MIAMI SHORES, Fla. -- Dion Waiters says he and other Miami Heat players talked at length after last season about keeping the team together.
He did his part.
Waiters spoke publicly for the first time Saturday about his decision to sign a new four-year deal that, if all incentives are met, would be worth about $52 million.
Waiters played for $2.9 million last season.
"I had the faith all along," Waiters said while appearing at a celebrity softball game at Barry University. "Like I've said, you've got to bet on yourself sometimes.