Peyton Watson

Peyton WATSON

Denver Nuggets · SF · Age 23 · 3 YOS
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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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