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Orlando Magic Player Evaluations: C.J. Watson

By Zach Palmer

Mar 26, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic guard C.J. Watson (32) shoots a technical foul shot after Chicago Bulls guard Aaron Brooks (not pictured) was ejected during the second half of a basketball game at Amway Center. The Magic won 111-89. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 26, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Orlando Magic guard C.J. Watson (32) shoots a technical foul shot after Chicago Bulls guard Aaron Brooks (not pictured) was ejected during the second half of a basketball game at Amway Center. The Magic won 111-89. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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C.J. Watson, Dallas Mavericks, Deron Williams, Orlando Magic
Mar 1, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Deron Williams (8) fouls Orlando Magic guard C.J. Watson (32) during the second quarter at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

The Good and The Bad

Season G GS MP FG% 3P% eFG% FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2015-16 33 2 19.9 .343 .292 .394 .872 2.0 2.7 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.5 4.3

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 4/24/2016.

If we are being entirely honest there was not much good for C.J. Watson this season.

At the beginning of the season when the Magic used Watson in tandem with Elfrid Payton they played fairly well off of each other. The tempo was fantastic and the Magic looked like they had legitimately improved.

That said Watson was struggling before the injury with his shooting and that continued big time after he came back from injury. Watson hit on only 34.3 percent of his shots and 29.2 percent from beyond the arc.

This was by far Watson’s worst statistical season in the NBA and that may be some cause for concern.

Defensively, Watson at points looked like Orlando’s best defensive point guard. Elfrid Payton eventually got healthy and began to reclaim that title from him.

With this all said, this is a throw-away season for Watson. When a player misses 44 games due to injury in your first season with a bunch of new teammates, it is hard to find your footing.

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