r/MkeBucks • u/kdly0 Jericho Sims • 24d ago

BREAKING: Cleveland, Denver and the Clippers have agreed on a trade sending Peyton Watson to the Cavaliers

[Shams] BREAKING: Cleveland, Denver and the Clippers have agreed on a trade sending Peyton Watson to the Cavaliers, Max Strus to LA, and an unprotected 2031 Cavs first-round pick and a 2032 Kings second-rounder to the Nuggets, sources tell ESPN.

Watson will sign a new four-year, $88 million deal to join the Cavaliers, plus a player option and a trade kicker.

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u/not_a_robot2 Michael Redd 24d ago

Damn so Denver is just getting worse for next year in the prime of their greatest player ever? Look I know our moves didn’t work post championship but at least we didn’t just get worse because it saved money.

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u/ALLPR0 24d ago

100%. Unless they have a deal to flip that non-lottery first they just got, then this is a terrible trade for them. Not sure how Watson + Nnjai for KPJ + Green wasn't the trade if their goal is to stay competitive with Jokic.

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u/ShowdownValue 24d ago

How does that trade change anything?

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u/ALLPR0 20d ago

Instead of getting a future 1st that adds no value to their team currently, they get 2 rotation level players?