NBA · 2025-26
Current player information
Peyton Watson
#8 · G·
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Height
- 6-8
- Weight
- 200 lb
- College
- UCLA
- Country
- USA
- Draft
- 2022 · Rd 1, Pick 30
- Seasons
- 2022–2026
Current injury status
Reported Sep 25
Day-To-DayHamstring — Leg — StrainEst. return Oct 8
Although head coach Kenny Atkinson said the starting lineup for the beginning of the 2026-27 season is not yet set, he praised Watson's (hamstring) fit in Cleveland and added that "there's a lot of room for growth in his offensive game," Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com reports.
Watson isn't guaranteed a spot in the starting five immediately but will have the chance to compete for it during training camp. The 24-year-old forward figures to play a sizable role for Cleveland after being acquired from the Nuggets in August in a multi-team deal. Watson was limited to just 54 regular-season appearances (40 starts) in 2025-26 due in large part to a strained hamstring, though he impressed when healthy, averaging career highs in points (14.6), rebounds (4.9), assists (2.1) and steals (0.9) while chipping in 1.1 blocks per game and shooting 41.1 percent from beyond the arc. His length and defensive versatility will be key for a Cleveland team trying to reach the Finals for the first time since the 2017-18 campaign. However, his growth on the offensive end will also be crucial to achieving that objective. Watson is one of the top candidates to join James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen in the starting lineup, but Atkinson isn't ready to commit to that idea just yet, as the Cavaliers have other options like Sam Merrill and Jaylon Tyson.
Season averages
2025-26
Rest and travel splits
59 final games · 2025-26
Situation table7 situations
| Situation | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeasonEvery final box score | 59 | 28.8 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 59.5% | +3.5 |
| Back-to-backs0 full local rest days | 11 | 30.1+1.3 | 13.9−0.3 | 4.7−0.1 | 1.9−0.1 | 59.5%0.0 | +0.6−2.9 |
| Long travel1,500+ miles since the prior scheduled game | 4Small sample (< 5 games) | 31.4+2.5 | 18.3+4.1 | 5.3+0.4 | 1.3−0.8 | 62.7%+3.2 | +10.3+6.7 |
| Body-clock shift2+ hours from home time | 13 | 35.3+6.4 | 18.5+4.3 | 5.6+0.8 | 1.7−0.4 | 59.4%−0.1 | +3.2−0.3 |
| Dense windowEnds a 3-in-4, 4-in-6, or 5-in-7 | 24 | 32.1+3.3 | 16.8+2.7 | 5.3+0.5 | 2.2+0.2 | 60.4%+0.9 | +2.5−1.0 |
| Extended rest3+ full rest days | 6 | 22.1−6.8 | 10.8−3.3 | 2.5−2.3 | 1.5−0.6 | 55.2%−4.3 | +1.2−2.4 |
| High-fatigue spotsFatigue Index 7+ of 10 | 9 | 33.7+4.9 | 15.1+0.9 | 4.9+0.1 | 1.7−0.4 | 61.0%+1.5 | +5.0+1.5 |
| Road gamesAway from home; neutral floors excluded | 31 | 29.6+0.7 | 14.9+0.7 | 5.0+0.2 | 1.8−0.2 | 61.6%+2.1 | +4.8+1.2 |
Scoring climbs 4.3 points per game with the body clock shifted two hours or more — 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
93 games · 2025-26
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30 | @ MIN | L98-110 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Apr 27 | vsMIN | W125-113 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Apr 25 | @MIN | L96-112 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Apr 23 | @MIN | L96-113 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Apr 20 | vsMIN | L114-119 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Apr 18 | vsMIN | W116-105 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Apr 12 | @ SAS | W128-118 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Apr 10 | vs OKC | W127-107 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Apr 8 | vs MEM | W136-119 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Apr 6 | vs POR | W137-132 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Apr 4 | vsSAS | W136-134 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Apr 1 | @ UTA | W130-117 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Mar 29 | vs GSWGS | W116-93 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 | +11 |
| Mar 27 | vsUTA | W135-129 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 2-3 | -2 |
| Mar 25 | vs DAL | W142-135 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 5-6 | +3 |
| Mar 24 | @ PHX | W125-123 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Mar 22 | vsPOR | W128-112 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Mar 20 | vs TOR | W121-115 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Mar 18 | @MEM | L118-125 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Mar 17 | vs PHI | W124-96 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Mar 14 | @ LAL | L125-127 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Mar 12 | @SAS | W136-131 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Mar 11 | vs HOU | W129-93 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Mar 9 | @OKC | L126-129 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Mar 6 | vs NYK | L103-142 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Mar 5 | vsLAL | W120-113 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Mar 2 | @UTA | W128-125 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Mar 1 | vsMIN | L108-117 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Feb 27 | @OKC | L121-127 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Feb 25 | vs BOS | W103-84 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Feb 22 | @GSW | L117-128 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Feb 20 | @POR | W157-103 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Feb 19 | @ LAC | L114-115 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Feb 11 | vsMEM | W122-116 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Feb 9 | vsCLE | L117-119 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Feb 7 | @ CHI | W136-120 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Feb 4 | @NYKGS | L127-134 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Feb 3 | @ DETGS | L121-124 | 38 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 9-11 | +9 |
| Feb 1 | vsOKCGS | L111-121 | 37 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11-17 | 5-7 | 2-4 | -9 |
| Jan 30 | vsLACGS | W122-109 | 35 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9-17 | 2-5 | 1-2 | +22 |
| Jan 29 | vs BKNGS | W107-103 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | 2-3 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Jan 27 | vsDETGS | L107-109 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6-20 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Jan 23 | @ MIL | W102-100 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Jan 22 | @ WASGS | W107-97 | 40 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10-16 | 6-8 | 9-10 | +13 |
| Jan 20 | vsLALGS | L107-115 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7-17 | 4-8 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Jan 18 | vs CHAGS | L87-110 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 3-4 | -29 |
| Jan 17 | vsWASGS | W121-115 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 4-8 | +5 |
| Jan 14 | @DALGS | W118-109 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 4-5 | +2 |
| Jan 13 | @ NOPGS | W122-116 | 39 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11-16 | 1-4 | 8-9 | +15 |
| Jan 11 | vsMILGS | W108-104 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7-19 | 4-6 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Jan 9 | vs ATLGS | L87-110 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9-19 | 2-4 | 5-7 | +2 |
| Jan 7 | @BOSGS | W114-110 | 37 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10-15 | 6-7 | 4-8 | +4 |
| Jan 5 | @PHIGS | W125-124 | 44 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7-13 | 2-3 | 8-10 | +2 |
| Jan 4 | @BKNGS | L115-127 | 29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 6-7 | -9 |
| Jan 2 | @CLEGS | L108-113 | 40 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9-22 | 2-9 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Dec 31 | @TORGS | W106-103 | 36 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-19 | 1-6 | 5-7 | +6 |
| Dec 29 | @ MIAGS | L123-147 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 3-4 | -9 |
| Dec 27 | @ ORLGS | L126-127 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +11 |
| Dec 25 | vsMINGS | W142-138 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | +15 |
| Dec 23 | @DALGS | L130-131 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 4-4 | -9 |
| Dec 22 | vsUTAGS | W135-112 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | +18 |
| Dec 20 | vsHOU | L101-115 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Dec 18 | vsORL | W126-115 | DNP — injury | |||||||||||
| Dec 15 | vsHOUGS | W128-125 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Dec 11 | @ SACGS | W136-105 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 5-8 | +17 |
| Dec 7 | @CHAGS | W115-106 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 1-5 | +10 |
| Dec 5 | @ATLGS | W134-133 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Dec 3 | @ INDGS | W135-120 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 4-5 | +22 |
| Dec 1 | vsDALGS | L121-131 | 35 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Nov 29 | @PHXGS | W130-112 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 4-4 | +17 |
| Nov 28 | vsSASGS | L136-139 | 34 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 4-4 | +4 |
| Nov 24 | @MEMGS | W125-115 | 33 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11-22 | 5-12 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Nov 22 | vsSACGS | L123-128 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Nov 21 | @HOUGS | W112-109 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +15 |
| Nov 19 | @NOPGS | W125-118 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13-19 | 5-9 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Nov 17 | vsCHIGS | L127-130 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Nov 15 | @MINGS | W123-112 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 2-4 | +11 |
| Nov 12 | @LAC | W130-116 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-2 | -1 |
| Nov 11 | @SAC | W122-108 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Nov 8 | vsINDGS | W117-100 | 27 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Nov 7 | vsGSW | W129-104 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 3-4 | +13 |
| Nov 5 | vsMIA | W122-112 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Nov 3 | vsSAC | W130-124 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Oct 31 | @POR | L107-109 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 4-6 | -8 |
| Oct 29 | vsNOP | W122-88 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +28 |
| Oct 27 | @MIN | W127-114 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | +14 |
| Oct 25 | vsPHX | W133-111 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +5 |
| Oct 23 | @GSW | L131-137 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | @OKCGS | L91-94 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 4-4 | +9 |
| Oct 14 | vsCHI | W124-117 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6-7 | -3 |
| Oct 12 | @LAC | W102-94 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Oct 6 | @TORGS | W112-108 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +15 |
| Oct 4 | vsMIN | L116-126 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 |