#html-body [data-pb-style=CLPO972]{justify-content:flex-start;display:flex;flex-direction:column;background-position:left top;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-attachment:scroll}When drafting Peyton Watson, the Denver Nuggets projected him as a "long-term project", forecasting that it would take some time for Watson to grow into his NBA role. As Watson prepares to begin his 4th NBA season with the Nuggets, the team is finally starting to reap the rewards from their 2022 1st Round Draft Pick. During the 2023-24 season, Watson's first full season with the Nuggets, he would achieve a first, becoming the first player in NBA history to have at least 80 blocks, 40 steals and 40 3-pointers made while averaging 20 or fewer minutes per game. During this season Watson would also finish first among all players at his position in at-rim defensive field goal percentage (opponents shot just 50.5%). Playing in his second full season with the Denver Nuggets (third overall), Peyton Watson put up career bests in points per game (8.1), blocks per game (1.4), steals per game (.7), and rebounds per game (3.4) during the 2024-25 season.This image is autographed by Peyton Watson. Watson's signature was witnessed by an Upper Deck representative as part of UDA's 5-step authentication process.