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Drake Powell
Nets · G-F · 21
Drake Powell
vs
2025-26
Trendon Watford
Pelicans · G-F · 25
Trendon Watford
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Drake Powell vs Trendon Watford

6-10categories
Powell · Watford
Drake Powell
Powell
Nets
2025-26
Watford
Pelicans
Trendon Watford
63
Games
availability
53
20.9
Minutes
per game
16.3
6.5
Points
per game
6.5
1.8
Rebounds
per game
3.3
1.4
Assists
per game
2.5
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
0.7
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.2
40.2%
Field goal %
51.5%
28.0%
Three-point %
2.9 vs 0.9 attempts
20.0%
89.6%
Free throw %
77.9%
52.1%
True shooting
TS%
57.3%
14.9%
Usage
USG%
17.0%
11.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
22.9%
4.2%
Rebound %
of available
9.4%
-16.1
Net rating
on court
-9.1
5.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.3%
-7.1
Plus-minus
per game
-2.9
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Trendon Watford scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (6.5 vs 6.5), on Watford's heavier usage (17.0% vs 14.9%).

Watford is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.3% to 52.1%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Watford (2.5 vs 1.4 assists), the glass to Watford (3.3 vs 1.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Powell played 10 more games (63 vs 53 of 82).

With Watford on the floor his team outscored opponents by -9.1 per 100 possessions, against -16.1 for Powell; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Powell $3.5M through 2028-29, Watford $2.4M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Powell
2025-26
Watford
16-47
Record when playing
27-26
6.1
Points at home
6.2
6.9
Points on the road
6.9
8.2
Points in wins
6.3
5.9
Points in losses
6.8
16
Season high
20
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Powell · last 5
Wed, Oct 14 at MIA0 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at WAS3 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 vs PHI4 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at CHA9 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 12 at TOR8 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Watford · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 vs WAS4 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at DAL1 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at MIA2 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at OKC7 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Sun, May 10 vs NYK2 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Powell · contract
2026-27$3.5M
2027-28$3.7M
2028-29$6.1M
Watford · contract
2026-27$2.4M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).