Lindy WATERS III
2.4 PPG
0.7 RPG
0.5 APG
53.2% TS
7.5 PER
2025-26
Off
14
Def
34
Ovr
14
Player Info
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 210 lbs
- Age
- 29
- Born
- 1997-07-28
- Position
- SG
- Service
- 5 yrs
- Bird Rights
- Non
- Trade Status
- Eligible
Contract
2025-26
Free Agent
SAS
via Minimum
Lindy Waters III signed a 1 year, $2,461,463 contract with the San Antonio Spurs, including $500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,461,463. In 2026-27, Waters III will earn, while carrying a cap hit of $2,450,000.
- •2025-26: $500,000 guaranteed, fully guaranteed. 1/10/26
minimum
Bird Clock Start
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | $2.5M | $2.3M | $500K | — |
2023-24
– 2024-25
rest-of-season
OKC
via Minimum
Lindy Waters III signed a 2 year, $2,963,065 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, including $2,963,065 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,481,533.
- •2024-25: Club Option/non-guaranteed (deadline 6/29/24), fully guaranteed 1/10/25
minimum
Bird Clock Start
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | $766K | $766K | $766K | — |
| 2024-25 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.2M | — |
2022-23
rest-of-season
OKC
via non-taxpayer-mid-level-exception
Lindy Waters III signed a 2 year, $6,289,504 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, including $1,927,896 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,144,752.
- •2023-24: Club Option (deadline 6/29/23, declined 6/29/23)
non_taxpayer_mle
Bird Clock Start
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $395K | — |
Per-Game Stats
| Season | GP | GS | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | FGA | FTA |
|---|
| 2021-22 | 25 | 1 | 18.6 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 40.6% | 36.3% | 80.0% | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| 2022-23 | 41 | 0 | 12.9 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 39.3% | 35.8% | 80.0% | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 0 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 47.1% | 43.5% | 100.0% | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| 2024-25 | 52 | 9 | 15.0 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 36.9% | 34.4% | 72.7% | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 2025-26 | 40 | 0 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 37.5% | 34.2% | 66.7% | 2.2 | 0.1 |
Advanced Stats
| Season | GP | MPG | TS% | USG% | PER | BPM | OBPM | DBPM | VORP | WS | WS/48 | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 25 | 18.6 | 56.2% | 16.6% | 11.8 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.177 | 108.5 | 113.2 |
| 2022-23 | 41 | 12.9 | 57.3% | 14.8% | 11.2 | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 0.229 | 115.2 | 104.8 |
| 2023-24 | 38 | 7.4 | 65.3% | 16.7% | 14.8 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.006 | 103.7 | 111.4 |
| 2024-25 | 52 | 15.0 | 50.4% | 14.5% | 8.8 | -1.0 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.162 | 111.6 | 110.2 |
| 2025-26 | 40 | 7.1 | 53.2% | 14.1% | 7.5 | -1.8 | -1.1 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.063 | 107.1 | 108.7 |