This past offseason, the Brooklyn Nets inked Trendon Watford to a one-year, $2.7 million contract. Midway through the lone season of his deal, Watford looks primed to cash in at the conclusion of the 2024-25 campaign.
Ever since buying out Ben Simmons, the Nets have had a backup point guard problem. And an unlikely solution has emerged to solve it.
Watford (hamstring) will be available for Tuesday's game against the Spurs. Watford sat out the second leg of Brooklyn's back-to-back Saturday for precautionary reasons, but he'll likely see his usual minutes Tuesday. Watford is averaging 10.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 0.9 steals over his last 10 appearances.
When D'Angelo Russell exited Thursday night's loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers after rolling his ankle, it was fair to assume the newly-signed Killian Hayes woul
Jordi Fernandez had an honest reaction to the Nets' performance following their fourth-quarter collapse against the Hornets.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 27 points, Chet Holmgren had 22 points and 17 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rebounded from a stunning collapse with a game-changing blitz in the fourth quarter to beat the Brooklyn Nets 129-121.
The Warriors enter this matchup after a 114-102 win at the New York Knicks on Tuesday in which Curry led the way for Golden State to the tune of 28 points and nine assists. The Warriors have been rolling recently as they have won eight of their past 10 games, including a 3-1 record on their current road trip that brings them through Brooklyn.