By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-07-23 11:00:54
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2023年10月9日星期一，在俄克拉荷马城举行的一场NBA季前赛的下半场，俄克拉荷马城雷霆队前锋林迪·沃特斯三世 (Lindy Waters III)（右）试图摆脱圣安东尼奥马刺队前锋多米尼克·巴洛 (Dominick Barlow)（26号）。（美联社照片/莎拉·菲普斯）
马刺队进入夏季自由球员市场时，面临着两个亟待解决的紧迫问题。
第一个问题——球队基石维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 身后缺乏足够的内线深度——俱乐部通过签下前波士顿凯尔特人队中锋卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 并与华盛顿奇才队交易得到凯利·奥利尼克 (Kelly Olynyk) 而得以解决。
本周，马刺队总经理布莱恩·莱特 (Brian Wright) 进行了两项操作，旨在部分弥补阵容中另一个明显的漏洞——缺乏能够稳定命中远距离投篮的球员。
在与夏季联赛新星大卫·琼斯-加西亚 (David Jones-Garcia) 达成双向合同的第二天，马刺队于周三与经验丰富的得分后卫林迪·沃特斯三世 (Lindy Waters III) 达成了一份为期一年的合同。
这两笔交易都不会震动NBA格局，但两名球员都有助于加强马刺队的三分进攻，上赛季马刺队的三分命中率排名联盟倒数第三。
27岁的沃特斯在其四年的NBA生涯中曾效力于三支球队（俄克拉荷马城雷霆队、金州勇士队和底特律活塞队），其三分命中率为36.6%。
沃特斯生涯最佳的外线投篮表现出现在2023-24赛季，他在38场比赛中三分命中率达到43.5%。
沃特斯在2021年选秀大会上落选，但他通过俄克拉荷马城雷霆队的G联赛下属球队，一步步努力打进了NBA。他于2023年2月以双向合同身份加入雷霆队的NBA阵容，从那以后，他一直保持着不错的投篮表现，得以留在联盟。
沃特斯签约的消息，在马刺队敲定琼斯-加西亚的双向合同后数小时传来。琼斯-加西亚是他们夏季联赛队的爆发式新星。
这位多米尼加后卫上赛季在G联赛中为墨西哥城大队长队贡献过51分，他在八场夏季联赛中场均得到22分，同时三分命中率高达惊人的53%。
他入选了加州经典赛和拉斯维加斯夏季联赛的赛事最佳阵容。
“他是一名现象级球员，”马刺夏季联赛主教练迈克·诺伊斯 (Mike Noyes) 谈到琼斯-加西亚时说。“他理应出现在NBA赛场上。”
琼斯-加西亚很可能很快就会得到这个机会。
他将占据马刺队三个空缺的双向合同名额之一，这意味着这位身高6英尺3英寸的后卫将在G联赛和NBA之间共享出场时间，但下赛季最多可以为NBA球队出战50场比赛。
与此同时，沃特斯的合同将使马刺队阵容中的标准NBA合同数达到14份，距离联盟规定的最高限额仅差一份。
San Antonio Spurs forward David Jones-Garcia during the The California Classic for the San Antonio Spurs versus the Miami Heat at the Chase Center in San Fransisco, California on July 5, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs guard David Jones-Garcia shoots a three pointer during the second quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada Thursday, July 10, 2025.
San Antonio Spurs guard David Jones-Garcia dribbles up the floor during the first quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada Thursday, July 10, 2025.
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San Antonio Spurs set to sign Lindy Waters III
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Lindy Waters III, right, looks to get by San Antonio Spurs forward Dominick Barlow (26) in the second half of a preseason NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sarah Phipps)
The Spurs entered the summer free agency period with two pressing needs to address.
The first – a lack of big man depth behind franchise cornerstone Victor Wembanyama – the club addressed by signing former Boston center Luke Kornet and trading with Washington for Kelly Olynyk.
This week, Spurs general manager Brian Wright has made a pair of moves meant to partially patch the roster’s other glaring hole – a dearth of players who can consistently make the ball go in the basket from long distance.
A day after agreeing to a two-way deal with Summer League sensation David Jones-Garcia, the Spurs on Wednesday came to terms on a one-year contract with journeyman shooting guard Lindy Waters III.
Neither transaction will shake the NBA off its axis, but both players could help bolster a Spurs 3-point attack that ranked in the bottom third of the league last season by percentage.
The 27-year-old Waters has played with three teams during a four-year NBA career (Oklahoma City, Golden State and Detroit), while hitting 36.6% of his 3-point tries.
Waters’ best season from deep came in 2023-24, when he made 43.5% from beyond the arc over 38 contests.
Undrafted out of Oklahoma State in 2021, Waters worked his way to the NBA through Oklahoma City’s G League affiliate. He joined the Thunder’s NBA squad on a two-way contract in February 2023 and has shot well enough to remain in the league ever since.
News of Waters’ deal came a few hours after the Spurs locked in Jones-Garcia, the breakout star of their Summer League team, on a two-way contract.
The Dominican guard, who logged a 51-point game in the G League last season with the Mexico City Capitanes, averaged 22 points across eight Summer League games while hitting a scorching 53% from 3-point range.
He was named to the all-tournament team at both the California Classic and Las Vegas Summer Leagues.
“He is a phenomenal player,” Spurs Summer League coach Mike Noyes said of Jones-Garcia. “He belongs on an NBA court.”
It is possible Jones-Garcia might soon get the chance.
He will fill one of the Spurs’ three open two-way slots, meaning the 6-foot-3 guard will be shared with the G League but available for a maximum of 50 NBA games next season.
Waters’ deal, meanwhile, will bring the Spurs to 14 standard NBA contracts on the roster, one less than the league maximum.
By Jeff McDonald, Staff Writer, via San Antonio Express-News