There are three months left before the start of the new CBA season, and the recruitment work of each team is still in full swing. Since the CBA League cannot provide foreign players with guarantee contracts, many super foreign players choose to switch to other overseas leagues. Waters, who played for the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team for a short time last season, was currently in an active recovery stage after suffering from a ruptured Achilles tendon at the beginning of the year. He also missed the Copa America due to this injury. It is worth mentioning that there were no rumors of trial training with the CBA team this offseason. After suffering from a severe injury to the Achilles tendon rupture, Waters was in a state of no interest. In addition, Waters' height shortcomings, it will be difficult for him to return to the CBA to play in the future.
Waters won the favor of Guangdong men's basketball team because of his outstanding performance in the Men's Basketball World Cup. In the end, Waters officially landed in the CBA stadium in the 23-24 season. In the first season at the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team, Waters showed good control ability and efficient ending on the offensive end. He played 51 games in the regular season, averaged 20.8 points, 5.8 assists and 1.9 steals per game, with a three-point shooting percentage of 36.6%, and averaged 2.6 three-pointers per game. However, in the critical playoff stage, Waters was caught by Du Feng, and his average data also fell to 14 points, 3 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game.
Last season, Waters played for the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team for a short time, playing in just 10 games, and averaged 18.5 points, 7.8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game. In the game against Qingdao Men's Basketball Team, Waters scored 32 points, 14 assists and 4 rebounds in a single game. The three-pointers with 9 of 18 shots in a single game were very unsolvable. However, Waters was abandoned by the team early because it was incompatible with the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team's style of playing. Judging from the technical style, Waters has excellent ball control ability, has a sharp breakthrough, has strong foul ability, has an excellent overall view of the field, has stable mid- and long-distance shooting, and has good hard-solving ability at critical moments. However, Waters is not suitable for playing the ball-holding core in the playoff-level team, and is too easy to be targeted by opponents. He is more suitable for adding icing on the cake of a strong team. If you join the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team or the Guangdong Men's Basketball Team in the new season, Waters may be able to better play his role and value.
As the CBA league's requirements for foreign players become increasingly strict, even if the signing is completed, if the subsequent performance cannot meet the club's expectations and cannot improve the team's record, it may be cut in the middle of the season. For the 27-year-old Waters, after returning from injury, he is likely to not return to the CBA to play and may go to the European League in the future. If he can return to his peak level, Waters will still be snatched by many teams.
