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Jared Weiss: The Spurs’ De’Aaron Fox and Luke Kornet remain out tomorrow against the Lakers. Dylan Harper remains out with a calf strain. Kelly Olynyk, Lindy Waters and Jeremy Sochan will be evaluated after practice today and/or shootaround tomorrow for their potential season debut.
Tom Orsborn: Spurs guard Lindy Waters III will miss tonight’s final preseason game, the opener on Oct. 22 and possibly another game or two due to an upcoming procedure to correct a lingering eye issue, a team spokesman said.
“At his age, it’s eye-opening to see somebody come in and demand excellence and demand greatness,” said Spurs newcomer Lindy Waters III. “He can’t do that without putting himself on that pedestal and making sure that nobody can come at him and say anything. … It’s easy for him to demand that and it makes me want to work harder.” Now that the season is almost here, Wembanyama feels reinvigorated. “I’m so much more under control and my conditioning has gotten so much better, but that comes at a price and what I’ve done this summer is world class,” Wembanyama said. “Even in the field of professional sports, I don’t think many people have trained the way we’ve trained this summer.”
Michael Scotto: Update: The San Antonio Spurs signed Lindy Waters to a one-year, partially guaranteed deal worth $500K, sources told @hoopshype . Waters is a career 37% 3-point shooter over his four NBA seasons combined with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, and Detroit Pistons.
Tom Orsborn: Spurs made the Lindy Waters signing official this morning. He'll wear No. 43.
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Shams Charania: Free agent guard Lindy Waters III has agreed to a one-year deal with the San Antonio Spurs, agents Shy Saee and Winston Nelson of Klutch Sports tell ESPN. Waters has shot 37% from 3 in his first four NBA seasons in Oklahoma City, Golden State and Detroit.
Keith Langlois: Cade Cunningham probable after missing Friday's win over Philadelphia with an ankle injury. Dennis Schroder and Lindy Waters III are available after passing physicals. Pistons vs. Charlotte, 1 p.m. tip. Hornets dealing with fallout from the rescinded trade with the Lakers.
Omari Sanfoka: I'm hearing Dennis Schroder and Lindy Waters III are expected to remain with the Pistons. KJ Martin and Josh Richardson are likely to be traded. It's all being processed as part of the Jimmy Butler deal.
Chris Haynes: Sources: Golden State sending Miami a 2025 Top 10 protected first. Next year it’s Top 10 protected and then unprotected following year. Dennis Schröder headed to Utah and Josh Richardson, Lindy Waters II to Detroit.
Shams Charania: As part of the deal, Warriors' Lindy Waters III and Heat's Josh Richardson are headed to the Detroit Pistons, sources said.
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But 21 games into the season, Kerr is still trying to piece his 12-man puzzle together. His most used lineup is Curry, Green, Wiggins, Waters and Jackson-Davis, which is a plus-14 over 71 minutes together, according to ESPN Research. With Melton out for the season, Kerr has found success when Curry, Green, Wiggins and Hield share the floor. The four are plus-52.
One player who's been on both sides of the debate is Lindy Waters III. In fact, he's the only player in the league who can say he's been on the Thunder and Warriors over the last two seasons. The 27-year-old has had a career resurgence in Golden State. After being buried on OKC's depth chart, Waters III was dealt to the Warriors. He's played an important role in their resurgence this season. He's averaged 6.2 points and has shot 38.5% from 3 on 3.5 attempts. Because of injuries, he's started the last couple of games for Golden State. After playing exclusively in Oklahoma his entire life — from high school to college to semi-pros to G League to NBA — Waters III has enjoyed his time on a new title contender this season. "It's been good," Waters III told Thunder Wire. "We're here at a great organization and I'm blessed to continue to play the game."
Now here's the juicy part — what does Waters III think of Green's polarizing comments? He's put in a tough spot because he participated in the tradition last year when it was birthed. While not intentional, the future Hall-of-Famer's criticisms can be seen as a dig against his current teammate — collateral damage caused as Green declared psychological warfare against OKC. Waters III played it cool. "They're a good group," Waters III said. "They bought in for each other. Young group that wanted to just come in here and win and sacrifice a lot of things for the greater good. So credit to them. I'm sure they're still doing the same things we did the last couple of years. But I'm on the other side of things now."
