Cavaliers make major move to potentially get Peyton Watson after trading $117M 13-year veteran originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have been working to piece together their roster this offseason while pursuing players who can help them compete next season. One name the Cavaliers have been targeting over the past several weeks is NBA champion Peyton Watson.
The Denver Nuggets have been unable to give Watson the contract he is seeking, creating an opportunity for Cleveland to potentially land the talented forward. However, the Cavaliers first needed to find a way to move Dennis Schröder's contract.
"The Cavaliers are actively trying to offload Max Strus and Dennis Schröder's contracts elsewhere to make Peyton Watson a four-year offer via sign-and-trade, per The Stein Line. Cleveland is now viewed as the strong favorites to eventually acquire Watson from the Nuggets," NBA reporter Evan Sidery wrote.
On Friday afternoon, the Cavaliers finally found a way to move Schröder, trading him and cash to the Charlotte Hornets.

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