Earl Watson Biography, Age, Height, Wife, Net Worth, Family

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Earl Watson is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins and was drafted in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Watson was born on June 12, 1979 in Kansas City, Kansas. He attended Washington High School in Kansas City, Kansas, where he was a three-time All-State selection. He then attended UCLA, where he was a four-year starter and a two-time All-Pac-10 selection. Watson was drafted in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. He played for the SuperSonics, Memphis Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Indiana Pacers, and Utah Jazz during his NBA career. He retired from playing in 2014. In 2016, Watson was hired as the head coach of the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League. He was then hired as the head coach of the Phoenix Suns in 2016. As of 2021, Earl Watson's net worth is estimated to be $20 million.

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Earl Watson Height, Weight & Measurements

At 44 years old, Earl Watson height is 185 cm .

Who Is Earl Watson's Wife?

His wife is Jennifer Freeman (m. 2009–2015)

Earl Watson Net Worth

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Timeline

In August 2018, Watson became engaged to radio personality and television host Joy Taylor. The couple split up and called off the engagement in November 2019.

On October 2, 2014, Watson was hired as an assistant coach by the Austin Spurs of the NBA D-League, effectively ending his 13-year playing career. He joined the Phoenix Suns as their new assistant coach on July 30, 2015. However, after a poor start to the 2015–16 season, the Suns fired coach Jeff Hornacek and replaced him with Watson as the interim head coach for the rest of the season. While Watson would make his coaching debut on February 2, 2016 at home against the Toronto Raptors, it wouldn't be until February 27, almost a month later, where he'd record his first win with the Suns at home against the Memphis Grizzlies, a team he had previously played under. He would then get his first two-game winning streak on the road as a coach with victories on March 4 against the Orlando Magic and March 6 against the Grizzlies, respectively. After starting out the season with only one victory in ten games for February, he'd end the season with an 8–15 record the rest of the way, including ending the season with a 3–1 stint.

On July 10, 2013, he signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.

After the Suns got off to a 0–3 start to the 2017–18 season, with two blowouts (including the worst loss in franchise history and worst season opening performance in NBA history), Watson was fired on October 22, and replaced on an interim basis by associate head coach Jay Triano for the rest of the season.

He signed with the Utah Jazz on September 26, 2010.

On July 17, 2009, Watson was waived by the Thunder. He signed a one-year deal with the Indiana Pacers on July 28, 2009.

On May 16, 2009 he married actress Jennifer Freeman. They have a daughter together. In August 2010, they separated and their divorce was finalized in 2015.

Watson was selected in the second round (39th overall) by the SuperSonics in the 2001 NBA draft. 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 Los Angeles Lakers.

Earl Joseph Watson Jr. (born June 12, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach and former player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, where he was a four-year starter and named all-conference as a senior in the Pac-10 (now known as the Pac-12). Watson was drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics in the second round of the 2001 NBA draft with the 39th overall selection. He played 13 seasons in the NBA with seven teams before becoming a coach in 2014. He was the head coach of the Phoenix Suns from 2016 to 2017.

Watson was a starter in college at UCLA, at one point playing alongside future NBA All-Star 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. As a senior in 2000–01, he averaged 14.7 points (2nd on the team, 9th in the pac-10), 5.2 assists, (1st on the team, 2nd most in the Pac-10) 3.7 rebounds, 0.3 blocks, and 1.9 steals (most in the Pac-10, most on the team) per game. He earned first-team All-Pac-10 honors.

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