When D'Angelo Russell exited Thursday night's loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers after rolling his ankle, it was fair to assume the newly-signed Killian Hayes woul

The buyout of Ben Simmons left the Brooklyn Nets with a glaring hole at point guard. Trendon Watford has had no issues filling it. Saturday’s win over the Philadelphia 76ers was the latest example of the 24-year-old’s play fueling the team’s success.

Nic Claxton scored 16 points and tipped in the winner as time expired, Cam Johnson had 23 points and the Brooklyn Nets edged the Philadelphia 76ers 105-103.

Since acquiring D’Angelo Russell, the Nets had been a winless 0-6 without him. That was until Saturday and Trendon Watford’s endgame heroics. The Nets started recent 10-day signee Killian Hayes at point guard,