Earl Watson – #25 Point Guard

• Height: 6-1
• Weight: 195
• Born: Jun 12, 1979 – Kansas City, Kansas
• College: UCLA
• Draft: 2001 – 2nd round (11th pick) by the Seattle SuperSonics

Earl Joseph Watson Jr. (born June 12, 1979 in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Watson is a graduate of Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas. His senior year of high school he averaged 23.4 points, 8.3 assist and 13.2 rebounds per game.

A 6 ft 1 in, 195 lb. point guard, Watson was selected in the second round (39th overall) by the SuperSonics in the 2001 NBA Draft. He was a starter in college at UCLA, at one point playing alongside future NBA player 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, also being number one all time in steals over his career. 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 LA Lakers.