Forward Trendon Watford is on the move in NBA free agency, with the former Mountain Brook High School star agreeing to a two-year, $5.3 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Watford cannot sign the contract until July 6, when the NBA’s Free Agent Moratorium Period ends, but the Philadelphia Inquirer, NBC Sports Philadelphia and ESPN have reported the player and the team have a deal in place.

During the 2024-25 NBA season, Watford played in 44 games for the Brooklyn Nets. A hamstring injury kept the 6-foot-9 forward off the court between Dec. 16 and Jan. 29. Watford averaged 10.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 20.8 minutes per game.

At Mountain Brook, Watford earned first-team All-State recognition three times as the Spartans won the AHSAA Class 7A boys’ basketball championship in each of his final three seasons.

The Alabama Sports Writers Association chose Watford as the state’s Mr. Basketball in 2018 and 2019 as he set the ASHAA career rebounds record with 1,909.

Watford caught on with the Portland Trail Blazers as an undrafted rookie in 2021 after he’d averaged 16.3 points and 7.4 rebounds for LSU in the 2020-21 season.

Watford has split his four NBA seasons between Portland and Brooklyn. In 217 regular-season games, he has averaged 7.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 17.6 minutes.

With Guerschon Yabusele leaving Philadelphia for the New York Knicks in free agency, Watford joins the power-forward possibilities for the 76ers in a frontcourt with center Joel Embiid and small forward Paul George. Philadelphia also has Justin Edwards and Kelly Oubre Jr. returning and drafted Auburn standout Johni Broome last week.

Last season, the 6-foot-8 Oubre averaged 15.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.5 steals in 60 games, with 57 starts, and the 6-foot-6 Edwards averaged 10.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals in 44 games, with 26 starts.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X at @AMarkG1.