Trendon Watford is leaving the Nets and joining another Atlantic Division team, the Sixers, on a two-year minimum deal worth $5.3MM, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets.
Watford played two seasons in Portland before joining the Nets after the Trail Blazers waived him prior to the 2023/24 season. He’s appeared in a combined 107 games with Brooklyn over the past two years.
This past season, Watford averaged a career-high best 10.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 20.8 minutes per game. He missed six weeks action due to a hamstring injury.
Watford could see rotation minutes at power forward with the Sixers, depending on how their roster shakes out this offseason. If he can carve out a role, Watford’s contract could rank as a big bargain.