Lindy Waters III
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 6'5"
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Experience
- 5 yrs
Ignore his worst category (scoring) and he's worth -4.53.
Genuine specialist stroke — 0.9 threes on 88% FT in just 9 minutes — which makes him a threes-week streamer and nothing else until minutes triple.
Lindy Waters III enters 2026-27 at #520 on our board — Round 44 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 3.1 points, 1.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 9.1 minutes a night. The value is built on turnovers and free-throw percentage, with scoring the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-scoring builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 25 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -6.67 | 25 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 38.0% | 0.2 | 88.5% | 0.3 | – | -2.14 | -1.70 | -1.44 | -1.14 | -0.94 | -0.70 | -0.29 | 0.03 | 1.64 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2021-22OKC | -2.86 | 25 | 18.6 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 40.6% | 0.2 | 80.0% | 0.4 | 17.3% | -1.16 | -0.97 | -1.07 | -0.29 | -0.54 | 0.32 | -0.40 | 0.01 | 1.24 |
| 2022-23OKC | -4.67 | 41 | 12.9 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 39.3% | 0.4 | 80.0% | 0.2 | 15.7% | -1.58 | -1.35 | -1.30 | -0.97 | -0.47 | -0.22 | -0.37 | -0.00 | 1.59 |
| 2023-24OKC | -5.86 | 38 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 47.1% | 0.1 | 100.0% | 0.2 | 17.2% | -1.85 | -1.59 | -1.37 | -1.30 | -0.73 | -0.57 | -0.04 | 0.04 | 1.56 |
| 2024-25DET | -5.25 | 52 | 15.0 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 36.9% | 0.1 | 72.7% | 0.4 | 15.0% | -1.70 | -1.24 | -1.22 | -0.81 | -0.70 | -0.48 | -0.46 | -0.02 | 1.37 |
| 2025-26SAS | -7.04 | 40 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 37.5% | 0.1 | 66.7% | 0.2 | 14.4% | -2.14 | -1.80 | -1.44 | -1.25 | -1.00 | -0.79 | -0.22 | -0.02 | 1.62 |
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What round should I draft Lindy Waters III in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Lindy Waters III at #520 overall — Round 44 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 25), not just the per-game line.
Is Lindy Waters III a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #520, helping most in turnovers and free-throw percentage, with scoring the main cost.
How many games will Lindy Waters III play in 2026-27?
We project about 25 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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