Trade Radar · open rumor · Tuesday, October 20 · 17 h ago
Eastern Notes: Watson, Sharp, Hornets Injuries, Magic Injuries
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Cavaliers forward Peyton Watson, acquired from the Nuggets in a sign-and-trade deal, hopes his hard-nosed attitude will be adopted by his new team, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com writes. “Just to go out there with a mean streak. Go out there and try to kill. Take no prisoners mentality,” Watson said. “That’s my mentality, and that’s […]
Confidence
45%
| Reporter starting tier | 45 | unattributed report |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −0 | 1 day old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Peyton Watson
Cavaliers · G · 14.6 pts · 4.9 reb · 2.1 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $20.47M · next season $21.49M
Brooklyn Nets
$160.1M · under the cap · 15 contracts · cap sheet
Charlotte Hornets
$170.6M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet
Cleveland Cavaliers
$209.0M · in the tax · 16 contracts · cap sheet
Denver Nuggets
$217.8M · above the first apron · 13 contracts · cap sheet
Orlando Magic
$218.1M · above the first apron · 14 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Peyton Watson → Nets
Send out at least $12.97M
The Nets are under the cap, so to take on $20.47M they need to send out $12.97M or more under the outgoing + $7.5M rule.
Peyton Watson → Hornets
Send out at least $12.97M
The Hornets are over the cap, so to take on $20.47M they need to send out $12.97M or more under the outgoing + $7.5M rule.
Peyton Watson → Nuggets
Send out at least $20.47M
The Nuggets are above the first apron, so to take on $20.47M they need to send out at least as much (100%, no cushion above the first apron).
Peyton Watson → Magic
Send out at least $20.47M
The Magic are above the first apron, so to take on $20.47M they need to send out at least as much (100%, no cushion above the first apron).
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