The Nuggets' Cap Story Fell Apart in Hours
Denver framed the Watson trade as tax relief, then spent the same news cycle chasing DeMar DeRozan, a 37-year-old scorer they can't even afford outright.
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Denver framed the Watson trade as tax relief, then spent the same news cycle chasing DeMar DeRozan, a 37-year-old scorer they can't even afford outright.
Denver offered Peyton Watson $70 million and he's still not signing. Jalen Duren isn't either. Restricted free agency isn't broken, it's working as designed.
Denver's tax bill jumped from $36M to $68M to keep undrafted shooter Spencer Jones. Here's what that says about the Peyton Watson decision still to come.