If the Denver Nuggets decide Peyton Watson is no longer part of the plan, they may not be able to move him easily.
The issue, according to the reporting, is that Denver could be asking for more than other teams are willing to give. That leaves the Nuggets in a spot where they’d need to get creative if they want to deal Watson, especially if the front office isn’t eager to pay what he might cost down the line.
For Watson, the path away from Denver could get messy. The source material suggests that unless he remains with the Nuggets or lands in the right situation, he may end up on a team that’s a clear step down from Denver. In fact, one possibility raised is a landing spot with the Brooklyn Nets, a team that could be among the league’s weaker options.
“The Nets are a possible landing spot for Peyton Watson, too, but they’re eager to give their young players-especially Mikel Brown and Egor Demin-some runway this season, and with both Julius Randle and Keon Ellis joining, there might not be room for Watson, who had hamstring issues last year and whose injury history worries a lot of teams,” Sean Deveny wrote.
Brooklyn has spent the last few years chasing big swings, though those moves haven’t all delivered the kind of results the franchise wanted. More recently, the Nets have taken a different approach, one that hasn’t produced much success so far.
Still, there’s some optimism around the newer pieces in place. If those additions start to pay off, Watson could find himself in an organization that at least has a future to build toward, even if that future takes time to come into focus.
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