This NBA trade idea sends Peyton Watson from the Denver Nuggets to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
A four-team NBA trade idea sending Peyton Watson from the Denver Nuggets to the Cleveland Cavaliers was created by Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report.
Swartz proposed the following trade idea between the Cavaliers, Nuggets, Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Clippers:
Cavaliers get: Peyton Watson
Nuggets get: Derrick Jones Jr., Brook Lopez, draft picks
Pistons get: Dennis Schroder
Clippers get: Cam Johnson, Max Strus
This would have to be a sign-and-trade deal since Watson is a restricted free agent.
For the Nuggets last season, Watson averaged 14.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 49.1% from the field, 41.1% from beyond the arc and 73.0% from the free-throw line. He's one of the best two-way wings in the NBA.
The Cavaliers didn't get LeBron James, who signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. Once Cleveland re-signs James Harden, head coach Kenny Atkinson can start Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Watson, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen next season.
The biggest move the Cavaliers made this summer was signing Donovan Mitchell to a massive extension. Mitchell agreed to a four-year, $273 million maximum contract extension with Cleveland.
The Cavaliers acquired Mitchell from the Utah Jazz in 2022. Mitchell is averaging 26.7 points per game in the regular season and 27.3 points per game in the playoffs in a Cleveland uniform.
A seven-time All-Star, Mitchell led the Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference Finals last season. It was the first time Cleveland made the conference finals since 1992 without LeBron, but the New York Knicks swept the Cavaliers en route to winning the championship against the San Antonio Spurs.
Without LeBron, the Cavaliers' core remains the same: Harden, Mitchell, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. We'll see if that core can get over the hump next season.
The Cavaliers did sign Mario Hezonja after LeBron went to the 76ers. The next step is to re-sign Harden.
Cleveland is also still interested in Jonathan Kuminga, who played for the Golden State Warriors and Atlanta Hawks last season.
