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Born to close: Dion Waiters lives to shine in the fourth quarter

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When the Cleveland Cavaliers drafted Dion Waiters in 2012, he became only the second lottery pick in NBA history to never start a game in his college career. Marvin Williams was other one in 2003. At first not starting bothered him, but he came to embrace coming off the bench,

"Waiters, who averages 12.9 points per game, said his goal is to be an 'instant game-changer.'"

"By the time Coach [Jim] Boeheim walks over and says, 'Let's go,' that's all I need to hear," he said.