.
The former lottery pick only appeared in seven games with the Lakers, but won a bubble championship with the franchise following a shortened regular season (due to COVID-19). Waiters, known for his confident shot-making regardless of the circumstances, averaged 11.9 points per game.
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Although the Syracuse product's career went downhill from there, he can take solace in knowing that he won a title during one of the most difficult and stressful times in NBA history.
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