Paul Watson Jr. (born December 30, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Valley Suns of the NBA G League.
[1] Watson was selected as the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year in 2014 after averaging 10 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
[2] As a junior, he was sidelined with an ankle injury in the last three games of the regular season which limited his minutes.
[6] However, he was released by the club in October after appearing in one game and scoring six points and grabbing two rebounds.
[7] Watson was selected with the fifth pick in the first round of the 2017 NBA G League Draft by the Westchester Knicks and signed with the team.
[15] On August 14, 2020, Watson had an NBA career high 27 minutes, 22 points and six rebounds coming off the bench to lead the Raptors to a 117–109 win in their final regular season game in the NBA Restart Season against the Denver Nuggets.
[17] On April 16, 2021, Watson scored a career-high with 30 points and 8 made threes, leading the Raptors to a 113–102 victory against the Orlando Magic.