The Thunder recalled Waters from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Tuesday, Andrew Schlecht of The Athletic reports.
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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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Recalled by parent club
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The Thunder recalled Waters from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Friday, Rylan Stiles of FanSided.com reports.
Waters scored a team-high 27 points (10-13 FG, 5-7 3Pt) to lead the Blue to a Game 2 victory over the Maine Celtics in the G League Finals on Thursday. The Blue have split the first two matchups of the three-game series but don't play Maine again until Monday, so Waters will have a chance to work with the Thunder during the final weekend of the NBA regular season. Over five appearances with the parent club in April, he's averaged 7.4 points and 1.8 rebounds in 12.0 minutes per game.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Returns from G League
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The Thunder recalled Waters from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Tuesday, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.
Waters will be available for Tuesday's game against the 76ers and could be in store for some meaningful minutes with Jalen Williams (ankle) ruled out for the contest and with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (quadricep) listed as questionable.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Sent back to G League
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The Thunder assigned Waters to the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Thursday, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.
Waters continues to bounce back and forth between the NBA and G League. However, he should see increased playing time with the Blue.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Returns to NBA
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The Thunder recalled Waters from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Wednesday, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.
Waters will return to the NBA after a brief stint in the G League. However, the 26-year-old forward is unlikely to receive significant playing time.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Returns to NBA
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The Thunder recalled Waters from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Wednesday, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.
Waters will return to the NBA after he suited up for the Blue earlier in the day in the team's 121-116 overtime loss to the Santa Cruz Warriors. He scored a team-high 34 points (12-18 FG, 6-10 3Pt, 3-3 FT) while adding four rebounds, three steals and two assists over 38 minutes.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Recalled to NBA
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The Thunder recalled Waters from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Tuesday.
Waters was recently upgraded from a two-way deal to a standard NBA contract, but the fourth-year pro looks like he'll still continue to see some time in the G League since the Thunder don't have a regular rotation role available for him.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Inks multi-year deal with OKC
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Waters agreed to a multi-year contract with the Thunder on Friday, Clemente Almanza of USA Today reports.
Waters had been one of the Thunder's three two-way players, but he'll now get a spot on the 15-man roster. The 26-year-old wing s averaging 2.8 points and 1.0 rebounds in 7.3 minutes across his 21 appearances for the Thunder this season.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Good to go against Utah
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Waters (ankle) is available for Tuesday's game versus the Jazz.
Waters has been upgraded from questionable to available Tuesday despite dealing with a left ankle sprain. Waters is averaging 2.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in 8.0 minutes across his last five appearances.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Questionable for Tuesday
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Waters is questionable for Tuesday's game versus Utah due to a left ankle strain.
Waters has appeared in five of the Thunder's last six contests, though he's logged double-digit minutes on only two of those occasions. If he's able to play through the ankle issue Tuesday, Waters could maintain a small role in the Oklahoma City rotation.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Gets 10 minutes off bench
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Waters logged two points (1-2 FG, 0-1 3Pt), two rebounds and one block across 10 minutes Sunday in the Thunder's 120-104 loss to the Pistons.
After turning in 33- and 20-point performances with the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Jan. 21 and 24, Waters rejoined the parent club ahead of the Thunder's last two contests. After seeing two minutes of garbage time at the tail end of Friday's 107-83 win over the Pelicans, Waters saw more extended playing time Sunday, but he didn't check into the contest until the Thunder trailed by 16 points with 9:52 remaining in the fourth quarter. The 26-year-old doesn't look as though he'll be a regular contributor in the Oklahoma City rotation while the club is at full strength.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Leads team in points
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Waters logged 33 points (12-19 FG, 7-9 3Pt, 1-1 FT), six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 30 minutes during Oklahoma City's 128-105 win over Mexico City on Sunday, Jan. 21.
Waters was highly productive offensively for the Blue, as he led the team in scoring. Most of his damage was done from three-point distance, as he connected with seven long-range shots.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Not on injury report
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Waters (illness) isn't on the injury report for Monday's game against the Lakers.
Waters missed Saturday's game against Orlando due to a non-COVID illness but will be able to suit up Monday. However, he hasn't been a significant part of Oklahoma City's rotation.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Won't play Saturday
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Waters is out for Saturday's game versus the Magic due to a non-COVID illness.
Waters' absence shouldn't significantly impact the Thunder's rotation. His next chance to suit up is Monday's matchup with the Lakers.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Leads team in points
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Waters logged 26 points (7-13 FG, 5-9 3Pt, 4-4 FT), six rebounds, four assists and two steals in 34 minutes during Oklahoma City's 111-117 loss to Maine on Wednesday
Waters led the team with 26 points despite being third on the team with 13 field-goal attempts. He was productive from distance, connecting on five of nine three-point attempts.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Good to go against Philadelphia
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Waters (back) is available for Saturday's game versus the 76ers.
Waters has been upgraded from questionable to available Saturday despite dealing with back spasms. With Jalen Williams (hip) still out, Waters will likely see playing time off Oklahoma's City bench at the forward position.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Questionable for Saturday
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Waters (back) is questionable for Saturday's game against the 76ers.
Waters is dealing with lower back spasms and is considered day-to-day. He's been getting some rare minutes in recent games due to Jalen Williams' hip injury, but he played just five minutes Wednesday against the Bulls before leaving for good with his back issue.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Won't return Wednesday
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Waters (lower back spasms) has been ruled out for the remainder of Wednesday's game against the Bulls, Rylan Stiles of FanSided.com reports.
Waters will finish Wednesday's tilt scoreless with two rebounds, an assist and a block over five minutes. Kenrich Williams, Isaiah Joe and Aaron Wiggins are likely candidates to receive more action for the rest of the contest. Waters' next chance to play will come Saturday against the 76ers.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Garbage time special Tuesday
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Waters registered six points (2-3 FG, 2-3 3Pt) over five minutes during Tuesday's 123-87 victory over the Spurs.
Waters featured in the rotation for just the fifth time this season, joining a number of his teammates who have also seen limited run thus far. This was simply a result of the Thunder gaining control early against a Spurs team playing for nothing more than lottery balls. Waters remains a non-factor and barring a significant run of injuries to other players, it appears he will spend more time cheering on from the sideline than actually playing this season.
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Thunder's Lindy Waters: Returns to OKC
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Waters agreed Friday with the Thunder on a one-year, two-way contract, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
Though Oklahoma City chose to decline Waters' $1.93 million team option for 2023-24 heading into the start of free agency earlier this offseason, the 26-year-old wing will ultimately stick around with the Thunder as one of the team's three two-way players. A career 36 percent shooter from downtown over 66 appearances with the Thunder the past two seasons, Waters will likely face a tougher path to playing time in 2023-24 after Oklahoma City lost none of its key rotation players from the past season while adding rookies Cason Wallace and Vasilije Micic and returning 2022 No. 2 overall pick Chet Holmgren from injury.
