Waters named G League Rookie of the Year
Maine Red Claws guard Tremont Waters was named the 2019-20 NBA G League Rookie of the Year on Thursday.
Waters, a two-way player for the Boston Celtics, averaged 18.0 points, 7.3 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.9 steals in 36 games for Maine in 2019-20.
Waters, 22, was Boston's second-round pick (51st overall) in the 2019 NBA Draft out of LSU.
Salt Lake City Stars forward Jarrell Brantley and South Bay Lakers forward Devontae Cacok finished second and third, respectively, in the voting.
Waters is the fourth Red Claws player to win Rookie of the Year, joining Abdel Nader (2016-17), Tim Frazier (2014-15) and DeShawn Sims (2010-11).
He appeared in 36 of Maine's 42 games this season. The G League canceled the remainder of its season on June 4. The regular season was suspended on March 12 due to the coronavirus pandemic and had been scheduled to conclude on March 28.
--Field Level Media
