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Dion Waiters Biography

Dion Waiters

Facts of Dion Waiters

Date of Birth: 1991 , December-10
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet 4 Inch

Quick Timeline of Dion Waiters

1991 Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2009 Played for Life Center Academy
2010 Listed in the ESPN 100
2010 Joined Syracuse
2012 Honored as the Big East Sixth Man of the Year
2012 Joined Cleveland Cavaliers
2015 Joined Oklahoma City Thunder

Detail Timeline of Dion Waiters

December 10 , 1991

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Six feet and four inches tall, Dion Waiters was born at the end of 1990s in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America to Dion Waiters Sr. and Monique Brown. His father was in jail during his childhood days. He has one brother named Demetrius Pinckney.

2009

Played for Life Center Academy

He was enrolled at Bartram High School and South Philadelphia High School. He also attended South Kent School, there he played basketball for Life Center Academy. He also had successful basketball career during his senior year.

2010

Listed in the ESPN 100

During his senior year at his high school, he displayed an outstanding game. He was ranked in the ESPN 100 as the number two best shooting guard. He was also ranked by the Rivals.com as the twenty-ninth best overall recruit. 

2010

Joined Syracuse

After his high school graduation, he joined Syracuse in 2010. During his first year, he made an average score of 6.6 points, 1.5 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game. Next year, he scores an average score of 12.6 points, 2.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game.

2012

Honored as the Big East Sixth Man of the Year

During his sophomore season at Syracuse, he displayed an outstanding performance. For this, he was honored as the Big East Sixth Man of the Year. That year, he was also listed in the All Big East Tournament team. 

2012

Joined Cleveland Cavaliers

In the 2012 NBA draft, he was selected by Cleveland Cavaliers. After scoring a career-high 33 points against the Sacramento Kings, he was listed in the Rising Stars Challenge game in 2013. At the end of 2013, he suffered sprained ankle.

January 5 , 2015

Joined Oklahoma City Thunder

A professional basketball player, Dion Waiters is best known for being Shooting guard for Oklahoma City Thunder at the National Basketball Association. He has been playing for Oklahoma City Thunder from 5th of January 2015. 

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Tall and talented, Dion is one of the renowned basketball player from United States. He is now earning the salary of 5.138 million USD annually and his net worth is also in millions. Besides his well known name and fame, he has been keeping his personal profile low and secret. Information about his married life and wife has not been shared in the media.

Dion grew up with a huge fascination in basketball. As a child, he played basketball every time of a day whether it was a hot sunny day or a cold rainy day. He was enrolled at Bartram High School and South Philadelphia High School. He also attended South Kent School, there he played basketball for Life Center Academy. He had successful basketball career during his senior year. After his high school graduation, he joined Syracuse in 2010. During his first year, he made an average score of 6.6 points, 1.5 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game. Next year, he scores an average score of 12.6 points, 2.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game. He received Big East Sixth Man of the Year as well as the third team All-Big East honors in 2011. In the 2012 NBA draft, he was selected by Cleveland Cavaliers. After scoring a career-high 33 points against the Sacramento Kings, he was listed in the Rising Stars Challenge game in 2013. From 5th of January 2015, he has been playing for Oklahoma City Thunder.