Day'Ron Sharpe sneaks behind the defense and dunks the dish from Trendon Watford. Day'Ron Sharpe sneaks behind the defense and dunks the dish from Trendon Watford

Joel Embiid tries to block a corner 3-pointer but goes flying by Trendon Watford into the crowd.

Ever since buying out Ben Simmons, the Nets have had a backup point guard problem. And an unlikely solution has emerged to solve it. For his first two NBA seasons in Portland, Trendon Watford was a backup big man.

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,

Trendon Watford buries the floater at the first quarter buzzer. Trendon Watford buries the floater at the first quarter buzzer

The Brooklyn Nets will be severely shorthanded on Friday against the Detroit Pistons at Little Caesar’s Arena. Cam Thomas and Trendon Watford were ruled out for the match on the second night of a back-to-back due to left hamstring injury management.

After taking a charge on Trendon Watford, Marcus Smart popped up with a flawless kip-up, sending the Wizards’ crowd into a frenzy.

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.

Brooklyn Nets' Jordi Fernandez, center, talks to Nic Claxton, left, a nd Trendon Watford during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday, Feb. 20,

Ziaire Williams led the Nets with 19 points, but after Trendon Watford’s layup with 4:45 remaining, Brooklyn didn’t score again until Cam Johnson’s two free throws with 13 seconds to play.

Miles Bridges poured in 26 points and the Charlotte Hornets closed the game by scoring the final 12 points to rally for a 105-102 victory against the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.