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
$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.
ANALYSIS Watford has yet to make his season debut while recovering from a left hamstring strain. He suffered a setback at the beginning of November and remains without a firm return timetable.
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Stat Review
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.
True Shooting %
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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.
Defensive Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Total Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Assist %
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Steal %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
Block %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
Turnover %
An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
Usage %
An estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while they were on the floor.
Fantasy Points Per Game
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True Shooting %
61.1%
Effective Field Goal %
57.1%
3-Point Attempt Rate
21.9%
Free Throw Rate
31.2%
Offensive Rebound %
6.5%
Defensive Rebound %
18.7%
Total Rebound %
12.4%
Assist %
14.5%
Steal %
1.2%
Block %
2.0%
Turnover %
12.6%
Usage %
0.0%
Fantasy Points Per Game
13.5
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.0
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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.
More Fantasy News
Out for next three games
FBrooklyn Nets
Hamstring
November 7, 2024
Watford (hamstring) won't be available for the Nets' three-game road trip that begins Friday in Boston, Erik Slater of ClutchPoints.com reports.
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Without clear timeline
FBrooklyn Nets
Hamstring
November 4, 2024
Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez said Sunday that Watford (hamstring) will be ready to make his season debut "soon," but the forward remains without a clear timeline to do so, Evan Barnes of Newsday reports.
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Downgraded to questionable
FBrooklyn Nets
Hamstring
November 1, 2024
Watford (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Friday's game versus the Bulls.
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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.