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Which team did Dion Waiters play for from Feb 2020 to Feb 2021?
Dion Waiters Dion Waiters ( born December 10 , 1991 ) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange and was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers . Waiters also played for the Oklahoma City Thunder , Miami Heat , and the Los Angeles Lakers , where he won an NBA championship . Early life . Born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , to Dion Waiters Sr . and Monique Brown , Waiters was raised by his mother , who had him when she was 17 ; his father was in jail at the time of his birth . Four hours after Waiters was born , his grandmother died . Waiters grew up playing basketball wherever he could , regardless of weather or time of day . Away from basketball , his home life revolved around his mother and stepfather , James Barnes . High school career . As a freshman , Waiters attended Bartram High School and South Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia , but did not play basketball at either school . Waiters committed to Syracuse during the summer after his freshman year despite not having played a minute of high school basketball . In his sophomore year of high school , Waiters attended South Kent School . Waiters then played basketball at Life Center Academy his junior and senior years . Following his senior year , Waiters was ranked as the 15th best overall recruit according to ESPNU and ranked as the No . 2 best shooting guard in the ESPN 100 . Waiters was also ranked as the 29th best overall recruit by Rivals.com . College career . Freshman season . In his freshman season at Syracuse , Waiters averaged 6.6 points , 1.5 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game . In a second round loss to Marquette in the NCAA Tournament , Waiters shot 8-for-10 with 18 points . Sophomore season . In his sophomore season at Syracuse , Waiters averaged 12.6 points , 2.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game . He was named the Big East Sixth Man of the Year , earned third-team All-Big East honors , was named AP Honorable Mention All-American , and was selected to the All-Big East Tournament team . Professional career . Cleveland Cavaliers ( 2012–2015 ) . Waiters was selected fourth overall in the 2012 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers despite choosing not to work out for any teams before the draft . This was a choice he made after receiving a promise from a team in the middle of the lottery that they would draft him if available . Many scouts also found it a surprise that Waiters was drafted so high because he did not start in college and played zone defense at Syracuse . On January 14 , 2013 , Waiters scored a career-high 33 points against the Sacramento Kings , doing so on 12-of-18 shooting . Waiters was selected to play in the Rising Stars Challenge game during 2013 NBA All-Star Weekend , along with teammates Kyrie Irving , Tristan Thompson , and Tyler Zeller . Waiters came off the bench to score 23 points for Team Shaq . Throughout his rookie season , Waiters both started and came off the bench for the Cavaliers . He was consistently bothered by a sprained ankle and loose cartilage in his knee , forcing him to miss 21 games over the year . After his rookie season , Waiters was graded as the fourth-best overall rookie by NBA.com and placed fifth in NBA Rookie of the Year voting with 21 points . On February 14 , 2014 , Waiters participated in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge . He finished the game with 31 points and 7 assists . On March 18 , 2014 , Waiters recorded his first career double-double with 17 points and a career-high 11 assists in a loss to the Miami Heat . On November 5 , 2014 , Waiters was absent for the U.S . national anthem and was quoted saying that he stayed in the locker room because of his Muslim faith . He later stated that the report about his religious beliefs having anything to do with him skipping the national anthem was entirely false . Oklahoma City Thunder ( 2015–2016 ) . On January 5 , 2015 , Waiters was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder from the Cavaliers in a three-team trade that also involved the New York Knicks . Cleveland received Iman Shumpert and J . R . Smith from the Knicks and a first-round pick in the 2015 NBA draft from the Thunder , while Cleveland sent Lou Amundson , Alex Kirk , and a second-round pick in the 2019 NBA draft to the Knicks , and the Thunder sent Lance Thomas to the Knicks . After a poor debut for the Thunder against the Sacramento Kings on January 7 where he scored 4 points on 1-of-9 shooting , he scored 15 points on 7-of-14 shooting two days later to help the Thunder defeat the Utah Jazz , 99–94 . On April 15 , 2015 , in the teams final game of the season , Waiters tied his career-high with 33 points in a 138–113 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves . Waiters garnered a bench role for the Thunder in 2015–16 under new head coach Billy Donovan . He started in just two games for the team over the first half of the season , playing back up to André Roberson . On November 10 , 2015 , he scored a season-high 25 points in a 125–101 win over the Washington Wizards . With a knee injury to Roberson in late January , Donovan entrusted Waiters with stepping up to a starting role . On January 26 , in his first start since November 22 , Waiters scored 14 points in a 128–122 overtime win over the New York Knicks . He returned to the bench on February 24 following Robersons return from injury . On April 6 , he tied his season-high with 25 points in a 120–115 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers . In Game 2 of the Thunders semi-final series against the San Antonio Spurs , with San Antonio trailing 98–97 with 13.5 seconds remaining and Oklahoma City out of timeouts , Waiters elbowed Spurs guard Manu Ginóbili to get the space needed to inbound the ball . Following the game , Waiters and the referees were highly scrutinized by the public and media personnel . On June 27 , 2016 , the Thunder tendered a qualifying offer to make Waiters a restricted free agent . However , on July 18 , the Thunder rescinded their qualifying offer , allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent . Miami Heat ( 2016–2020 ) . On July 26 , 2016 , Waiters signed with the Miami Heat . He made his debut for the Heat in their season opener on October 26 against the Orlando Magic . In 34 minutes as a starter , he recorded nine points , six rebounds and four assists in a 108–96 win . On November 26 , he scored a then season-high 28 points in a 110–107 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies . Four days later , he was ruled out for two weeks after an MRI revealed he had suffered a Pectineus tear . He returned to action on January 4 , 2017 against the Sacramento Kings after missing 20 straight games . On January 21 , he tied a career-high with 33 points in a 109–97 win over the Milwaukee Bucks . Two days later , he made a three-pointer with 0.6 seconds left to cap his second-straight 33-point effort , as he lifted the Heat to a 105–102 win over the Golden State Warriors . He finished the game with six three-pointers on eight attempts . On January 30 , 2017 , he was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played Monday , January 23 through Sunday , January 29 . Waiters led the Heat to a 4–0 week as Miami extended its winning streak to seven games . He averaged 23.3 points ( tied for eighth in the East ) , 5.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds . Waiters missed the final 13 games of the season with an ankle injury , as the Heat missed a playoff spot with a ninth-seed finish and a 41–41 record . On July 7 , 2017 , Waiters re-signed with the Heat . On October 30 , 2017 , he tied his career high with 33 points in a 125–122 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves . In January 2018 , his long-problematic left ankle forced him to the sidelines indefinitely , and on January 22 , he underwent successful surgery to repair instability in the left ankle . A preexisting navicular bone fracture was also repaired . On December 28 , 2018 , Waiters was sent to Miamis NBA G League affiliate team , the Sioux Falls Skyforce , for a rehabilitation assignment . On January 2 , 2019 , he made his return for the Heat , scoring seven points in six minutes in a 117–92 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers . It was his first game since December 22 , 2017 . Far from 100 percent fit , he played the game due to Dwyane Wade being sidelined by a virus . His second game of the season came on January 8 , scoring a team-high 15 points in a 103–99 loss to the Denver Nuggets . On October 19 , 2019 , Waiters was suspended for Miamis 2019–20 season debut game for conduct detrimental to the team . On November 8 , Waiters missed a game against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a panic attack he experienced while flying to the game . His panic attack stemmed from over-consumption of THC-infused edibles . Two days later , the Heat suspended Waiters for 10 games , including the previous game he missed , for the consumed edible . On December 12th , the Heat suspended him again , this time for six games , for calling in to work with an illness , then posting a picture of himself on his Instagram page on a boat celebrating his birthday . On January 24 , 2020 , Waiters made his season debut scoring 14 points in a 122–117 loss against the Los Angeles Clippers . On February 6 , 2020 , Waiters was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in a three-team trade also involving the Minnesota Timberwolves and three days later , he was waived by the Grizzlies . Los Angeles Lakers ( 2020 ) . On March 6 , 2020 , Waiters signed with the Los Angeles Lakers . On July 30 , 2020 , he made his Lakers debut in a 103–101 win against the Los Angeles Clippers , scoring 11 points . The Lakers went on to make the 2020 NBA Finals , facing the Miami Heat . Due to league rules , regardless of who won , Waiters was entitled to an NBA championship ring . The Lakers beat the Heat in 6 games to give Waiters his first championship . Awards . - Second-team Parade All-American ( 2010 ) - Jordan Brand All-American ( 2010 ) - Big East Sixth Man of the Year ( 2012 ) - Third-team All-Big East ( 2012 ) - Big East All-Tournament Team ( 2012 ) - NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month ( February 2013 ) - NBA All-Rookie First Team ( 2013 ) - 2× NBA Rising Star ( 2013 , 2014 ) - NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week ( January 23–29 , 2017 ) External links . - Syracuse Orange bio