Broke_Banker01 | Bucks

45 | 12 hours ago

So if they don’t send back anyone to Denver, why would Denver do this unless they get two 1sts?

Kiriegloom | Bulls

21 | 12 hours ago

They could add another team or make Toronto send guys as part of the trade

CazOnReddit | Raptors

8 | 10 hours ago

I would assume one of those Raptors 1sts - assuming there’s no renegotiation - gets rerouted

Maybe someone like Zeke Nnaji or DaRon Holmes gets sent out for some salary relief to get the Nuggets under the 2nd apron but I digress

YujiDomainExpansion [OP]

11 | 12 hours ago

Denver would presumably be getting back draft capital here.

ShowdownValue

1 | 12 hours ago

“Doesn’t matter! They are losing him for nothing. So they have to trade him no matter what. Even if they get nothing back!”

Adventurous_Salt | Tampa Bay Raptors

0 | 9 hours ago

I guess they’ve fully given up on building a contender around jokic, pathetic.

Clipgang1629 | Clippers

2 | 8 hours ago

Paying Watson over $20 million a year and having $200 million tied up in the starting lineup until 2029 isn’t helping to build a contender around Jokic lol

They will lose Johnson for nothing, Watson will be the 5th starter. And they will have like $34 million left before the 2nd apron to spend on the other 9 roster spots for the next 3 years until AG expires

heirofsorrows | Clippers

-4 | 12 hours ago

I’m guessing it would involve Dick or Ingram going somewhere else entirely, making Denver’s cooperation unnecessary. I’m no cap expert though.

oldasshit | Nuggets

37 | 12 hours ago

Denver’s cooperation is required for a trade.

subtle_penguin | Lakers

17 | 12 hours ago

Unrelatedly Denver suddenly has a free $40 mil stadium upgrade thanks to Daktronics

Broke_Banker01 | Bucks

11 | 12 hours ago

Denver has to cooperate unless LAC sheds enough salary to operate as a salary cap team and sends an offer sheet.

Even then, Denver would have to not match.

Zero chance of that happening.

ShowdownValue

9 | 12 hours ago

How does this get up voted? 😂

abris33 | Nuggets

50 | 12 hours ago

Clippers are going to throw a new scoreboard into the deal. They know a guy

Impressive_Science_8 | Lakers

8 | 12 hours ago

Maybe even a new training facility with more than 1 court

SoKrat3s | NBA

3 | 11 hours ago

And a tree in the ceiling.

LamboJoeRecs | Nuggets

18 | 12 hours ago

Watson’s market never existed at the level his representation mistakenly told him it was expected. So Klutch is having to ramp up its PR efforts when really they just failed their client.

brehhs | Raptors

11 | 12 hours ago

Arent the nuggets above the 2nd apron?

Prestigious_Team3134 | Nuggets

8 | 12 hours ago

Yes but cutting and stretching zeke nnaji gets them under

YujiDomainExpansion [OP]

9 | 12 hours ago

The Clippers also have a $17.0M TPE that they could use to absorb Nnaji’s salary if needed.

nullstellensatz1

4 | 10 hours ago

After years of being told by Nuggets fans that the team needed to stay under the second apron so they could aggregate Zeke Nnaji’s salary in a trade, this is pretty funny to read

Capital-Pea-2565

1 | 11 hours ago

Yes but can still make changes during the upcoming season until the end of the season next yr to duck the tax implications.

Viciouscauliflower21

6 | 12 hours ago

I can genuinely see a world where he takes the QO so he can be free next off season. Like clearly he has a strong market. As long as he has a positive year or at least stays the same at a minimum, the offers will be there next off season

abris33 | Nuggets

8 | 12 hours ago

The issue is he’s not a starter if everyone is healthy. So he’d be taking the QO and gambling that he gets enough run to get the $25M he wants. And his health is not reliable either.

I agree that he’s probably going to take the QO but I have a feeling it’s not going to go the way he hopes. His agent really overestimated his value this offseason

ShowdownValue

3 | 12 hours ago

Tons of risk for Watson but I can see rich Paul encouraging this for Peyton

Capital-Pea-2565

-2 | 11 hours ago

Rich Paul really asks his players on contract years to get injured with a hammy or sore back to retain their value.

Guy is such a snake I feel bad for players under Klutch sports.

Crispy_Comment9312 | Nuggets

1 | 12 hours ago

His market must not be that strong if no one is meeting his asking price 🤷‍♀️

Viciouscauliflower21

6 | 12 hours ago

Eh, seems more like a case of none of the teams that really want him can get him without a bunch of ancillary moves and those are proving more difficult to put together than anticipated

Capital-Pea-2565

4 | 11 hours ago

Nah

Watson’s market never existed at the level his representation mistakenly told him it was expected. So Klutch is having to ramp up its PR efforts when really they just failed their client.

Crispy_Comment9312 | Nuggets

0 | 11 hours ago

I mean if he was really some can’t miss prospect teams would be moving heaven and earth to get him. As it stands he has had 1 good month on a team that was plagued by injuries at the time.

Viciouscauliflower21

0 | 7 hours ago

You can’t move heaven and earth on your own

Capital-Pea-2565

1 | 11 hours ago

He doesn’t have a strong market. 23 yrs old, 3 hamstring injuries and missed a lot of playing time and playoffs.

He’s a very risky player to bring in and pay for what he wants..

Also next year’s free agency market is quite stacked .

Rrypl | Celtics

5 | 12 hours ago

This could be just Clippers adding pressure to spread up the end of the investigation and received a lighter punishment

New-Cranberry-8370

4 | 12 hours ago

Finish the fucking investigation.

Fuckthebeard

0 | 12 hours ago

Fischer is a hack who just says things not based in reality

ShowdownValue

2 | 12 hours ago

Crazy how easy it is to call yourself a “nba insider” or “reporter” these days. Just need a twitter handle and a cell phone

dakid000

2 | 12 hours ago

Who’s this, Temu Nick Wright?

BetweenTheBuzzAndMe | Charlotte Bobcats

2 | 12 hours ago

the NBA’s handling of this situation has been stupid.

Not saying these situations are the same at all, but when Miles Bridges’ DV arrest happened a day before free agency opened, the NBA essentially told teams behind the scenes not to sign him while the league investigation was ongoing. The league investigation took several months longer than his actual legal case. He pled no contest in early November, the league investigation ended in April and they handed him a suspension with a bunch of the games “already served” or whatever. then he signed his qualifying offer that next summer after about year in limbo.

Point being, the league should never have allowed that Raptors trade to take place. They shouldn’t have let Kawhi’s status dictate other teams’ offseason moves. Kawhi and his contract can just be a lame duck on the Clippers’ payroll while the NBA finds the right ways to punish them.

Tangentkoala | Clippers

1 | 12 hours ago

This puts pressure on Adam silver and kawhi to make a deal.

Its gone long enough, just release the sentence already.

SoKrat3s | NBA

1 | 11 hours ago

Well, if that’s what the Clippers want…

WeCantBothBeMe

1 | 10 hours ago

Silver needs to do his job and finish the investigation

Eagerbeaver98 | Raptors

0 | 5 hours ago

Kawhis contract should be voided, adam silver is one big pussy. Ballmer needs to be fined 5 to 7 first round picks to deter anyone from doing this again. Raptors can easily dump ingram in a salary dump with picks to nets jazz etc and sign kawhi

urediti

1 | 12 hours ago

i’m a nuggets fan, and at this point i would give Pwat and Nnaji for Dunn, 1st and 2 2nds

IAmReborn11111 | Celtics

-1 | 12 hours ago

Need to shrink or nuke the trade, not expand

8akaMitai | LAC

-5 | 12 hours ago

Rest in Piss Pablow and Dominic Monaghan

[Fischer] Peyton Watson’s market may be on hold as the Clippers await a conclusion to the Kawhi Leonard investigation. The Clippers may seek to expand the Kawhi Leonard trade, once approved, in order to acquire Peyton Watson without needing to send salary back to Denver.