Trendon Watford

Trendon Watford

24-Year-Old ForwardF
Brooklyn Nets  NBA  
Brooklyn Nets
Out
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 12/29/2024
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Watford spent the first two years of his career with the Trail Blazers, and while he featured more regularly in his sophomore year in 2023-24, his production was steady. However, in Watford's case, steady means he, once again, had minimal fantasy upside across all formats. He averaged 7.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game across 62 regular-season appearances (12 starts) in 2023-24. He was traded to the Nets before the start of the 2024-25, and although he might have more chances to play regularly in Brooklyn, he's not likely to garner a starting role any time soon. Since he'll be a backup in a rebuilding team, Watford is not expected to have a lot of upside in fantasy in most formats in 2024-25. He might be a decent streaming option in very deep leagues, but even that's a long shot and would depend heavily on his playing time. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, $2.73 million contract with the Nets in July of 2024.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Trendon Watford, brother of pro-basketball player Christian Watford, was born in Alabama during November of 2000. Watford started his high-school career with Shades Valley High School in Irondale, Alabama while attending Irondale Middle School. Watford moved to Mountain Brook, Alabama to attend Mountain Brook High School during his four years of high school. During these four years, Watford became a five-star prospect and broke multiple Alabama high school records including the all-time rebounding record. Watford also led Mountain Brook High School to three consecutive high school state championships from 2017-2019. He committed to play college basketball for the Tigers of LSU. Watford was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2020 after putting up 13.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game in his first year at LSU. Watford originally declared for the 2020 NBA draft but decided to return for his sophomore year at LSU. During his sophomore season, Watford recorded a career-high 30 points against Alabama in the SEC Tournament. He averaged 16.3 points and 7.4 rebounds during his second and final year at LSU before hiring an agent and declaring for the 2021 NBA draft. Watford went undrafted but signed a two-way contract with the Portland Trail Blazers in August of 2021.

Out at least another week
FBrooklyn Nets
Hamstring
December 19, 2024
The Nets announced Thursday that Watford has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain and his status will be updated in approximately one week, Meghan Triplett of YES Network reports.
ANALYSIS
Watford already missed 13 games early in the season due to a left hamstring strain and appears to have aggravated the injury. Until Watford is able to return to action, Day'Ron Sharpe and Noah Clowney are candidates to receive increased playing time.
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How does Trendon Watford compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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  • Effective Field Goal %
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  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
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  • Total Rebound %
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True Shooting %
57.2%
 
Effective Field Goal %
49.4%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
32.9%
 
Free Throw Rate
44.3%
 
Offensive Rebound %
2.2%
 
Defensive Rebound %
18.7%
 
Total Rebound %
10.2%
 
Assist %
11.5%
 
Steal %
1.1%
 
Block %
2.0%
 
Turnover %
12.6%
 
Usage %
23.3%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
14.2
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.9
 
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2022 Fantasy Outlook
Watford saw little court time during the early part of his first NBA campaign, but he played 30-plus minutes in 11 of 15 games following the All-Star break and averaged 14.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.9 blocks during that stretch. A leg injury kept him out of Portland's final eight contests, but that didn't dampen the impression he made on the organization as an undrafted rookie. To that point, the Trail Blazers terminated Watford's two-way contract and signed him to a four-year deal in mid-February. The addition of Jerami Grant in the offseason means that Watford isn't going to reprise his late-season starting role, but he could carve out decent minutes off the bench. Watford isn't likely to be a major fantasy asset next year, yet his MVP performance in the Las Vegas Summer League championship game this July further validates that he belongs in the NBA.
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Won't play Thursday
FBrooklyn Nets
Hamstring
December 18, 2024
Watford (hamstring) will not play Thursday against the Raptors, Meghan Triplett of YES Network reports.
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Won't return vs. Cavs
FBrooklyn Nets
Hamstring
December 16, 2024
Watford has been ruled out for the remainder of Monday's game against Cleveland due to left hamstring soreness, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports. He recorded eight points (2-3 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 3-3 FT) in 10 minutes before departing.
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Leads bench in scoring in loss
FBrooklyn Nets
December 1, 2024
Watford amassed 13 points (3-9 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 6-7 FT), three rebounds, one assist and one steal across 25 minutes during Sunday's 100-92 loss to the Magic.
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Will play Monday vs. Warriors
FBrooklyn Nets
November 25, 2024
Watford (hamstring) is available for Monday night's game against Golden State, Evan Barnes of Newsday reports.
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Expected to play Monday
FBrooklyn Nets
Hamstring
November 25, 2024
Watford (hamstring) is probable for Monday's game against the Warriors, Brian Lewis of the New York Post reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Likely to miss Tuesday's game
FBrooklyn Nets
October 5, 2024
Watford is dealing with a hamstring injury and could miss Tuesday's preseason contest against the Clippers, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post.
ANALYSIS
Watford didn't make the trip to California with the Nets as they started training camp in San Diego. The forward stayed back home in Brooklyn to be evaluated by the medical staff, and it seems the Nets will be cautious with his recovery process. Watford averaged 6.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 13.6 minutes across 63 regular-season appearances in 2023-24, and he figures to play a bench role in 2024-25 again.
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