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Dion Waiters, a first-round draft pick in 2012, wants to make an NBA comeback<\/a>. Waiters has been out of the league the past three seasons, but he recently held a private workout in Las Vegas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Several NBA scouts and executives attended Waiters’ workout, the Bleacher Report’s Chris Haynes reported. Waiters won an NBA title in his most recent season in the league when he had a brief seven-game stint with the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> inside the NBA bubble.<\/p>\n

Waiters, now 31, believes he still can be an effective NBA player.<\/p>\n

“I’m healthy. I just want that opportunity just to show I’m not who I once was,” Waiters said. “And I know a lot of people talk about that. But, for me, I think it’s more about showing that I’ve changed. That’s why I’m here, man. I still got that love. I still got that itch.”<\/p>\n

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Waiters also expressed confidence in his ability to contribute to a team on the court and in the locker room.<\/p>\n

“I know I can still help a team win at the highest level on the court and even in the locker room as a veteran presence. So, why not just give it a go and just see what happens? You never know.”<\/p>\n

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Waiters has had ups and downs, averaging 13.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists over his 10-year NBA career.<\/p>\n

After the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Waiters with the No. 4 overall draft pick, he played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Miami Heat<\/a> and the Lakers.<\/p>\n

Waiters had a turbulent run with the Heat during the 2019-20 season. He was suspended multiple times over the course of the season. His rocky tenure with the Heat ended when he was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a>, was quickly waived and then signed with Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Waiters expressed regret when he spoke about the end to his stint with Miami.<\/p>\n

“I was so irresponsible and immature,” he said. “I let the Heat down. They were good to me. I did not handle it well at all.<\/p>\n

“The things that were going on were avoidable if I had just shut the hell up and let my agent handle a lot of that stuff. And if I did that, we wouldn’t even be here today. I’d still be playing. Everything happens for a reason. I looked myself in the mirror already, bro. I read my rights. I read my wrongs. And now I just got to keep pushing, moving forward and living with the results.”<\/p>\n

Waiters also opened up about his struggles with depression<\/a> and anxiety during his first year away from basketball.<\/p>\n

“When I stopped playing, anxiety kicked in,” Waiters said. “I constantly worried about what was next.”<\/p>\n

Waiters faces a difficult road in his quest to return to the NBA. But if there is team in need of a veteran guard who can take on a leadership role, Waiters would seem to fit the role.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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