Vitals
- Position: Forward · Height: 6-8 · Weight: 200
- Draft: 2022, Round 1, Pick 30 by the Oklahoma City Thunder
- Experience: 4 seasons · Age: 24
- Contract: Acquired via sign-and-trade from Denver in the 2026 offseason (four years, $88 million).
Stats
| PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 41.7 | 16.7 | 86.7 |
Per-game averages, 2026-27 season. Stats as of October 30, 2026. Sources: Basketball-Reference, cross-checked against ESPN.
Full career stats
| Season | Team | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | DEN | 23 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 49.2 | 42.9 | 55.0 |
| 2023-24 | DEN | 80 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 46.5 | 29.6 | 67.0 |
| 2024-25 | DEN | 68 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 47.7 | 35.3 | 69.3 |
| 2025-26 | DEN | 54 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 49.1 | 41.1 | 73.0 |
| 2026-27 | CLE | 4 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 41.7 | 16.7 | 86.7 |
| Career | 229 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 47.7 | 35.1 | 68.2 |
Before the NBA
| Season | School | G | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | UCLA | 32 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 32.2 | 22.6 | 68.8 |
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Role
Watson is Cleveland's big offseason wing addition. He averaged 14.6 points and 4.9 rebounds for Denver last season on 49 percent shooting, then arrived via sign-and-trade. At 6-8 with defensive versatility, he is the two-way wing this roster needed.
How he got here
Oklahoma City drafted Watson 30th overall in 2022 out of UCLA. Cleveland acquired him via sign-and-trade from Denver in the 2026 offseason.
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Roster details via Wikipedia, October 2026. Stats via Basketball-Reference. Stats are per-game points, rebounds and assists.