Trendon Watford does his best Ben Simmons impression against the Raptors

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After calculating minutes with two-way players as Dominik Barlow and Jabari Walker in the forward position while Paul George recovers from a knee injury, Philadelphia 76ers opted to give Trendon Watford the nod as the starting power forward in his first game back in black, gold and red, and were immediately rewarded for that decision with a career-best two-way shutout.

Taking the court against the Toronto Raptors team who just took care of the Atlanta Hawks the night before, excitement in South Philly was at an all-time high, with the returning Hip-Hop teaming up with Franklin for a mascot one-two punch as the 2000-01 team celebrated on the court and throughout the game. Watford, who played alongside his good friend Tyrese Maxey, came out of the gate hot and showed great effort all the time at the power forward spot, posting a career-high 20 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists. the first triple-double in history.

For God’s sake, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward who passes and gets rebounds on a regular basis? Is it too early to compare it? Ben Simmons? With Watford already scoring four hat-tricks in six games, it may not be a perfect game.

Of course, this is just one game. Watford haven’t played this well in any other game they’ve played in so far this season, and they’re still coming back from a hamstring injury they picked up in pre-season. He could return to earth in the 76ers’ next game against the Detroit Pistons and could be benched regardless of when PG returns to the starting lineup in the future. Still, if Watford fills the stat sheet with points, assists and rebounds while knocking down the occasional 3 when he’s open, he’ll be a top-9 player on the 76ers alongside Quentin Grimes, Jared McCain and Adem Bona, and he’ll have every opportunity to contribute to Nick Nurse’s team.





2025-11-09 04:34:00

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