Dion Waiters (photo. Michael Lewis)

I got a house in Cleveland, too. The city is cool, quiet and laid back. It’s not like a busy, busy city. That’s one thing I like about it. It’s just calm and laid back, but they’re very passionate about their sports. The fans are very passionate. That’s another thing I like, just the environment, the love and the support that they give you throughout your time there.

Philly is crazy, though. Philly is crazy. They are a little bit similar, but Philly is just wild, man. Philly is just Philly. Cleveland can’t really compare to Philly, at least what I’ve seen so far. Philly is just a different breed, man.

I got the new Madden. I love it. It’s probably the best one so far. But yeah, I can’t wait for 2K13 to come out. They’ll have all my moves in the game so that was cool to go down there before the draft with the 2K guys and motion cap my moves. Whatever rating they give me is cool with me, but as long as it’s like a respectable rating then I can go with it. I gotta work hard and get it up there, so it’s not a problem to me whatever they say.

I actually haven’t played Madden online at all. I just play with my friends and people that I hear about that are good. So I’m up for any challenge. I don’t think anybody on the Cavs really plays Madden like how I play it. They’re probably more of a 2K-type. With my play-calling ability and my hurry-up offense, I can mix it up a little bit.

Being from Philly, I love the Eagles, and listen, a win is a win. At the end of the day, when we wake up tomorrow you’ll see wins, you’ll see that we’re gonna get it together.

I think we match up well with the Niners and Giants. At the end of the day, they gotta worry about us too. And Mike Vick, he’s getting into his zone, into his mode, his football mode, and once we start really clicking… the defense is playing great. Once Vick gets it going, we’re good.

Dion will be checking back in with us throughout the season with everything he’s going through as an NBA rookie so stick with us…

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