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Earl Watson

Earl Joseph Watson

Position: Guard
Height: 6-1    Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: June 12, 1979 in Kansas City, Kansas
High School: Washington in Kansas City, Kansas
College: University of California, Los Angeles

Drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the 2nd round (11th pick, 39th overall) of the 2001 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 22 SEA NBA 64 0 964 96 212 .453 16 44 .364 23 36 .639 31 52 83 125 60 5 51 93 231
2002-03 23 MEM NBA 79 2 1366 170 391 .435 31 91 .341 62 86 .721 46 118 164 225 89 14 88 138 433
2003-04 24 MEM NBA 81 14 1669 172 464 .371 26 106 .245 90 138 .652 49 129 178 402 91 19 146 175 460
2004-05 25 MEM NBA 80 14 1808 236 554 .426 52 163 .319 91 138 .659 35 129 164 359 83 19 167 184 615
2005-06 26 TOT NBA 70 10 1578 219 509 .430 110 272 .404 75 111 .676 24 134 158 289 68 10 136 159 623
2005-06 26 DEN NBA 46 10 975 121 282 .429 68 172 .395 37 59 .627 17 69 86 160 37 7 75 95 347
2005-06 26 SEA NBA 24 0 603 98 227 .432 42 100 .420 38 52 .731 7 65 72 129 31 3 61 64 276
2006-07 27 SEA NBA 77 25 2152 263 687 .383 92 280 .329 108 147 .735 34 151 185 437 99 23 167 152 726
2007-08 28 SEA NBA 78 73 2269 339 747 .454 49 132 .371 111 145 .766 43 182 225 531 69 11 175 158 838
2008-09 29 OKC NBA 68 18 1776 174 453 .384 20 85 .235 80 106 .755 36 147 183 391 50 11 156 137 448
2009-10 30 IND NBA 5 0 133 14 26 .538 6 12 .500 6 8 .750 1 12 13 11 3 4 5 13 40
Career NBA 602 156 13715 1683 4043 .416 402 1185 .339 646 915 .706 299 1054 1353 2770 612 116 1091 1209 4414

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 22 SEA NBA 64 0 15.1 1.5 3.3 .453 0.3 0.7 .364 0.4 0.6 .639 0.5 0.8 1.3 2.0 0.9 0.1 0.8 1.5 3.6
2002-03 23 MEM NBA 79 2 17.3 2.2 4.9 .435 0.4 1.2 .341 0.8 1.1 .721 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.8 1.1 0.2 1.1 1.7 5.5
2003-04 24 MEM NBA 81 14 20.6 2.1 5.7 .371 0.3 1.3 .245 1.1 1.7 .652 0.6 1.6 2.2 5.0 1.1 0.2 1.8 2.2 5.7
2004-05 25 MEM NBA 80 14 22.6 3.0 6.9 .426 0.7 2.0 .319 1.1 1.7 .659 0.4 1.6 2.1 4.5 1.0 0.2 2.1 2.3 7.7
2005-06 26 TOT NBA 70 10 22.5 3.1 7.3 .430 1.6 3.9 .404 1.1 1.6 .676 0.3 1.9 2.3 4.1 1.0 0.1 1.9 2.3 8.9
2005-06 26 DEN NBA 46 10 21.2 2.6 6.1 .429 1.5 3.7 .395 0.8 1.3 .627 0.4 1.5 1.9 3.5 0.8 0.2 1.6 2.1 7.5
2005-06 26 SEA NBA 24 0 25.1 4.1 9.5 .432 1.8 4.2 .420 1.6 2.2 .731 0.3 2.7 3.0 5.4 1.3 0.1 2.5 2.7 11.5
2006-07 27 SEA NBA 77 25 27.9 3.4 8.9 .383 1.2 3.6 .329 1.4 1.9 .735 0.4 2.0 2.4 5.7 1.3 0.3 2.2 2.0 9.4
2007-08 28 SEA NBA 78 73 29.1 4.3 9.6 .454 0.6 1.7 .371 1.4 1.9 .766 0.6 2.3 2.9 6.8 0.9 0.1 2.2 2.0 10.7
2008-09 29 OKC NBA 68 18 26.1 2.6 6.7 .384 0.3 1.3 .235 1.2 1.6 .755 0.5 2.2 2.7 5.8 0.7 0.2 2.3 2.0 6.6
2009-10 30 IND NBA 5 0 26.6 2.8 5.2 .538 1.2 2.4 .500 1.2 1.6 .750 0.2 2.4 2.6 2.2 0.6 0.8 1.0 2.6 8.0
Career NBA 602 156 22.8 2.8 6.7 .416 0.7 2.0 .339 1.1 1.5 .706 0.5 1.8 2.2 4.6 1.0 0.2 1.8 2.0 7.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2001-02 22 SEA NBA 64 0 964 3.6 7.9 .453 0.6 1.6 .364 0.9 1.3 .639 1.2 1.9 3.1 4.7 2.2 0.2 1.9 3.5 8.6
2002-03 23 MEM NBA 79 2 1366 4.5 10.3 .435 0.8 2.4 .341 1.6 2.3 .721 1.2 3.1 4.3 5.9 2.3 0.4 2.3 3.6 11.4
2003-04 24 MEM NBA 81 14 1669 3.7 10.0 .371 0.6 2.3 .245 1.9 3.0 .652 1.1 2.8 3.8 8.7 2.0 0.4 3.1 3.8 9.9
2004-05 25 MEM NBA 80 14 1808 4.7 11.0 .426 1.0 3.2 .319 1.8 2.7 .659 0.7 2.6 3.3 7.1 1.7 0.4 3.3 3.7 12.2
2005-06 26 TOT NBA 70 10 1578 5.0 11.6 .430 2.5 6.2 .404 1.7 2.5 .676 0.5 3.1 3.6 6.6 1.6 0.2 3.1 3.6 14.2
2005-06 26 DEN NBA 46 10 975 4.5 10.4 .429 2.5 6.4 .395 1.4 2.2 .627 0.6 2.5 3.2 5.9 1.4 0.3 2.8 3.5 12.8
2005-06 26 SEA NBA 24 0 603 5.9 13.6 .432 2.5 6.0 .420 2.3 3.1 .731 0.4 3.9 4.3 7.7 1.9 0.2 3.6 3.8 16.5
2006-07 27 SEA NBA 77 25 2152 4.4 11.5 .383 1.5 4.7 .329 1.8 2.5 .735 0.6 2.5 3.1 7.3 1.7 0.4 2.8 2.5 12.1
2007-08 28 SEA NBA 78 73 2269 5.4 11.9 .454 0.8 2.1 .371 1.8 2.3 .766 0.7 2.9 3.6 8.4 1.1 0.2 2.8 2.5 13.3
2008-09 29 OKC NBA 68 18 1776 3.5 9.2 .384 0.4 1.7 .235 1.6 2.1 .755 0.7 3.0 3.7 7.9 1.0 0.2 3.2 2.8 9.1
2009-10 30 IND NBA 5 0 133 3.8 7.0 .538 1.6 3.2 .500 1.6 2.2 .750 0.3 3.2 3.5 3.0 0.8 1.1 1.4 3.5 10.8
Career NBA 602 156 13715 4.4 10.6 .416 1.1 3.1 .339 1.7 2.4 .706 0.8 2.8 3.6 7.3 1.6 0.3 2.9 3.2 11.6

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
2001-02 22 SEA NBA 64 964 11.6 .507 .491 3.9 6.2 5.1 18.8 3.4 0.4 18.3 13.4 104 106 0.7 0.8 1.5
2002-03 23 MEM NBA 79 1366 14.6 .505 .474 3.8 9.6 6.7 25.7 3.4 0.7 17.0 17.0 103 106 1.3 1.0 2.3
2003-04 24 MEM NBA 81 1669 12.8 .438 .399 3.3 8.8 6.0 37.5 2.9 0.8 21.8 18.1 95 103 0.1 1.7 1.8
2004-05 25 MEM NBA 80 1808 13.1 .500 .473 2.3 8.5 5.4 34.2 2.5 0.8 21.4 20.4 98 104 0.1 2.2 2.3
2005-06 26 TOT NBA 70 1578 14.6 .558 .538 1.8 10.1 5.9 29.0 2.2 0.5 19.6 19.7 106 110 1.7 1.0 2.7
2005-06 26 DEN NBA 46 975 12.8 .563 .550 2.1 8.2 5.2 25.3 1.9 0.5 19.6 17.6 105 108 0.8 0.8 1.6
2005-06 26 SEA NBA 24 603 17.3 .552 .524 1.4 13.2 7.2 34.9 2.7 0.4 19.6 23.1 108 113 0.9 0.1 1.1
2006-07 27 SEA NBA 77 2152 13.5 .483 .450 1.9 8.5 5.2 31.4 2.4 0.8 18.2 19.4 101 111 0.9 1.1 2.0
2007-08 28 SEA NBA 78 2269 14.6 .517 .487 2.1 8.7 5.4 36.6 1.5 0.3 17.8 18.8 105 112 1.7 1.1 2.9
2008-09 29 OKC NBA 68 1776 9.5 .448 .406 2.3 9.7 5.9 33.4 1.4 0.5 23.8 16.3 93 112 -1.2 1.1 -0.2
2009-10 30 IND NBA 5 133 12.7 .678 .654 0.8 9.3 5.1 13.2 1.1 2.2 14.5 11.1 125 106 0.3 0.1 0.4
Career NBA 602 13715 13.1 .496 .466 2.5 8.9 5.7 31.7 2.3 0.6 19.7 18.2 101 108 5.5 10.1 15.7

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2003-04 24 MEM NBA 4 62 8 15 0 3 3 3 4 9 7 5 0 6 8 19 .533 .000 1.000 15.5 4.8 2.3 1.8
2004-05 25 MEM NBA 4 74 8 24 1 9 2 2 3 10 15 3 1 2 11 19 .333 .111 1.000 18.5 4.8 2.5 3.8
Career NBA 8 136 16 39 1 12 5 5 7 19 22 8 1 8 19 38 .410 .083 1.000 17.0 4.8 2.4 2.8

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
2003-04 24 MEM NBA 4 62 17.0 .582 .533 7.7 10.6 9.1 22.1 4.5 0.0 26.9 17.8 100 110 0.1 0.0 0.0
2004-05 25 MEM NBA 4 74 11.9 .382 .354 4.4 11.9 7.9 26.8 2.1 1.2 7.4 16.5 103 123 0.0 -0.1 0.0
Career NBA 8 136 14.2 .461 .423 5.9 11.3 8.4 24.6 3.2 0.6 16.3 17.1 102 117 0.1 -0.1 0.0

College

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Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1997-98 18 UCLA 33 1057 65 166 21 65 40 66 122 104 64 12 83 84 191 .392 .323 .606 32.0 5.8 3.7 3.2
1998-99 19 UCLA 31 1053 144 331 33 103 90 128 116 142 49 11 127 96 411 .435 .320 .703 34.0 13.3 3.7 4.6
1999-00 20 UCLA 33 1146 137 304 41 114 61 94 129 195 60 15 102 92 376 .451 .360 .649 34.7 11.4 3.9 5.9
2000-01 21 UCLA 32 1115 172 349 38 108 89 140 117 166 62 11 108 100 471 .493 .352 .636 34.8 14.7 3.7 5.2
Career 129 4371 518 1150 133 390 280 428 484 607 235 49 420 372 1449 .450 .341 .654 33.9 11.2 3.8 4.7

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Assist Pct

2003-04 NBA 37.5 (7)
2007-08 NBA 36.6 (7)
Active 31.7 (10)
Career NBA 31.7 (38)
Career 31.7 (38)

Hall of Fame Probability

Active 0.000 (83)
Career 0.000 (621)

Transactions

August 21, 1997: Traded by the Denver Nuggets (as a 2001 2nd round draft pick) with a 1999 2nd round draft pick (Kris Clack) to the Boston Celtics for Eric Williams.

June 28, 2000: Traded by the Boston Celtics (as a 2001 2nd round draft pick) with a 2001 2nd round draft pick (Michael Wright) to the Seattle Supersonics for Josip Sesar.

June 27, 2001: Drafted by the Seattle Supersonics in the 2nd round (40th pick) of the 2001 NBA Draft.

July 20, 2002: Signed as a free agent with the Memphis Grizzlies.

July 7, 2005: Signed as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets.

February 23, 2006: As part of a 4-team trade, traded by the Denver Nuggets with Bryon Russell and a 2008 2nd round draft pick (DeVon Hardin) to the Seattle Supersonics; the Portland Trail Blazers traded Ruben Patterson and Charles Smith to the Denver Nuggets; the Portland Trail Blazers traded Sergei Monia to the Sacramento Kings; the Sacramento Kings traded Brian Skinner to the Portland Trail Blazers; the Seattle Supersonics traded Reggie Evans to the Denver Nuggets; and the Seattle Supersonics traded Vitaly Potapenko to the Sacramento Kings.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
2001-02 Seattle Supersonics NBA $332,817
2002-03 Memphis Grizzlies NBA $1,215,000
2003-04 Memphis Grizzlies NBA $1,325,000
2004-05 Memphis Grizzlies NBA $1,458,000
2005-06 Denver Nuggets NBA $5,000,000
2006-07 Seattle Supersonics NBA $5,400,000
2007-08 Seattle Supersonics NBA $5,800,000
2008-09 Oklahoma City Thunder NBA $6,200,000
Career (may be incomplete) $26,730,817
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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