Trendon Watford
New Orleans Pelicans · F
Injury risk score: 59/100 (Medium).
Current status: Out — Ankle (on today’s NBA injury report).
Latest: Watford (ankle) is out for Monday's game versus Utah.
Next up while he’s out: Zion Williamson (20.6 PPG), Saddiq Bey (16.4 PPG), Julian Reese (11.8 PPG).
Why Trendon Watford’s risk score is 59
- Injury History (+28): 5 recorded injury events, 2 in the past 18 months, 3 severe
- Recurring Injury (+15): Hamstring has been the site of 4 separate injury episodes — a recurring, chronic-pattern concern rather than isolated bad luck
- Return to Play (-1): 6 healthy games since returning from his injury — each 5 lowers the score a little (up to 8 points) during the first year back
- Contract Year (×1.15): In a contract year (fringe-tier contract) — more incentive to play through a minor issue rather than rest it: can mean a monster season, but also raises the odds of a nagging injury compounding
The injury risk score (0–100) is built from a player’s injury history — how often, how recently and how seriously he has been hurt — plus a body part that keeps failing, age, a recent return from injury, and his contract situation. 70+ is High risk, 40–69 Medium, under 40 Low.
Trendon Watford injury history
Trendon Watford has 3 recorded injuries since 2024, 2 of which cost games (26 games missed in total). Most common: hamstring (2), ankle (1).
- Nov 9: Ankle (Out)
- Dec 2024: Hamstring strain (Out) — 17 games missed
- Oct 2024: Hamstring strain (Out) — 9 games missed
New Orleans Pelicans injury report
- Trey Murphy III — Out: Injury
- Yves Missi — Out: Knee
New Orleans Pelicans injury risk
- Yves Missi, C — 87 High
- Zion Williamson, F — 81 High
- Saddiq Bey, F — 79 High
- Trey Murphy III, F — 71 High
- Dejounte Murray, G — 64 Medium
- Bennedict Mathurin, G — 61 Medium
- Karlo Matkovic, F — 53 Medium
- Jordan Poole, G — 52 Medium
- Herbert Jones, F — 51 Medium
- Bryce McGowens, G — 42 Medium
- DeAndre Jordan, C — 28 Low
- AJ Johnson, G — 21 Low
- Derik Queen, C — 19 Low
- Jaron Pierre Jr., G — 12 Low
- Julian Reese, F — 12 Low