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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em &gt;Your teams on the go or at home. Personalize SI with our new App.&amp;nbsp;Install on iOS&amp;nbsp;or&amp;nbsp;Android.\u200B&lt;/em&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard Dion Waiters is officially a restricted free agent now that his team has been eliminated from the playoffs, and said that he hopes to reach a new deal with the Thunder this offseason, according to &lt;em&gt;The&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;em&gt;Oklahoman&lt;/em&gt;.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201COf course,\u201D Waiters said about staying in Oklahoma City. \u201CWhy not? Since I got here I feel as though they have helped me become a better person off the court. It\u2019s not even about basketball. I\u2019ve never been connected with a group of guys like this that I\u2019m actually close to. Why not? The best fans in the world. I\u2019m definitely looking forward to coming back.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Waiters, 24, finished his first full season with the Thunder after coming to the team from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a trade in January 2015.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 78 regular season games, Waiters averaged 9.8 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists. He played 27.3 minutes per game this postseason, fifth-most on the team.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u2022 &lt;strong&gt;GOLLIVER: Stephen Curry regains swagger as Warriors eliminate Thunder&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Oklahoma City was knocked out of the Western Conference final on Monday night after a 96\u201388 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of their series.&amp;nbsp;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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