The Oklahoma City Thunder reportedly rescinded their qualifying offer for shooting guard Dion Waiters on Monday night, per The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski and the Oklahoman's Anthony Slater.
The move makes Waiters an unrestricted free agent.
When the Thunder reportedly signed 2-guard Alex Abrines to a three-year deal Monday, per EuroHoops.net (via ESPN.com's Royce Young), it likely signaled the end of Waiters' time in Oklahoma City. Bleacher Report's Jared Dubin speculated as to how rescinding Waiters' offer could impact the team:
Becoming an unrestricted free agent would seemingly make Waiters more attractive for teams still looking to add backcourt depth. Wojnarowski threw out the Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers as potential options.
Waiters wasn't all that much better with the Thunder than he was in his first two-and-a-half years with the Cleveland Cavaliers. According to Basketball-Reference.com, the 24-year-old averaged 18.4 points per 36 minutes on 42 percent shooting in Cleveland compared to 13.7 points per 36 on 39.6 percent shooting in Oklahoma City.
S ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NBA
Article written by Joseph Zucker
Dion Waiters’ Qualifying Offer from Thunder Reportedly Rescinded
July 18th, 2016 by Joseph Zucker Leave a reply »
Advertisement