Peyton
Watson
G
#8
Height : 6' 8" · Weight : 200 lbs · Age : 24
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MIN | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Denver Nuggets | 54 | 40 | 29.6 | 5.3-10.8 | 49.1 | 1.5-3.6 | 41.1 | 2.6-3.5 |
| 2024-25 | Denver Nuggets | 68 | 18 | 24.4 | 3.0-6.3 | 47.7 | 0.7-2.0 | 35.3 | 1.4-2.0 |
| 2023-24 | Denver Nuggets | 80 | 4 | 18.6 | 2.6-5.6 | 46.5 | 0.6-1.9 | 29.6 | 0.9-1.3 |
| 2022-23 | Denver Nuggets | 23 | 2 | 8.1 | 1.3-2.6 | 49.2 | 0.3-0.6 | 42.9 | 0.5-0.9 |
2026-27
20.47 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
21.49 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
22.51 M$
Guaranteed
2029-30
23.53 M$
Player option
Points
14.6
Rebounds
4.9
Assists
2.1
TS%
59.4 %
Usage
20.6 %
PER
14.3
WS/48
.078
On/off +/−
+1.6
Minutes
29.6
Games
54
Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.
Projected WAR
0.9
Points/game
15.5
Games
61
WAR 2025-26
0.8
This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (+6)
Outlook, age included
+31 · 23 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
75
Established regular
WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
0.8
#69 of 107 regular forwards
PAL Rating
47 / 100
#57 of 107 regular forwards
Value Rating
30 / 100
PAL expected for this salary: 61 · salary $20.5MPAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from
Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg distance
12.7 pi
67th percentile
At the rim
70.4 %
43th percentile
Rim share
24.4 %
58th percentile
Midrange
48.5 %
82th percentile
Three-point
.411
91th percentile
3PA share
33.9 %
27th percentile
Corner threes
50.6 %
95th percentile
Free throws
.730
30th percentile
| Season | Team | PTS | WAR | PAL | OV | TS % | 3P% | 3PA share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DEN | 14.6 | 0.8 | 47 | 75 | 59.4 | .411 | 33.9 |
| 2024-25 | DEN | 8.1 | 0.3 | 28 | 66 | 56.4 | .353 | 31.8 |
| 2023-24 | DEN | 6.7 | -0.3 | 36 | 69 | 53.9 | .296 | 34.0 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2 | @ UTA | W 130-117 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-2 |
| Mar 30 | vs GSW | W 116-93 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3-11 | 2-5 |
| Mar 28 | vs UTA | W 135-129 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2-10 | 1-2 |
| Mar 26 | vs DAL | W 142-135 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | 2-3 |
| Mar 22 | vs POR | W 128-112 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-5 |
| Feb 5 | @ NYK | L 134-127 2OT | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | 1-6 |
| Feb 4 | @ DET | L 124-121 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4-11 | 0-1 |
| Feb 2 | vs OKC | L 121-111 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11-17 | 5-7 |
| Jan 31 | vs LAC | W 122-109 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 2-5 |
| Jan 30 | vs BKN | W 107-103 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 2-3 |
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