NBA · 2026-27
Jamir Watkins
#5 · F·
Washington Wizards
- Height
- 6-6
- Weight
- 210 lb
- College
- Florida State
- Country
- USA
- Draft
- 2025 · Rd 2, Pick 43
- Seasons
- 2025–2026
Injury status
Reported Jul 30
OutKnee — LegEst. return Apr 1
The Wizards announced Thursday that Watkins has undergone surgery for a torn ACL.
Watkins, a two-way player for the Wizards, suffered the injury during the Summer League. Although Washington has yet to offer a timetable for a return, a typical recovery time for the procedure is approximately 9-to-12 months. That leaves Watkins in serious jeopardy of missing most, if not all, of the 2026-27 season, and it remains to be seen if the team will continue keeping him around on a two-way roster spot while he's injured.
Season averages
2026-27
No games played in 2026-27.
Rest and travel splits
53 final games · 2025-26
Situation table7 situations
| Situation | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeasonEvery final box score | 53 | 20.1 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 55.3% | −3.2 |
| Back-to-backs0 full local rest days | 13 | 24.7+4.6 | 7.20.0 | 4.8+1.0 | 1.8+0.5 | 47.0%−8.3 | −7.8−4.7 |
| Long travel1,500+ miles since the prior scheduled game | 2Small sample | 24.0+3.9 | 7.5+0.3 | 5.5+1.7 | 2.0+0.7 | 58.8%+3.5 | +5.5+8.7 |
| Body-clock shift2+ hours from home time | 6 | 21.1+1.0 | 6.0−1.2 | 3.80.0 | 1.3+0.1 | 50.8%−4.5 | −0.3+2.8 |
| Dense windowEnds a 3-in-4, 4-in-6, or 5-in-7 | 22 | 23.0+2.9 | 7.6+0.5 | 4.6+0.8 | 1.8+0.6 | 51.7%−3.7 | −6.8−3.6 |
| Extended rest3+ full rest days | 2Small sample | 18.9−1.2 | 8.5+1.3 | 4.0+0.2 | 0.5−0.8 | 85.0%+29.7 | −3.5−0.3 |
| High-fatigue spotsFatigue Index 7+ of 10 | 2Small sample | 24.2+4.1 | 5.5−1.7 | 5.0+1.2 | 3.0+1.7 | 42.3%−13.0 | −5.5−2.3 |
| Road gamesAway from home; neutral floors excluded | 22 | 23.1+3.0 | 9.0+1.9 | 3.6−0.3 | 1.30.0 | 57.4%+2.1 | −1.8+1.4 |
True shooting drops 8.3 points on the second night of back-to-backs — 13 games.
How it's counted
Each situation shows this player's numbers in those games, with the difference from their full-season line in parentheses. The definition sits under each situation name. Situations overlap: one game can count in several.
True shooting is one shooting number that folds in threes and free throws; its differences are in points of TS%. Every final box score counts — there is no minutes cutoff. Fewer than 5 games reads as a small sample. These splits describe what happened. They do not prove the schedule caused it.
Game log
2026-27
No games played in 2026-27.