Ever since Dion Waiters was on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ trading block he has been linked with his hometown Philadelphia 76ers. Moving on to the present day, it is looking more likely.
Recently Dion Waiters posted a picture on Instagram with the caption “Trust The Process”. Now most of us assumed that meant he was heading to Philly. But not so fast, while it is true that the Sixers are looking at Waiters, they aren’t sure about his ‘situation’. By that they mean they don’t want another Jahlil Okafor.
“That doesn’t have anything to do with the Sixers,” a source close to Waiters said. “That’s a mantra that he and his trainer have made for a while. When things weren’t doing well at Syracuse, they would say ‘trust the process.’ Whenever he goes through a tough time, he says ‘trust the process.’ Right now, he’s trusting the process of free agency.”
A league source said talks could resume with Waiters and the Sixers. However, the source said some within the franchise don’t want to add Waiters after what the team went through with Jahlil Okafor last season.
The source added that some in the organization are interested in Waiters. However, concerns over the South Philly native’s being a good fit and possible off-the-court incidents might be too much for the franchise.
It is clear that the Sixers want a stable franchise and nothing against Waiters but ‘stable’ isn’t the word anybody would associate him with.
