The Cleveland Cavaliers are off to a disappointing start. Sure, they're a newly assembled team, but when LeBron James is on your team, critics and fans alike will be expecting a lot more. So far, the offense has been clicking but the defense is awful. Another issue being thrown out there is there are already enough scorers on the roster already. With Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, Dion Waiters' touches are expected to decrease. But that does not seem to be the case. Waiters still settles for ill-advised shots.
Bleacher Report's Adam Fromal recently waxed inquisitive on Twitter, asking, "Serious question. How many starting-caliber players in the NBA are worse fits for the Cavs than Dion Waiters?"
And he asked that before rookie Joe Harris scored 12 points on 4-of-5 from three-point range against the Atlanta Hawks. The sharpshooter from Virginia looks like exactly the kind of ball-moving, floor-spacing, knows-his-role shooting guard the Cleveland Cavaliers need.
Waiters, conversely, doesn't appear ready to take a backseat to anyone, not even LeBron James or Kevin Love. Fromal opined, "It's like a gut-punch whenever Waiters gets the ball. Ruins any chance at good ball movement."
The Cavs simply don't need Waiters' brand of scoring. ESPN Insider Bradford Doolittle listed the Philadelphia 76ers, Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks as teams that might be willing to take a chance on him.
What do you think readers? Should the Cleveland Cavaliers let go of Dion Waiters already? Who do you think will fit in the Cavs system? Sound off in the comments section below!
