{
  "id": 15095151,
  "title": "Every player from Alabama to play for the Brooklyn Nets: Trendon Watford",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/every-player-from-alabama-to-play-for-the-brooklyn-nets-trendon",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-17T02:00:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/every-player-alabama-play-brooklyn-020030480.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Brooklyn Nets have shown a remarkable talent-scouting prowess, signing, drafting, and trading for players from every US state and numerous international locations. Their history spans from their ABA roots as the New Jersey Americans and New York Nets to their NBA journey as the New Jersey Nets, and continues into the present day. This commitment to finding the right talent is evident in their roster, and we now turn our attention to the Alabama-born players who have represented the Brooklyn Nets.\n\nOur spotlight today is on Trendon Watford, a product of Mountain Brook High School and LSU. Watford did not get drafted in the 2021 NBA Draft but instead signed with the Portland Trail Blazers. However, this arrangement did not last, as he transferred to the Brooklyn Nets in 2023. After a stint with the Nets, Watford signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2025.\n\nWhile playing for the Nets, Watford contributed 8.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.8 assists per game. These statistics are sourced from Basketball Reference. This article, originally published on Nets Wire, highlights Trendon Watford as the only player from Alabama to have ever played for the Brooklyn Nets.",
  "summary": "Our focus in this article is Trendon Watford.",
  "key_points": [
    "Trendon Watford, Alabama native, played for Brooklyn Nets",
    "Signed with Nets in 2023, traded to Philadelphia 76ers in 2025",
    "Contributed 8.2 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 1.8 APG during Nets tenure"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Trendon Watford's tenure marks a unique intersection between Alabama talent and the Brooklyn Nets' expansive scouting network, which has historically drawn players from every US state.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}