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Nuggets · G · 23
Ryan Nembhard
vs
2025-26
Trendon Watford
Pelicans · G-F · 25
Trendon Watford
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Ryan Nembhard vs Trendon Watford

10-7categories
Nembhard · Watford
9
Nembhard
Nuggets
2025-26
Watford
Pelicans
Trendon Watford
60
Games
availability
53
19.5
Minutes
per game
16.3
6.6
Points
per game
6.5
2.2
Rebounds
per game
3.3
5.3
Assists
per game
2.5
0.4
Steals + blocks
per game
0.7
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.2
41.5%
Field goal %
51.5%
35.6%
Three-point %
2.3 vs 0.9 attempts
20.0%
80.6%
Free throw %
77.9%
49.2%
True shooting
TS%
57.3%
17.3%
Usage
USG%
17.0%
35.3%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
22.9%
5.4%
Rebound %
of available
9.4%
-1.9
Net rating
on court
-9.1
8.7%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.3%
-0.4
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

Ryan Nembhard scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (6.6 vs 6.5), on Nembhard's heavier usage (17.3% vs 17.0%).

Watford is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 57.3% to 49.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Nembhard (5.3 vs 2.5 assists), the glass to Watford (3.3 vs 2.2 rebounds).

With Nembhard on the floor his team outscored opponents by -1.9 per 100 possessions, against -9.1 for Watford; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Nembhard $2.2M through 2026-27, 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
Nembhard
2025-26
Watford
20-40
Record when playing
27-26
6.5
Points at home
6.2
6.7
Points on the road
6.9
7.2
Points in wins
6.3
6.3
Points in losses
6.8
28
Season high
20
0
30-point games
0
4
Double-doubles
1

Last games & contracts

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Nembhard · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC5 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI3 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA2 pts · 0 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Oct 4 vs UTA5 pts · 3 reb · 4 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
Nembhard · contract
2026-27$2.2M
Watford · contract
2026-27$2.4M

More comparisons

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Nembhard vs
Jamal Shead · Kenrich Williams · Drake Powell · Trendon Watford
Watford vs
Kenrich Williams · Drake Powell · Jamal Shead · Jevon Carter

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).