After spending his first four seasons with the Denver Nuggets, Peyton Watson was traded earlier this week to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with Watson, the former UCLA Bruin, signing a long-term deal with the Cavaliers to lock the 23-year old guard up long-term.
Watson and Cleveland agreed to terms on a four-year deal worth $88 million, teaming Watson up with a Cavaliers team that's on the precipice of making some serious noise in the Eastern Conference. Denver won an NBA **** le in Watson's rookie season and have been chasing those heights ever since but just how close were the Nuggets and Watson to penning a long-term extension.
The USA TODAY reported earlier this month that the Nuggets offered Watson a four-year $70 million deal, meaning that the move to the Cavaliers was worth an extra $18 million for Watson.
NBA insider Marc Stein was early on the wave of Watson to Cleveland, discussing a potential trade weeks before the eventual move took place.
"League sources say Cleveland has been exploring various trade possibilities with both [Dennis] Schröder and [Max] Strus that would enable the Cavaliers — provided one or both of those salaries could be shed — to make a representative four-year offer to Peyton Watson," Stein said. "Schröder is scheduled to earn $14.8 million in 2026-27 and $15.5 million in 2027-28 ... with only $4.4 million guaranteed in the latter season. Strus holds an expiring $16.7 million contract for 2026-27 to complete a four-year, $63 million deal he originally signed with Miami."
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Watson and Cleveland agreed to terms on a four-year deal worth $88 million, teaming Watson up with a Cavaliers team that's on the precipice of making some serious noise in the Eastern Conference. Denver won an NBA **** le in Watson's rookie season and have been chasing those heights ever since but just how close were the Nuggets and Watson to penning a long-term extension.
The USA TODAY reported earlier this month that the Nuggets offered Watson a four-year $70 million deal, meaning that the move to the Cavaliers was worth an extra $18 million for Watson.
NBA insider Marc Stein was early on the wave of Watson to Cleveland, discussing a potential trade weeks before the eventual move took place.
"League sources say Cleveland has been exploring various trade possibilities with both [Dennis] Schröder and [Max] Strus that would enable the Cavaliers — provided one or both of those salaries could be shed — to make a representative four-year offer to Peyton Watson," Stein said. "Schröder is scheduled to earn $14.8 million in 2026-27 and $15.5 million in 2027-28 ... with only $4.4 million guaranteed in the latter season. Strus holds an expiring $16.7 million contract for 2026-27 to complete a four-year, $63 million deal he originally signed with Miami."
#million #four #year #term
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