Peyton Watson
Guard · Cleveland Cavaliers · #8
Peyton Watson: season analysis
Peyton Watson is a 24-year-old guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, wearing number 8. Listed at 6-foot-8 and 200 pounds, Watson has 5 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at UCLA.
In 2026-27, Watson is averaging 11.0 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 28.0 minutes per game, starting all 10 games. The shooting line reads 38.0% from the field, 23.8% from three-point range and 69.2% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 with the Denver Nuggets (14.6 points in 29.6 minutes per game), scoring is down by 3.6 points per game and playing time down by 1.6 minutes.
Before this season, Watson played 4 NBA seasons and 225 games, averaging 8.7 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 14.6 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Peyton Watson on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #8 |
| Age | 24 |
| Born | September 11, 2002 · Long Beach, CA, USA |
| Height | 6' 8" (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 200 lbs (91 kg) |
| College | UCLA |
| NBA experience | 5 years |
| Salary | — |
Cavaliers teammates
Jarrett AllenC · #31
Thomas BryantC · #3
James HardenG · #1
Mario HezonjaF · #33
Sam MerrillG · #5
Riley MinixF · #12
Donovan MitchellG · #45
Evan MobleyC · #4
Craig Porter Jr.G · #9
Tyrese ProctorG · #24
Meleek ThomasG · #15
Jaylon TysonG · #20
Ernest Udeh Jr.C · #88Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | @ NYK | W 115-107 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2-12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 |
| 2026-11-09 | @ CHA | L 112-124 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | -10 |
| 2026-11-07 | vs NYK | L 97-109 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | -11 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs PHI | W 119-95 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | +22 |
| 2026-10-31 | @ MIL | W 136-111 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +11 |
| 2026-10-29 | @ ATL | L 111-114 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-4 | -10 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs WAS | W 121-111 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-17 | 1-4 | 3-3 | +4 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs MIN | W 127-125 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5-13 | 0-5 | 5-6 | -7 |
| 2026-10-24 | vs BKN | W 125-121 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 1-2 | -7 |
| 2026-10-22 | @ PHI | L 106-114 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 4-4 | -19 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | cleveland cavaliers | 10 | 10 | 28.0 | 11.0 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 38.0 | 23.8 | 69.2 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.1-10.8 | 1.0-4.2 | 1.8-2.6 |
| 2025-26 | denver nuggets | 54 | 40 | 29.6 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 49.1 | 41.1 | 73.0 | 0.9 | 4.0 | 5.3-10.8 | 1.5-3.6 | 2.6-3.5 |
| 2024-25 | denver nuggets | 68 | 18 | 24.4 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 47.7 | 35.3 | 69.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.0-6.3 | 0.7-2.0 | 1.4-2.0 |
| 2023-24 | denver nuggets | 80 | 4 | 18.6 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 46.5 | 29.6 | 67.0 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 2.6-5.6 | 0.6-1.9 | 0.9-1.3 |
| 2022-23 | denver nuggets | 23 | 2 | 8.1 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 49.2 | 42.9 | 55.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3-2.6 | 0.3-0.6 | 0.5-0.9 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.