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Syracuse in the NBA: Dion dishes, Malachi makes debut, Jerami reaches doubles

(Jae C. Hong)

Syracuse, N.Y. — The NBA's preseason Tuesday schedule was chocked full of games featuring former Syracuse players.

Malachi Richardson made his NBA debut with the Sacramento Kings, Dion Waiters made his debut with the Miami Heat and Rakeem Christmas logged a few minutes for the Indiana Pacers, despite a sore knee.

Here's a rundown of what transpired Tuesday:

Dion Waiters: The former Syracuse, Cleveland Cavalier and Oklahoma City Thunder scoring guard signed with the Heat this summer. In his first game for Miami, Waiters put up quite a stat line.