Trade Radar · open rumor · Monday, September 28 · 3 d ago

Nuggets Notes: Watson, DeRozan, Jones, Gordon, Seme

via hoopsrumorsRead the original report ↗

The Nuggets’ biggest transaction of the offseason involved a departure rather than an acquisition, as the front office signed and traded up-and-coming wing Peyton Watson to Cleveland in exchange for draft assets in a five-team deal. Ben Tenzer, the team’s executive vice president of basketball operations, spoke about the move during Monday’s media day, praising the […]

Confidence

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Reporter starting tier	45	unattributed report
Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−3	3 days 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

Denver Nuggets

$221.1M · above the first apron · 14 contracts · cap sheet

What would have to happen

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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).

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