"When I had him, I thought he had a great second half of the year," said Wizards coach Scott Brooks, who was guiding the Thunder when Waiters was acquired in January 2015. "I think he played 35, 40 games for us, some of his best basketball. Unfortunately for him and all of us, that No. 35 [Kevin Durant] was hurt. And he didn't really get a chance to fulfill that [role of] third scorer and first scorer off the bench. But I think he has great potential."