Trendon Watford

New Orleans Pelicans · F

Age 25 · 6'8" · 237 lb

Rookie 2022 · 269 games · 7 playoff games

DPM · #393 of 519

-1.9
Offense -2.0 Defense +0.1 Last played May 10, 2026

Historical comps

Comps & futures

The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.

CompAgeDPM thenNext 5 seasonsMatch
Brian Scalabrine 2003-0426-1.8 -1.2, -1.3, -1.6, -1.8, -0.6 90
Tariq Abdul-Wahad 2000-0126-2.3 -2.5, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 89
Keita Bates-Diop 2020-2125-1.6 -1.1, +0.1, -0.5, under 10 games, under 10 games 89
Terrence Williams 2012-1325-1.9 under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 88
Mardy Collins 2009-1025-2.2 under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 88
Dominic McGuire 2011-1226-1.9 -2.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 87
Alex Poythress 2018-1925-2.2 under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 87
Donatas Motiejunas 2016-1726-1.7 under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 87
Royal Ivey 2006-0725-1.8 -2.3, -1.9, -1.7, -2.1, -1.9 87
Jahlil Okafor 2020-2125-2.5 under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 86

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Trendon's 2026-27 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.

Around the league

Top 10 comps today

Current players closest to Trendon Watford's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

  1. 1 Trendon Watford NOP Self
    -1.9DPMDPM Offense -2.0 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:19.4points9.6rebounds5.7assistsP/R/A
    100.0
  2. -2.1DPMDPM Offense -2.1 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:20.4points8.9rebounds4.2assistsP/R/A
    88.4
  3. -1.7DPMDPM Offense -1.6 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:19.7points6.7rebounds5.9assistsP/R/A
    87.7
  4. -1.8DPMDPM Offense -1.4 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:19.9points13.0rebounds5.8assistsP/R/A
    87.1
  5. -1.9DPMDPM Offense -2.2 Defense +0.3 Per 100 possessions:21.0points11.6rebounds3.1assistsP/R/A
    86.6
  6. -2.2DPMDPM Offense -1.8 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:17.5points10.5rebounds4.7assistsP/R/A
    86.2
  7. -2.5DPMDPM Offense -2.4 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:20.3points10.5rebounds2.2assistsP/R/A
    85.5
  8. -2.0DPMDPM Offense -2.0 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:18.2points8.1rebounds5.5assistsP/R/A
    85.3
  9. -1.3DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense +0.3 Per 100 possessions:19.5points8.4rebounds3.8assistsP/R/A
    85.2
  10. -1.9DPMDPM Offense -2.2 Defense +0.3 Per 100 possessions:16.8points10.4rebounds3.6assistsP/R/A
    85.1
How these matches work

Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.

100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.

Value

Contract & longevity

DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Trendon Watford's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value
$0.2M
DARKO's market estimate
Salary
$2.3M
Actual
Surplus
-$2.1M
Value minus salary
WARP
0.0
Wins above replacement
Seasons left
0.7
Projected
Retires at
26.7
Projected age

Career

Season by season

DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.

Trendon Watford, season by season
SeasonTeamAgeGamesMPGDPMOffDefFor his age
2026-27 so farNOP250—-1.92-1.98+0.06—
2025-26PHI2553 +716.3-1.92-2.00+0.08881st of 1077
2024-25BKN244321.2-1.77-1.61-0.15907th of 1185
2023-24BKN236313.6-1.30-0.77-0.54643rd of 1100
2022-23POR226219.1-1.77-0.97-0.80582nd of 813
2021-22POR214818.1-0.83-1.15+0.32221st of 571

Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.

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Projections

Projected box score

DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 1.5 projected minutes and a pace of 100.4.

Trendon Watford, projected box score
StatPer 100Per game
Points19.40.6
Rebounds9.60.3
Offensive2.40.1
Defensive7.20.2
Assists5.70.2
Steals1.40.0
Blocks1.00.0
Turnovers3.50.1
3-pt attempts1.60.1
FG attempts14.60.5
FT attempts4.80.2
FG% · 3P% · FT%52.2% · 30.5% · 74.4%