2025-26 Season
TRENDON WATFORD
2025-26 Season
TRENDON WATFORD
Watford produces at an below average rate for a 15-minute workload.
Watford produces at an below average rate for a 15-minute workload.
PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology
TEAM COMPARISON
of 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 246 Guards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Trendon Watford's first eighteen games of the 2025-26 campaign were defined by maddening, extreme inconsistency that eventually cost him a spot in the rotation. The absolute peak of his season arrived on 11/09 vs TOR, where a promotion to the starting lineup resulted in a monstrous 20-point, 17-rebound, 10-assist triple-double. He posted a staggering +27.5 Impact score in that contest, dominating the glass and picking apart the defense with surgical passing and highly efficient 8-of-10 shooting. Yet, that brilliant two-way effort vanished entirely just days later on 11/12 vs BOS. Clanking his way to a 3-for-10 shooting night, his forced attempts and defensive lapses dragged him down to a dismal -10.5 Impact. The bottom completely fell out on 11/21 vs MIL, where he went scoreless on four attempts and registered a brutal -14.6 Impact in just 14 minutes of empty floor time. Unable to string together consecutive positive outings or sustain his defensive energy, Watford ultimately watched his role evaporate into garbage-time cameos by January.
Trendon Watford spent this midseason stretch fighting for relevance at the end of the bench, battling wildly inconsistent minutes and a string of deeply negative performances. On 01/20 vs IND, he managed just two points on 1-for-4 shooting, resulting in a dismal -13.4 impact score as his erratic shot selection actively harmed the offensive flow. He briefly flipped the script on 02/03 vs GSW, exploding for 16 points and eight rebounds in 27 minutes. His aggressive hustle on the glass and efficient inside scoring drove a stellar +11.6 impact score that night. However, extended playing time rarely translated to winning basketball. Look at his 25-minute outing on 02/11 vs NYK; despite a well-rounded line of six points, four rebounds, and four assists, his brutal 3-for-10 chucking and poor defensive rotations cratered his impact to -9.1. Ultimately, his inability to string together positive shifts kept him firmly entrenched as a fringe rotation piece.
This late-season stretch was defined by erratic offensive utility and a complete inability to stretch the floor, ultimately reducing Trendon Watford to a fringe rotation piece. His jumper completely abandoned him, leading to ugly outings like the 03/03 vs SAS matchup. Despite playing hard and generating active hustle plays, his 0-for-4 shooting from deep dragged his Impact score down to -6.2 because of the sheer cost of those wasted possessions. Even when his raw scoring looked solid, hidden defensive lapses often ruined his overall value. During the 03/10 vs MEM game, he scored 11 points on an efficient 4-of-5 from the field, yet still posted a -5.7 Impact score due to poor rotations and bleeding points on the other end. He did find a fleeting rhythm during the 03/21 vs UTA contest, racking up 20 points, nine boards, and four assists. His +13.7 Impact score that night stemmed from relentless rebounding and smart interior finishing rather than settling for outside shots. Unfortunately, those flashes were too rare, and his playing time subsequently vanished by April.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Watford has posted negative impact in 82% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 54% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
In a rough stretch — 11 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 14 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 56 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
60 games played
