LeBron James has endorsed the Cleveland Cavaliers moving Dion Waiters to the bench as the sixth man, believing it will add more balance to the team.

"For the best of the team, that should be Dion's role," James said. "Dion comes off the bench and brings us that scoring mentality but more than that, he brings us another defender off the bench, which we need. Someone that's tough, someone that can guard one through three. It's a new role, but it's a good role for him."

Waiters had his best game of the season in Friday's win over the Denver Nuggets, scoring 17 points in 24 minutes off the bench. Waiters had entered the season saying that he wanted to start on the new-look Cavaliers.

"I got to do whatever I got to do for the better of the team," Waiters said. "If it's starting, if it's coming off the bench, if it's the water boy, I got to do it. Whatever is best for the team."