Peyton WATSON
14.6 PPG
4.9 RPG
2.1 APG
59.4% TS
14.2 PER
2025-26
Off
76
Def
43
Ovr
60
Player Info
- Height
- 6'8"
- Weight
- 200 lbs
- Age
- 23
- Born
- 2002-09-11
- Position
- SF
- Service
- 3 yrs
- Bird Rights
- Full
- Trade Status
- Eligible
Draft Combine
- Ht (no shoes)
- 6'6.8"
- Ht (shoes)
- 6'8"
- Wingspan
- 7'0.5"
- Standing Reach
- 8'11.5"
- Max Vert
- 33.5"
- No-Step Vert
- 28"
- Lane Agility
- 11s
- 3/4 Sprint
- 3.3s
- Body Fat
- 5.2%
- Hand Length
- 8.5"
- Hand Width
- 9.5"
Contract
2022-23
– 2025-26
Rookie
DEN
via rookie-scale-exception
Peyton Watson signed a 4 year, $11,267,516 contract with the Denver Nuggets, including $11,267,516 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,816,879. In 2026-27, Watson will earn, while carrying a cap hit of $13,069,428.
- •2024-25: Club Option (deadline 10/31/23, exercised 10/11/23)
- •2025-26: Club Option (deadline 10/31/24, exercised 10/9/24)
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Bird Clock Start
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.2M | — |
| 2023-24 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $2.3M | — |
| 2024-25 | $2.4M | $2.4M | $2.4M | — |
| 2025-26 | $4.4M | $4.4M | $4.4M | — |
Per-Game Stats
| Season | GP | GS | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | FGA | FTA |
|---|
| 2022-23 | 23 | 2 | 8.1 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 49.2% | 42.9% | 55.0% | 2.6 | 0.9 |
| 2023-24 | 80 | 4 | 18.6 | 6.7 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 46.5% | 29.6% | 67.0% | 5.6 | 1.3 |
| 2024-25 | 68 | 18 | 24.3 | 8.1 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 47.7% | 35.3% | 69.3% | 6.3 | 2.0 |
| 2025-26 | 54 | 40 | 29.6 | 14.6 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 49.1% | 41.1% | 73.0% | 10.8 | 3.5 |
Advanced Stats
| Season | GP | MPG | TS% | USG% | PER | BPM | OBPM | DBPM | VORP | WS | WS/48 | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 23 | 8.1 | 55.3% | 17.4% | 12.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.001 | 101.6 | 113.5 |
| 2023-24 | 80 | 18.6 | 53.9% | 16.0% | 11.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.0 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.103 | 109.0 | 109.7 |
| 2024-25 | 68 | 24.3 | 56.4% | 13.8% | 11.4 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 0.187 | 113.9 | 113.9 |
| 2025-26 | 54 | 29.6 | 59.4% | 20.4% | 14.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.9 | 16.1 | 0.483 | 123.7 | 117.6 |