Earl Watson
Watson with the Pacers in December 2009
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| Phoenix Suns | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
June 12, 1979 Kansas City, Kansas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 199 lb (90 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Washington (Kansas City, Kansas) |
| College | UCLA (1997–2001) |
| NBA draft | 2001 / Round: 2 / Pick: 39th overall |
| Selected by the Seattle SuperSonics | |
| Playing career | 2001–2014 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Number | 25, 8, 2, 11, 17 |
| Coaching career | 2014–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2001–2002 | Seattle SuperSonics |
| 2002–2005 | Memphis Grizzlies |
| 2005–2006 | Denver Nuggets |
| 2006–2009 | Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2009–2010 | Indiana Pacers |
| 2010–2013 | Utah Jazz |
| 2013–2014 | Portland Trail Blazers |
| As coach: | |
| 2014–2015 | Austin Spurs (assistant) |
| 2015–2016 | Phoenix Suns (assistant) |
| 2016 | Phoenix Suns (interim) |
| 2016–present | Phoenix Suns |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Points | 5,593 (6.4 ppg) |
| Assists | 3,871 (4.4 apg) |
| Steals | 873 (1.0 spg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Earl Joseph Watson Jr. (born June 12, 1979) is an American former professional basketball player who is currently the head coach for the Phoenix Suns in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, where he was a four-year starter. Watson was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft with the 39th overall selection. He played 13 seasons in the NBA with seven teams before becoming a coach in 2014.
Watson is a graduate of Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas. In his senior year of high school he averaged 23.4 points, 8.3 assists and 14 rebounds per game.
Watson was a starter in college at UCLA, at one point playing alongside future NBA All-Star 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. As a senior, He averaged 14.7 points (2nd on the team, 9th in the pac-10), 5.2 assists, (1st on the team, 2nd most in the Pac-10) 3.7 rebounds, 0.3 blocks, and 1.9 steals (most in the Pac-10, most on the team) per game. He earned All-Pac-10 First Team Honors.
Watson was selected in the second round (39th overall) by the SuperSonics in the 2001 NBA draft. 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. It was Seattle's first triple-double since Ray Allen registered one on January 28, 2004, against the Los Angeles Lakers.
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