It is indeed bad management to base future personnel decisions on end-of-the-season garbage time play, but Trendon Watford showed at several times in the season that he could play for the Brooklyn Nets but never got a good run. Now, over last five, he’s averaging 15.6 points, 5.0 rebounds and a steal with shooting splits of 67/50/65 in only 25.4 minutes per. Not appreciating possibilities is bad as well.
The 23-year-old Watford topped that stretch last night in Indianapolis. He wound up as sixth man vs. the Indiana Pacers and had his best game in a year, scoring 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting as well as 1-of-2 from three.