Guard · Oklahoma City Thunder
Earl Watson
Age 46 · USA · 185 cm (6'1") · 90 kg · Born Jun 12, 1979 · UCLA
7.4 PPG
2.3 RPG
4.7 APG
1,125 games
12 seasons
Career snapshot
12seasons
1,125games
8,302career pts
10.6PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Oklahoma City Thunder
· 311 games · 2001-02–2008-09
Position rank · 2011-12
#104PPG rank
#73PER rank
#77WS rank
Among 107 Guard players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
11.5
2005-06 · OKC
RPG
3.0
2009-10 · IND
APG
6.8
2007-08 · SEA
PER
14.6
2002-03 · MEM
WS
2.6
2009-10 · IND
Draft
2001
Round 2 ·
Pick 39
from UCLA
Career by team
Portland Trail Blazers
2013-14 – 2013-14 · 1 seasons
0.5 PPG
0.6 RPG
1.2 APG
24 games
Utah Jazz
2010-11 – 2011-12 · 2 seasons
3.8 PPG
2.3 RPG
3.8 APG
130 games
Indiana Pacers
2009-10 – 2009-10 · 1 seasons
7.8 PPG
3.0 RPG
5.1 APG
79 games
Oklahoma City Thunder
2001-02 – 2008-09 · 5 seasons
8.1 PPG
2.4 RPG
5.2 APG
311 games
Seattle SuperSonics
2005-06 – 2007-08 · 3 seasons
9.7 PPG
2.5 RPG
5.6 APG
225 games
Denver Nuggets
2005-06 – 2005-06 · 1 seasons
7.5 PPG
1.9 RPG
3.5 APG
46 games
Memphis Grizzlies
2002-03 – 2004-05 · 3 seasons
6.3 PPG
2.1 RPG
4.1 APG
240 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | OKC | 64 | 0 | 15.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 45.3 | 36.4 | 63.9 | — | — |
| 2002-03 | MEM | 79 | 2 | 17.3 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 43.5 | 34.1 | 72.1 | 14.6 | 2.3 |
| 2003-04 | MEM | 81 | 14 | 20.6 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 37.1 | 24.5 | 65.2 | 12.8 | 1.8 |
| 2004-05 | MEM | 80 | 14 | 22.6 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 42.6 | 31.9 | 65.9 | 13.1 | 2.3 |
| 2005-06 | NBA | 70 | 10 | 22.5 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 43.0 | 40.4 | 67.6 | — | — |
| 2005-06 | DEN | 46 | 10 | 21.2 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 42.9 | 39.5 | 62.7 | 12.8 | 1.6 |
| 2005-06 | OKC | 24 | 0 | 25.1 | 11.5 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 43.2 | 42.0 | 73.1 | — | — |
| 2005-06 | SEA | 70 | 0 | 22.5 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 43.0 | 40.4 | 67.6 | — | — |
| 2006-07 | OKC | 77 | 25 | 27.9 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 38.3 | 32.9 | 73.5 | — | — |
| 2006-07 | SEA | 77 | 0 | 28.0 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 38.3 | 32.9 | 73.5 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | OKC | 78 | 73 | 29.1 | 10.7 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 45.4 | 37.1 | 76.6 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | SEA | 78 | 0 | 29.1 | 10.7 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 45.4 | 37.1 | 76.6 | — | — |
| 2008-09 | OKC | 68 | 18 | 26.1 | 6.6 | 2.7 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 38.4 | 23.5 | 75.5 | 9.5 | -0.2 |
| 2009-10 | IND | 79 | 52 | 29.4 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 42.6 | 28.8 | 71.0 | 10.9 | 2.6 |
| 2010-11 | UTA | 80 | 13 | 19.6 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 41.0 | 33.6 | 67.1 | 10.2 | 1.0 |
| 2011-12 | UTA | 50 | 2 | 20.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 33.8 | 19.2 | 67.4 | 9.5 | 0.4 |
| 2013-14 | POR | 24 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 27.3 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2013 | Utah Jazz | Portland Trail Blazers | offseason | From 2011-12 to 2013-14 | |
| Jul 2010 | Indiana Pacers | Utah Jazz | season change | ||
| Jul 2009 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Indiana Pacers | season change | ||
| Jul 2006 | Denver Nuggets | Oklahoma City Thunder | season change | ||
| Jul 2005 | Memphis Grizzlies | Oklahoma City Thunder | season change | ||
| Jul 2005 | Memphis Grizzlies | Denver Nuggets | season change | ||
| Jul 2002 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Memphis Grizzlies | season change | ||
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About Earl Watson
Earl Joseph Watson Jr. is an American professional basketball coach and former player, who serves as an assistant coach for the San Diego Toreros. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, where he was a four-year starter and named all-conference as a senior in the Pac-10. Watson was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft with the 39th overall selection. He played 13 seasons in the NBA with seven teams before becoming a coach in 2014. He was the head coach of the Phoenix Suns from 2016 to 2017.