The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder have re-signed guard Lindy Waters III to a two-way contract. In June, Waters declined his $1.93 million participant choice for the 2023-24 season. His choice is a part of the two-year, $6.29 million rest-of-season contract he signed with OKC in February.
Waters, 26, went undrafted out of Oklahoma State College in 2020. The 6-foot-6 guard signed with the Enid Outlaws of The Basketball League (TBL) in March 2021. In 17 video games, he averaged 12.6 factors, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per sport.
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Thunder Indicators Lindy Waters III to Two-Manner Contract
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— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) August 18, 2023
Forward of the 2021-22 NBA season, Waters signed with the Oklahoma Metropolis Blue, the Thunder’s G League affiliate. He averaged 11.4 factors, 4.2 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.8 steals per sport in 16 appearances for the Blue.
In February 2022, the guard inked a two-way contract with the Thunder. Waters made one begin in 25 appearances with OKC within the 2021-22 season. He averaged 8.0 factors, 2.9 rebounds, 1.0 help, and 18.6 minutes per sport whereas capturing 40.6% from the ground and 36.3% past the arc.
Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder re-sign guard Lindy Waters III to a two-way contract after waiving guard TyTy Washington Jr.; Waters joins two-way signee Keyontae JohnsonÂ
In OKC’s 136-118 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on March 30, 2022, the guard recorded a career-high 25 factors, 4 boards, one help, and one steal in 33 minutes off the bench. He completed 9-of-15 (60%) capturing from the sphere and drained seven 3-pointers as properly.
Final season, Waters averaged 5.2 factors, 1.8 rebounds, and 13 minutes in 41 video games off the bench with the Thunder. The Oklahoma State product additionally shot 39.3% from the ground and 35.8% from deep.
Within the Thunder’s 132-101 loss in opposition to the Phoenix Suns on March 8, 2023, Waters logged a season-high 23 factors, 4 rebounds, and two assists in 31 minutes off the bench. He additionally shot 7-of-14 (50%) from the sphere and knocked down six 3-pointers.
Lindy Waters III is again in Oklahoma Metropolis as anticipated. OKC needed to waive TyTy Washington Jr to open up a spot to signal Lindy since you’ll be able to solely carry 21 guys in your roster proper now. https://t.co/AOCVoic47o
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) August 18, 2023
With the Blue within the 2022-23 season, the guard averaged profession highs of 16.4 factors, 5.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 34.1 minutes per sport whereas capturing 48.3% from the ground and 37% from downtown.
Moreover, OKC renounced Waters’ free-agent exception rights this previous July. The Thunder waived second-year guard TyTy Washington Jr. earlier than including the undrafted G League star.
After re-signing with the Thunder, the guard now joins fellow two-way signee Keyontae Johnson. Below the league’s new collective bargaining settlement, the utmost variety of two-way gamers NBA groups can signal elevated from two to a few.Â
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