# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dion-waiters
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:39:04.442Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/dion-waiters"
name: "Dion Waiters"
slug: "dion-waiters"
description: "Dion Waiters Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played 8 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2012 to 2020. He played college basketball for the Syracuse Orange and was selected with the fourth overall pick in the 2012 NBA draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Waiters also played for the Oklahoma City Thunder, Miami Heat, and the Los Angeles Lakers, where his team won an NBA championship."
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birthDate: "1991-12-10"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump