2023-24: Appeared in 80 games (four starts) in his second season, averaging 6.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 1.1 blocks per game in 18.6 minutes … Blocked 88 shots, tied for 14th in the NBA in total blocks with Scottie Barnes, who played 607 more minutes than him ... Became the first second-year player in Nuggets history to record 88+ blocks in a season since Raef LaFrentz (180) and Keon Clark (114) in 1999-00 (Watson played 948 fewer minutes than LaFrentz and 365 fewer minutes than Clark) ... Led the team in blocks 30 times (team-high) ... Recorded a career-high 20 points (6-14 FG, 4-10 3FG, 4-4 FT) with five rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes vs. MEM on 12/28 ... Recorded a career-high six blocks with three points, four rebounds, and four assists in 23 minutes vs. MIN on 4/10 ... Watson became the first Nuggets' bench player with six or more blocks in a game since JaVale McGee on 12/29/12.

NBA: Has appeared in 103 games (six starts) and holds career averages of 5.9 points, and 2.9 rebounds in 16.3 minutes while shooting 46.8% from the field and 65.1% from the free-throw line ... Posted 10+ points in 21 games and 3+ steals in 10 games ... 2022-23: Appeared in 23 games (two starts), averaging 3.3 points and 1.6 rebounds in 8.1 minutes ... Registered a career-high 13 points and four rebounds in 26 minutes vs. SAC on 4/9 ... Posted six points, three rebounds, a career-high four assists and a career-high tying three blocks in 17 minutes at UTA on 4/8 ... Finished with eight points (4-6 FG), five rebounds, and a career-high tying three blocks in 20 minutes vs. GSW on 4/2 ... Recorded five points, a career-high eight rebounds and two blocks in a career-high 27 minutes at PHX on 3/31.

College 2021-22 (Freshman): Appeared in 32 games in his freshman year at UCLA, averaging 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 12.7 minutes … Was an honorable mention Pac-12 All-Freshman Team selection … Ranked second on the team with 19 blocked shots … Scored at least 10 points in three games … Registered a season-high five assists in a non-conference win against Long Beach State on 1/6 and in a Pac-12 victory against Washington 2/19 … Scored 12 points and totaled six rebounds in a Pac-12 win against California on 1/27 … Recorded a season-high nine rebounds in the Bruins’ win at UNLV 11/27 … Registered a season-high 19 points against Bellarmine in a non-conference win a T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on 11/22.

National Team: Helped the USA Men’s Basketball U19 Team win the gold medal at the FIBA U19 World Cup in July of 2021 … Team USA defeated France in the gold medal game, 83-81, on 7/11/21 … Totaled two blocks in five minutes off the bench in the gold medal game … Helped Team USA post a perfect 7-0 record in the international tournament (Riga, Latvia) … Finished the U19 World Cup having averaged 4.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game … Team USA advanced to the gold medal game with an 92-86 victory against Canada in the semifinals … Became UCLA’s first student-athlete to represent the Bruins’ program on the U19 team since Thomas Welsh in the summer of 2015 (Welsh helped Team USA win the gold medal in Greece, that summer) … Named to the 2021 USA Nike Hoop Summit Team in March of 2021 (the event was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic) … participated in the 2019 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team October minicamp … took part in the 2019 USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team July minicamp.

Full name: Peyton Tyler Watson … Born in Beverly Hills, Calif. … Is the oldest of Julio and Antoinette’s three children … Has one younger brother, Christian, and one younger sister, Jolie Grace … Uncle, Brantley Watson, graduated from UCLA … Undeclared major.