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Lindy Waters

Lindy Waters

26-Year-Old ForwardF
Oklahoma City Thunder
2023 Stats
PTS
3.6
REB
1.1
AST
0.6
STL
0.1
BLK
0.2
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
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Current Season
#390
Overall Rank
#261
Last 30 Days
#232
Last 14 Days
From Preseason
#140
ADP
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Overall
Height 6'6"
Weight 210
DOB 7/28/1997
College Oklahoma State
Debut 2021
$Signed a one-year, $766,095 contract with the Thunder in February of 2024. Contract includes $2.2 million team option for 2024-25.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Lindy Waters III was born in July of 1997 in Oklahoma City. He is the son of Lisa Black-Waters and Lindy Waters Jr. and is a member of the Kiowa tribe. The sharpshooter's Kiowa name is "Pao", which means "three". Waters has three sisters. He played his high school ball at Norman North High School in Norman, Oklahoma, where as a senior he averaged 14.6 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals per contest. Waters then attended Oklahoma State University for four years and studied sports management. In the summer of 2018, Waters was named "Indian of the Year" at the 83rd annual American Indian Exposition in Anadarko. As a junior during the 2018-19 season, the OSU Cowboy averaged 12.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.2 made three-pointers and was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention. As a senior, Waters earned Academic All-Big 12 honors as a second team member. Waters went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft and then played in The Basketball League for the Enid Outlaws. In the Fall of 2021, Waters joined the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. On February 10th, 2022, Waters signed a two-way contract with the Thunder and made is NBA debut on February 11th with a brief appearance versus the Sixers.

Recalled from G League
FOklahoma City Thunder
April 16, 2024
The Thunder recalled Waters from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Tuesday, Andrew Schlecht of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Waters helped the Oklahoma City Blue clinch their first G League championship on Monday, putting up 15 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals and one block over 34 minutes in a 117-100 victory over the Maine Celtics in Game 3 of the G League Finals. The 26-year-old will now rejoin the Thunder for their upcoming postseason run but isn't expected to be a part of head coach Mark Daigneault's rotation.
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How does Lindy Waters compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
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  • Total Rebound %
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  • Assist %
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  • Steal %
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  • Block %
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  • Turnover %
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True Shooting %
65.3%
 
Effective Field Goal %
64.9%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
81.7%
 
Free Throw Rate
1.9%
 
Offensive Rebound %
2.9%
 
Defensive Rebound %
12.6%
 
Total Rebound %
7.9%
 
Assist %
11.5%
 
Steal %
0.8%
 
Block %
2.3%
 
Turnover %
5.1%
 
Usage %
17.3%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
6.6
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.9
 
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Assigned to G League
FOklahoma City Blue   G League (Thunder)
April 15, 2024
The Thunder assigned Waters to the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Monday, Rylan Stiles of FanSided.com reports.
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Recalled by parent club
FOklahoma City Thunder
April 12, 2024
The Thunder recalled Waters from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Friday, Rylan Stiles of FanSided.com reports.
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Headed back to G League
FOklahoma City Blue   G League (Thunder)
April 11, 2024
The Thunder assigned Waters to the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Thursday, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.
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Returns from G League
FOklahoma City Thunder
April 2, 2024
The Thunder recalled Waters from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Tuesday, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.
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Sent back to G League
FOklahoma City Blue   G League (Thunder)
March 28, 2024
The Thunder assigned Waters to the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Thursday, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.
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