The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired 23-year-old wing Peyton Watson from the Denver Nuggets in a four or five-team trade completed on 2026-08-20. The Cavaliers sent Max Strus to the Los Angeles Clippers as part of the deal.
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Cavs land Peyton Watson in three-team deal with Nuggets and Clippers hoopswire.com/cavs-land-pe... The Cavaliers are adding a young, athletic wing with serious upside. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Cavaliers, Nuggets and Clippers have agreed on a three-team trade that sends Peyton Watson ...
www.espn.com/nba/story/_/... The Cavaliers, Nuggets and Clippers have agreed on a trade that will send Peyton Watson to Cleveland and Max Strus to Los Angeles, sources told ESPN.
Peyton Watson, 23, leaves the Denver Nuggets for the Cleveland Cavaliers in a mid-August sign-and-trade also touching the Clippers, Wizards and Kings. Cleveland sends out Max Strus and Tre Mann while adding Watson and forward Cam Whitmore. Watson signs a four-year, $88 million contract with a player option and trade kicker, joining Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen in C
Peyton Watson's standoff with the Denver Nuggets is over after they agreed to a sign-and-trade involving the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers and more, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.
(*Puts on newsboy cap, clears throat*) Peyton Watson traded to the Cavaliers! Peyton Watson traded to the Cavaliers! Read all about it (with some trade grades)! www.basketballpoetry.com/p/peyton-wat... The Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, and LA Clippers, adjudicated
Updated 🗞️ @theathletic.com I touched on the bench of the Denver Nuggets, what Peyton Watson adds to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the absolute surfeit of wings with the LA Clippers (non-Raptors trade edition) now that Max Strus is there www.nytimes.com/athletic/752... The Nuggets receive two draft picks in the trade, including an unprotected 2031 first-rounder.
Peyton Watson is heading from Denver to Cleveland as part of a four-team trade that will also have the Cavaliers sending Max Strus to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Denver, Clippers, and Cavaliers Complete Major Trade Involving Payton Watson Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Los Angeles Clippers have completed a trade. Peyton Watson has joined the Cavaliers and signed a four-year contract extension worth $88 million in total. Watson's representatives reportedly considered offers from the Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blaze... # LosAngelesClippers # N
#rssespn The Cavaliers, Nuggets and Clippers have agreed on a trade that will send Peyton Watson to Cleveland and Max Strus to Los Angeles, sources told ESPN. Watson will sign a new four-year, $88 million deal to join the Cavs, his agents said.
Cavaliers land Peyton Watson in 5-team blockbuster, send Max Strus to Clippers in deal that reshapes Nuggets around Nikola Jokić https://fiorreports.com/?p=36206&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=zimm-distribute
Cleveland Cavaliers waive forward Cam Whitmore after five-team trade Cleveland Cavaliers have decided to waive forward Kem Whitmore. The Cavaliers acquired Whitmore as part of a multi-team trade involving the Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards, Sacramento Kings, and Los Angeles Clippers, which also included Peyton Watson. However, Cleveland has no plans to k... # LosAngelesClippers # SacramentoKin
Cavs Notes: James Harden, Peyton Watson, Max Strus hoopswire.com/cavs-cavalie... James Harden apparently did more than wait around while the Cavaliers figured out their summer. He helped recruit Peyton Watson.