Knicks Rumors: Pros and Cons of potentially signing Dion Waiters

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CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 20: Roy Hibbert #55 of the Charlotte Hornets battles for a loose ball against Dion Waiters #11 of the Miami Heat during their game at Spectrum Center on October 20, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Con: Sample Size of Success

Dion Waiters may be back on the radar, but it took a small sample size of performances to influence the thinking of the masses. He struggled mightily over the previous two seasons, and there’s reason to believe those are his true colors.

It would be easy to believe that the Waiters in 2016-17 is the player he truly is, but it’s just as probable that he’s the player he was in Oklahoma City.

Waiters played exceptionally well for the Miami Heat, but he also appeared in 46 games and started 43. That’s more than half a season, but it’s also 36 games less than a full campaign—reason to be skeptical of the validity of his success.

The New York Knicks need a shooting guard who can create in isolation, and Waiters specializes in doing so, but his effectiveness is debatable.

In 2015-16, Waiters shot 39.9 percent from the field and recorded an inefficient assist to turnover ratio of 1.28. In 2014-15, he shot 39.2 percent from the field and 31.9 percent from 3-point range, and had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.41.

It’s possible that Waiters is the player he was in Miami, but it’s also possible that his true form is what he displayed in Oklahoma City.