Is Peyton Watson Showing Shades of an NBA STAR & What Should The Nuggets Do?
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What recent performance highlights is Peyton Watson showcasing?
All right, guys, so we've been chronicling this amazing run that Peyton Watson has been on. On the season, he's having a career year for sure, averaging 14 points per game. Over the last 10 games, 22.5 points, 50% shooting from the field, 42% shooting from three. Sheesh. Six rebounds, almost three assists per game in starter minutes. He's only 23 years old. What do we think Peyton Watson could look like in the next five years? There are a lot of other great two-way players that he's kind of showing shades of. Who are some guys that you think he could grow into? Let's dream big, too. Can I hit you guys with one right off the bat?
Sure. Could he do what Brandon Ingram is doing in Toronto? Brandon Ingram has settled into, like, right now this year he's averaging 22 points per game, 34 minutes per game. Not like an awesome three-point shooter, 35%, but fairly efficient from the field overall. And they're kind of, you know, they're both kind of wiry. And I guess maybe Ingram at times looks smoother, but production-wise, like what Watson's doing looks comparable right now.
Ingram, to me, is a much more natural offensive player. I agree. He's smoother. I mean, he came into the league as obviously a way better scorer and even at the same age, a better scorer. I think the difference is, though, Peyton Watson as a defender is levels above what Brandon Ingram is. So I think naturally, offensively, I don't think he has quite the Brandon Ingram feel and just kind of the comfortability in the half court on offense. Defensively, though, he's leaps and bounds better than him.
Yeah, I think we all started with Jaden McDaniels. I kind of still think that's where I think he'll level out. But I think that I'm now the guy I see him most closely resembling in my eyes is Jeremy Grant.
How does Peyton Watson's scoring compare to other young NBA stars?
Jeremy Grant, when he left the Jokic world, did exactly what Peyton Watson is doing right now. He became the lead scorer for the Detroit Pistons. He really was able to showcase things that he was never able to do previously because... He, like many other players, were sort of put into a box and had a role that they were supposed to play, thought of more defensively than offensively. Even when he was here, Jeremy Grant didn't really flash at all until like the second round of the playoffs where we really needed him. And then it was like, oh man, we got to keep this guy around. But it was far too late at that point. And I say that not as like diminishing his height. I think Jeremy Grant is an excellent, excellent player.
What potential player comparisons can we draw for Peyton Watson?
And he, you know, at his height, showed that... Was he an All-Star that year? I'm sure... No. Jeremy Grant was never an All-Star? He's not been an All-Star, no. Well, okay, maybe I think Peyton's better than that then.
But to your point, I mean, Jeremy Grant in that season where he went to Detroit to be the number one option, he averaged 22 points a game. He's averaging pretty much what Peyton Watson is averaging over his last 10 games.
Right, right.
So can Peyton Watson do this for a full season on a team like Jeremy Grant did for the Pistons? I think so.
I think so. I think so. The question almost becomes, is that the best version of Peyton Watson? Like being a Jeremy Grant for Detroit? Or... Being a Jaden McDaniels for Minnesota, which is you settle into a third option that when it's my turn to go get 20, I'm capable of it. But night to night, it may be more about a two-way effort. Like, is that the best version of Peyton Watson kind of as a high-impact player versus I want to spread my wings and see just how good I can be?
Yeah. Does that make sense? Here's another player that I see a lot in Peyton Watson, Pascal Siakam. Pascal Siakam, you think of as this long-rangey power forward. He's the same height as Peyton Watson. No kidding. They're both 6'8". So Pascal Siakam, I see a lot of shades of Peyton Watson in that game. And if you look at Pascal Siakam, he came into the league older. He didn't have his rookie season until he was 22. His age 23 season, how old Peyton Watson is right now, he averaged seven points per game.
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