Ever since buying out Ben Simmons, the Nets have had a backup point guard problem. And an unlikely solution has emerged to solve it. For his first two NBA seasons in Portland, Trendon Watford was a backup big man.

When D'Angelo Russell exited Thursday night's loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers after rolling his ankle, it was fair to assume the newly-signed Killian Hayes woul

Since acquiring D’Angelo Russell, the Nets had been a winless 0-6 without him. That was until Saturday and Trendon Watford’s endgame heroics.

During his time suiting up for the Nets, Watford wore only jersey No. 9 and put up 7.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.