​Former Oklahoma State and OKC Thunder forward Lindy Waters III signed with the Chinese Basketball Association’s Beijing Ducks on Tuesday.Waters is a Norman native and Norman North alum who spent all four of his college seasons at OSU (2016-20). He still ranks 12th in Cowboys program history in career starts (105) and 32nd in career points (1,172).After going undrafted in 2020 and briefly playing for The Basketball League’s Enid Outlaws, Waters joined the OKC Blue in October 2021. He then signed a two-way deal with the Thunder in February 2022 and a standard contract in February 2023.More: Where OKC Thunder depth chart stands heading into 2026-27 NBA seasonWaters ultimately spent three seasons with OKC (2021-24), where he provided solid floor spacing off the bench. He also made one start during his 107 appearances.Waters then spent the 2024-25 season with Golden State and Detroit, and he played for San Antonio last season. He averaged 2.4 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists in 7.1 minutes, as the Spurs reached the NBA Finals.Multiple notable NBA players have suited up for Beijing. That list includes Stephon Marbury, Steve Francis and Jeremy Lin. The Ducks went 42-29 this past season.Justin Martinez covers the Thunder and NBA for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Justin? He can be reached at jmartinez@oklahoman.com or on X/Twitter at @Justintohoops. Sign up for the Thunder Sports Minute newsletter to access more NBA coverage. Support Justin’s work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com.This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: Former OKC Thunder forward Lindy Waters III signs with China’s Beijing Ducks