Earl Watson

infobox NBA Player

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name = Earl Watson
number = 25
position = Point guard
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1
weight_lbs = 195
league = NBA
team = Oklahoma City Thunder
nationality = American
birth_date = birth date and age|1979|6|12
birth_place = Kansas City, Kansas
highschool = Washington (Kansas City)
college = UCLA
draft = second round, 40th overall
draft_year = 2001
draft_team = Seattle SuperSonics
career_start = 2001
career_end =
former_teams = Memphis Grizzlies (2002–2005) Denver Nuggets (2005–2006)
awards =

Earl Joseph Watson Jr. (born June 12 1979 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Watson is a graduate of Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas. His senior year of high school he averaged 23.4 points, 8.3 assist and 13.2 rebounds per game.

A 6 ft 1 in, 195 lb. point guard, Watson was selected in the second round (39th overall) by the SuperSonics in the 2001 NBA Draft. He was a starter in college at UCLA, at one point playing alongside future NBA player Baron Davis. They were the first two freshmen to start at UCLA since the 1979 season. A four-year starter, Watson started the most consecutive games in the history of UCLA basketball, also being number one all time in steals over his career. In the 2007–08 NBA season, Watson averaged 10.7 points and 6.8 assists with the Sonics.

On February 6, 2008, Watson recorded his first-ever triple-double in a game against the Sacramento Kings. Watson logged 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in 32 minutes. [http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280206023 Watson gets first career triple-double to help Sonics finish off Kings] ] It was Seattle's first triple-double since Ray Allen registered one on January 28, 2004, against the LA Lakers.

NBA career statistics

Regular season

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align="left" | 2001–02
align="left" | Seattle
64 || 0 || 15.1 || .453 || .364 || .639 || 1.3 || 2.0 || .9 || .1 || 3.6
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align="left" | 2002–03
align="left" | Memphis
79 || 2 || 17.3 || .435 || .341 || .721 || 2.1 || 2.8 || 1.1 || .2 || 5.5
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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Memphis
81 || 14 || 20.6 || .371 || .245 || .652 || 2.2 || 5.0 || 1.1 || .2 || 5.7
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Memphis
80 || 14 || 22.6 || .426 || .319 || .659 || 2.1 || 4.5 || 1.0 || .2 || 7.7
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Denver
46 || 10 || 21.2 || .429 || .395 || .627 || 1.9 || 3.5 || .8 || .2 || 7.5
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align="left" | 2005–06
align="left" | Seattle
24 || 0 || 25.1 || .432 || .420 || .731 || 3.0 || 5.4 || 1.3 || .1 || 11.5
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align="left" | 2006–07
align="left" | Seattle
77 || 25 || 27.9 || .383 || .329 || .735 || 2.4 || 5.7 || 1.3 || .3 || 9.4
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align="left" | 2007–08
align="left" | Seattle
78 || 73 || 29.1 || .454 || .371 || .766 || 2.9 || 6.8 || .9 || .1 || 10.7
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
529 || 138 || 22.3 || .419 || .346 || .699 || 2.2 || 4.5 || 1.1 || .1 || 7.4
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Playoffs

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align="left" | 2003–04
align="left" | Memphis
4 || 0 || 15.5 || .533 || .000 || 1.000 || 2.3 || 1.8 || 1.2 || .0 || 4.8
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align="left" | 2004–05
align="left" | Memphis
4 || 0 || 18.5 || .333 || .111 || 1.000 || 2.5 || 3.8 || .8 || .2 || 4.8
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align="left" | Career
align="left" |
8 || 0 || 17.0 || .410 || .083 || 1.000 || 2.4 || 2.8 || 1.0 || .1 || 4.8
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Notes