Trendon Watford Contract & Salary

Trendon Watford is a PF for the New Orleans Pelicans, earning $2,449,421 in 2026-27. Contract runs through 2026-27 ($0 guaranteed). Flagged years: 2026-27 non-guaranteed.

Updated · 2026-27 season

Trendon Watford is on the books for $2,449,421 in 2026-27, the 14th largest cap hit on the New Orleans Pelicans roster and 1.2% of the team's $196.2M payroll.

That ranks 374th among the 435 players with a 2026-27 salary on the books, and eats 1.5% of the $165.0M salary cap.

This is an expiring contract: 2026-27 is the last season on it, worth $0 guaranteed.

Not every year is locked in: 2026-27 non-guaranteed.

The non-guaranteed money is not real money until it is: the team can waive him before the guarantee date and carry none of it, which is why the guaranteed total below is lower than the headline number.

At 25, the deal covers his age-25 through age-25 seasons — the prime years teams are usually paying a premium for.

He sits in the bottom third of the roster by salary, the part of the payroll teams use to fill out the depth chart without moving the cap needle.

He is one of 15 players on the New Orleans Pelicans' books for 2026-27, whose 2026-27 salaries add up to $196,221,049.

New Orleans Pelicans sit at $196.2M in payroll and are currently classified Over Cap, with +$5.7M of room below the first apron.

Trendon Watford
2026-27 Salary
$2.45M
% of Cap
1.5%
Years Remaining
1
Total Guaranteed
$0
Contract by Season
SeasonSalary% of CapNote
2026-27$2,449,4211.5%Non-guaranteed
2027-28UFA / $2.6M—
2028-29——
2029-30——
2030-31——
New Orleans Pelicans Cap Context
Team PayrollCap SpaceTax Room1st Apron Room2nd Apron Room
$196.2MOver cap by $31.4M+$4.1M+$5.7M+$18.4M
Highest-Paid New Orleans Pelicans Teammates
PosPlayerAge2026-27% of Cap
PFZion Williamson26$42,166,51025.6%
SGJordan Poole27$34,044,64220.6%
PGDejounte Murray30$32,785,07119.9%
SFTrey Murphy III26$27,000,00016.4%
SFHerb Jones28$14,898,7869.0%
PGJeremiah Fears20$7,896,2404.8%
Comparable 2026-27 Contracts
RankPlayerTeam2026-27vs Watford
353Mike ConleyBoston Celtics$2,449,421+$0
354Mario HezonjaCleveland Cavaliers$2,449,421+$0
355Thomas BryantCleveland Cavaliers$2,449,421+$0
356DeMar DeRozanDenver Nuggets$2,449,421+$0
357Marvin BagleyDenver Nuggets$2,449,421+$0