Waters closed Sunday's 140-133 overtime loss to Milwaukee with 18 points (6-16 FG, 6-16 3Pt), six rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in 35 minutes off the bench. There was nothing on the line for either team in the regular-season finale, so Waters saw his biggest workload yet in a Detroit jersey and had his best performance from beyond the arc since the 2022-23 campaign. The fourth-year forward had been a healthy scratch in each of the Pistons' prior four games, so he's unlikely to have a meaningful role when the team begins its playoff run Saturday against the Knicks.
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2024-25 Season Stats
Lindy Waters Career Stats
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Career Averages
PTSREBASTBLKSTL5.21.90.80.20.4Year GP GS MIN PTS REB AST BLK STL TO DD2 TD3 3PM 3PA 3P% 2PM 2PA 2P% FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB PF A/TO +/- TS% 2024-25 52 9 15.0 4.9 2.1 1.0 0.2 0.5 0.4 0 0 1.2 3.6 34.4% 0.5 1.2 44.4% 1.8 4.8 36.9% 0.2 0.2 72.7% 0.4 1.7 1.2 2.6 +15 50.4% 2023-24 38 0 7.4 3.6 1.1 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0 0 1.0 2.2 43.5% 0.3 0.5 63.2% 1.3 2.7 47.1% 0.1 0.1 100.0% 0.2 0.9 0.6 3.4 -35 65.3% 2022-23 41 0 13.0 5.2 1.8 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.2 0 0 1.4 4.0 35.8% 0.3 0.4 75.0% 1.7 4.3 39.3% 0.4 0.5 80.0% 0.4 1.4 1.0 2.8 +136 57.3% 2021-22 25 1 18.6 8.0 2.9 1.0 0.3 0.8 0.4 0 0 2.1 5.8 36.3% 0.7 1.2 62.1% 2.8 7.0 40.6% 0.2 0.2 80.0% 0.2 2.7 1.2 2.2 -39 56.2% Career 1561013.25.21.90.80.20.40.3001.43.736.6%0.40.855.1%1.84.539.9%0.20.278.9%0.31.61.02.7+7755.8% -
Career Averages
PTSREBASTBLKSTL0.00.30.00.00.0Year GP GS MIN PTS REB AST BLK STL TO DD2 TD3 3PM 3PA 3P% 2PM 2PA 2P% FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB PF A/TO +/- TS% 2023-24 3 0 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0.3 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.3 0.0% 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 -4 0.0% Career 303.00.00.30.00.00.00.0000.00.30.0%0.00.00.0%0.00.30.0%0.00.00.0%0.00.30.00.0-40.0%
Lindy Waters
Season Stats
Previous Game (@ MIL 4/13)
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2024-25 Stats
GPMINPTSREBASTTOPF5215.04.92.11.00.41.22024-25 Rebounding
REBDREBOREB2.11.70.42024-25 Defensive
BLKSTL0.20.52024-25 Shooting
FG%2P%3P%FT%TS%36.9%44.4%34.4%72.7%50.4%2024-25 Advanced
+/-A/TOTD3DD2+152.600
Lindy Waters
Game Log
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PreseasonDateOppResultMINPTSREBASTBLKSTLTO3PA3PM3P%2PA2PM2P%FGAFGMFG%FTAFTMFT%OREBDREBA/TO+/-PFPERTS%10/18W 132-749420011200.0%3266.7%5240.0%000.0%020.0+150340.0%10/15W 111-9715252100400.0%11100.0%5120.0%000.0%050.0+11520.0%10/13W 111-931913700004375.0%2150.0%6466.7%3266.7%250.0+2211788.8%10/11W 109-10615941001300.0%2150.0%5120.0%77100.0%041.0+1301255.7%10/9W 122-112129200105360.0%000.0%5360.0%000.0%020.0+401190.0%10/5W 91-901515311017571.4%000.0%7571.4%000.0%031.0-5116107.1%
Preseason Totals 14.68.73.80.70.30.30.54.21.844.0%1.30.862.5%5.52.748.5%1.71.590.0%0.33.51.3+500.511.269.5% -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultMINPTSREBASTBLKSTLTO3PA3PM3P%2PA2PM2P%FGAFGMFG%FTAFTMFT%OREBDREBA/TO+/-PFPERTS%4/13L 140-13335186111016637.5%000.0%16637.5%000.0%060.0+311656.3%4/4W 117-10573020102150.0%100.0%3133.3%000.0%000.0+30350.0%4/2L 119-103173110003133.3%100.0%4125.0%000.0%010.0+23037.5%3/30L 123-10413041000100.0%100.0%200.0%000.0%310.0-14040.0%3/25W 122-96430000011100.0%000.0%11100.0%000.0%000.0+403150.0%3/23W 136-130630100011100.0%100.0%2150.0%000.0%000.0+60375.0%3/17W 127-816022011100.0%100.0%200.0%000.0%022.0+16010.0%3/11W 123-103260100122100.0%000.0%22100.0%000.0%001.0+306150.0%3/3W 134-10658000103266.7%11100.0%4375.0%000.0%000.0+608100.0%3/1W 115-944000000100.0%000.0%100.0%000.0%000.0+2120.0%2/28L 134-1194000001200.0%000.0%200.0%000.0%000.0+7030.0%2/26W 117-97230001011100.0%000.0%11100.0%000.0%000.0+113150.0%2/21W 125-1103010000100.0%000.0%100.0%000.0%100.0-5000.0%2/11W 132-929001000300.0%000.0%300.0%000.0%000.0-1130.0%1/31L 130-1055010010200.0%100.0%300.0%000.0%010.0-1010.0%1/25L 118-1081010000000.0%100.0%100.0%000.0%100.0+3000.0%1/23W 131-10653110003133.3%000.0%3133.3%000.0%010.0-10350.0%1/22L 123-117143021012150.0%000.0%2150.0%000.0%002.0-101375.0%1/20L 125-85186420116233.3%100.0%7228.6%000.0%042.0-104342.9%1/18W 122-11410000000200.0%000.0%200.0%000.0%000.0+5010.0%1/13L 104-101218901014250.0%200.0%6233.3%3266.7%180.0-901354.6%1/10L 108-96357520025120.0%3266.7%8337.5%100.0%141.0-133441.5%1/9W 107-1042011201017342.9%11100.0%8450.0%000.0%020.0+1001068.8%1/7L 114-9818620011400.0%4375.0%8337.5%000.0%020.0-122137.5%1/5L 129-99195200104125.0%11100.0%5240.0%000.0%020.0-30550.0%1/4W 121-1132716321115480.0%22100.0%7685.7%000.0%032.0-5220114.3%1/2W 139-1051510211004250.0%3266.7%7457.1%000.0%020.0-22871.4%12/30L 113-9514220000500.0%100.0%600.0%22100.0%020.0-42314.5%12/28W 109-105133410112150.0%100.0%3133.3%000.0%221.0-132450.0%12/27L 102-9216011010600.0%000.0%600.0%000.0%010.0+16150.0%12/19L 144-93173210104125.0%200.0%6116.7%000.0%020.0-161125.0%12/15L 143-1332112520407457.1%200.0%9444.4%000.0%230.0+1331566.7%12/11L 91-90228520134250.0%2150.0%6350.0%000.0%050.7-301066.7%12/8W 114-10622043000300.0%200.0%500.0%000.0%130.0+1430.0%12/6L 107-90196000017228.6%000.0%7228.6%000.0%000.0-31142.9%11/30L 113-105133310003133.3%000.0%3133.3%000.0%030.0-61350.0%11/27L 105-101244511107114.3%000.0%7114.3%2150.0%140.0-93325.4%11/25L 128-1202713411125240.0%5360.0%10550.0%11100.0%040.5-541062.3%11/23L 104-942511411008337.5%4125.0%12433.3%000.0%220.0-83445.8%11/22W 112-10815002001300.0%000.0%300.0%000.0%002.0-1130.0%11/20W 120-972310310105240.0%4250.0%9444.4%000.0%030.0+164755.6%11/18L 102-99286510304250.0%200.0%6233.3%000.0%140.0-411050.0%11/15W 123-118108011013266.7%11100.0%4375.0%000.0%001.0+317100.0%11/8L 136-1174200000100.0%11100.0%2150.0%000.0%000.0+11050.0%11/6W 118-11213021000100.0%100.0%200.0%000.0%020.0-1010.0%11/4W 125-112133310003133.3%100.0%4125.0%000.0%120.0-22137.5%11/2W 127-12117213000200.0%2150.0%4125.0%000.0%010.0-30425.0%10/30W 104-89293131105120.0%000.0%5120.0%000.0%010.0+131530.0%10/29W 124-1063021840107342.9%6583.3%13861.5%22100.0%350.0+2632775.6%10/27L 112-1040000000000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0+0000.0%10/25W 127-8666110103266.7%000.0%3266.7%000.0%010.0+1109100.0%10/23W 140-104581000022100.0%11100.0%33100.0%000.0%010.0+827133.3%
Regular Season Totals 15.04.92.11.00.20.50.43.61.234.4%1.20.544.4%4.81.836.9%0.20.272.7%0.41.72.6+151.25.650.4%
Lindy Waters Player Profile
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Drains six threes in season finale
Waters closed Sunday's 140-133 overtime loss to Milwaukee with 18 points (6-16 FG, 6-16 3Pt), six rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal in 35 minutes off the bench. There was nothing on the line for either team in the regular-season finale, so Waters saw his biggest workload yet in a Detroit jersey and had his best performance from beyond the arc since the 2022-23 campaign. The fourth-year forward had been a healthy scratch in each of the Pistons' prior four games, so he's unlikely to have a meaningful role when the team begins its playoff run Saturday against the Knicks.
Fails to score Saturday
Waters supplied zero points (0-1 FG, 0-1 3Pt) over four minutes during Saturday's 115-94 victory over the Nets. Waters barely touched the floor again Saturday, continuing to struggle when it comes to playing meaningful minutes for his new team. After being traded from the Warriors, Waters has appeared in just five games, all of which have been garbage time. At this stage, his path to minutes is littered with obstacles, making him a non-factor for a team with playoff aspirations.
Available for debut
Waters (trade pending) is available to make his Pistons debut Sunday against the Hornets, Hunter Patterson of The Athletic reports. Waters landed in Detroit as part of the multi-team trade that sent Jimmy Butler to Golden State. Waters isn't guaranteed playing time with his new squad.
Iffy for Sunday
Waters (trade pending) is listed as questionable for Saturday's game versus the Hornets. Waters was traded from the Warriors to the Pistons earlier this week but may not be able to make his debut Sunday as the deal is still being finalized. When available, Waters is expected to compete for depth minutes in Detroit's forward rotation.
Won't make debut Friday
Waters (recently traded) has been ruled out for Friday's game against the 76ers. The Pistons acquired the 27-year-old swingman as part of the deal that sent Jimmy Butler (not injury related) to Golden State on Wednesday. Waters' next chance to make his Pistons debut will come Sunday against the Hornets.
Part of Butler trade
The Warriors traded Waters to the Pistons on Wednesday as part of a trade that sent Jimmy Butler to Golden State and Andrew Wiggins to Miami, Shams Charania of ESPN reports. Waters appeared in 38 games for Golden State this season and made nine starts, averaging 5.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists. However, he'll spend the closing months of the 2024-25 season with the Pistons, where he'll likely compete with KJ Martin (recently traded), Ron Holland and Simone Fontecchio for minutes off the bench.
Will play Thursday
Waters (shoulder) is available for Thursday's game against the Bulls, Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.com reports. Waters was one of several players who were questionable for the Warriors ahead of this matchup, but in the end, he'll be available and should see steady minutes off the bench. Waters is averaging 7.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game in 10 outings this month.
Questionable for Thursday
Waters (shoulder) has been listed as questionable for Thursday's game against the Bulls. Waters, who is dealing with a left shoulder strain, could be trending toward missing his ninth game of the season for the Warriors. If Waters can't play against Chicago, Andrew Wiggins, Buddy Hield and Gary Payton might have to shoulder more of the load at small forward.
Slides to bench Monday
Waters will come off the bench in Monday's game against Toronto, Anthony Slater of The Athletic reports. With Andrew Wiggins returning from a two-game absence due to a personal matter, Waters will retreat to the bench. Over his last five outings (one start), the 27-year-old has averaged 9.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in 24.2 minutes per contest.