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Analyzing the Nuggets' financial constraints, Brian Windhorst outlined how a $18 million contract gap and second apron fears forced Denver to let Peyton Watson leave for Cleveland.
The 23-year-old wanted to get a contract comparable to or even better than what Christian Braun got in the 2025 offseason, which was a five-year deal worth $125 million. Unfortunately, they could not do so, which is why Watson is now a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers after a sign-and-trade.
A person with knowledge of the deal says DeMar DeRozan has agreed to sign a one-year contract with the Denver Nuggets for the veteran minimum of $3.9 million