NBA Champion Dion Waiters opens up about unceremonious exit from NBA: 'It was my attitude, my character'

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Dion Waiters, a first-round draft pick in 2012, wants to make an NBA comeback. Waiters has been out of the league the past three seasons, but he recently held a private workout in Las Vegas. 

Several NBA scouts and executives attended Waiters' workout, the Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes reported. Waiters won an NBA title in his most recent season in the league when he had a brief seven-game stint with the Los Angeles Lakers inside the NBA bubble.

Waiters, now 31, believes he still can be an effective NBA player.

"I'm healthy. I just want that opportunity just to show I'm not who I once was," Waiters said. "And I know a lot of people talk about that. But, for me, I think it's more about showing that I've changed. That's why I'm here, man. I still got that love. I still got that itch."

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Dion Waiters of the Los Angeles Lakers warms up prior to Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against the Denver Nuggets Sept. 22, 2020, in Orlando, Fla. (Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

Waiters also expressed confidence in his ability to contribute to a team on the court and in the locker room.

"I know I can still help a team win at the highest level on the court and even in the locker room as a veteran presence. So, why not just give it a go and just see what happens? You never know."

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Waiters has had ups and downs, averaging 13.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists over his 10-year NBA career.

After the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Waiters with the No. 4 overall draft pick, he played for the Oklahoma