Trendon Watford
Forward · New Orleans Pelicans · #9
Trendon Watford: season analysis
Trendon Watford is a 26-year-old forward for the New Orleans Pelicans, wearing number 9. Listed at 6-foot-8 and 237 pounds, Watford has 6 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at LSU.
In 2026-27, Watford is averaging 7.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.7 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 6 games. The shooting line reads 54.5% from the field, 33.3% from three-point range and 81.0% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 with the Philadelphia 76ers (6.5 points in 16.3 minutes per game), scoring is up by 0.7 points per game and playing time up by 1.4 minutes.
Before this season, Watford played 5 NBA seasons and 270 games, averaging 7.6 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2024-25 at 10.2 points per game.
Injury report: Watford is listed as out.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Trendon Watford on Wikipedia ↗
Injury status
Out · reported 2026-11-12
Profile
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| Jersey | #9 |
| Age | 26 |
| Born | November 9, 2000 · Birmingham, AL, USA |
| Height | 6' 8" (2.03 m) |
| Weight | 237 lbs (108 kg) |
| College | LSU |
| NBA experience | 6 years |
| Salary | $2,801,346 (2026-27) |
Pelicans teammates
Saddiq BeyF · #41
Malik DiaF · #8
Jeremiah FearsG · #0
AJ JohnsonG · #14
Herbert JonesF · #2
DeAndre JordanC · #6
Bennedict MathurinG · #24
Karlo MatkovicF · #17
Bryce McGowensG · #11
Yves MissiC · #21
Trey Murphy IIIF · #25
Dejounte MurrayG · #5
Jaron Pierre Jr.G · #10
Jordan PooleG · #3
Derik QueenC · #22
Julian ReeseF · #13
Zion WilliamsonF · #1
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-08 | @ LAC | L 123-139 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -16 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs MIN | L 109-115 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | +2 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs UTA | W 120-113 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 | +7 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ MEM | W 135-134 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +5 |
| 2026-10-31 | vs ATL | W 121-99 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 |
| 2026-10-29 | vs SAC | W 132-120 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 4-5 | +7 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs DEN | L 91-104 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-24 | @ DEN | L 135-141 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-23 | @ UTA | L 119-120 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-21 | vs IND | L 120-123 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
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 | new orleans pelicans | 6 | 0 | 17.7 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 54.5 | 33.3 | 81.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 2.0-3.7 | 0.3-1.0 | 2.8-3.5 |
| 2025-26 | philadelphia 76ers | 53 | 7 | 16.3 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 51.5 | 20.0 | 77.9 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.6-5.1 | 0.2-0.9 | 1.1-1.5 |
| 2024-25 | brooklyn nets | 44 | 6 | 20.8 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 46.9 | 33.0 | 76.2 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.7-8.0 | 0.7-2.0 | 2.1-2.8 |
| 2023-24 | brooklyn nets | 63 | 2 | 13.6 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 52.7 | 39.7 | 79.4 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 2.6-4.9 | 0.4-1.1 | 1.2-1.5 |
| 2022-23 | portland trail blazers | 62 | 12 | 19.1 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 56.0 | 39.1 | 72.0 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 2.9-5.2 | 0.4-1.0 | 1.2-1.6 |
| 2021-22 | portland trail blazers | 48 | 10 | 18.1 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 53.2 | 23.7 | 75.5 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 3.0-5.6 | 0.2-0.8 | 1.5-2.0 |
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.