Dion Waiters: Still dealing with some soreness in ankle

Waiters suffered a sprained left ankle back in March at the completion of the
2016-17 campaign, missing the team’s final 13 games. While Waiters and coach
Erik Spoelstra continue to brush off the injury, it’s a bit concerning that he’s
still dealing with some lingering pain and it will be something to monitor
throughout training camp, and potentially into the regular season, if he shows
some early struggles. However, after inking a four-year, $52 million contract
extension this offseason, Waiters should have the green light and if he’s able
to play through the ankle injury as expected, Waiters should have every
opportunity to put up similar numbers to the 15.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 4.3
assists and 1.8 three-pointers he averaged across 30.1 minutes in 2016-17.