What happened to Peyton Watson? Is Peyton Watson in the NBA?

Peyton Watson is in the NBA. He is a professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association.

Peyton Watson was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the 2022 NBA draft with the 30th overall pick. He was then traded to the Denver Nuggets along with two future second-round picks for JaMychal Green and a 2027 protected first-round draft pick.

Peyton Watson represented the United States at the 2021 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Latvia. He averaged four points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game, helping his team win the gold medal.

Peyton Watson was a consensus five-star recruit, one of the top small forwards, and the highest-ranked player from California in the 2021 recruiting class.

As a freshman at the University of California, Los Angeles, Peyton Watson received an honorable mention for the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.

As a freshman, Peyton Watson averaged 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 12.6 minutes per game and made just 32.2% of his field goals and 22.6% of his 3-pointers.