Last year and this year, speculation swirled that the 76ers had a particular interest in Waiters and wanted to acquire him - first for Evan Turner, then in the Thaddeus Young trade that general manager Sam Hinkie just completed. Yet Hinkie said in a conference call Tuesday that "there weren't any discussions" regarding Waiters, and besides, those two words from James were enough for Waiters to understand that his days of wondering when the Cavs would build a winner and whether he would still be with them when they did were over.