Brooklyn Nets forward Trendon Watford has been dealing with a left hamstring strain that kept him out all of preseason and the start of the 2024-25 NBA season. However, Watford is expected to receive depth minutes and make his season debut with the Nets tonight against the Chicago Bulls, per Evan Barnes of Newsday.
Trendon Watford said at shootaround he’s available tonight for the Nets. It’ll be his season debut after suffering a strained hamstring the 2nd day of training camp.
— Evan Barnes (@evan_b) November 1, 2024
There were questions as to when Watford would be available to play, but this confirms that he’s healthy and ready to go. Brooklyn’s head coach, Jordi Fernandez, said earlier in the week that Watford was close to a return .
Jordi Fernandez’s update on Trendon Watford: “He’s doing great. Everything is going as planned… We expect him to be available in the next few… I mean, I don’t know exactly when, but soon.”
— Erik Slater (@erikslater_) October 30, 2024
Watford was one of multiple Nets players who suffered an injury before the season. Watford, Nic Claxton, and Day’Ron Sharpe were also dealing with hamstring issues before the start of preseason. Now, Sharpe and Bojan Bogdanovic are the only players listed on the injury report …