The Cleveland Cavaliers have made some big free agency moves. With those in place, they will have to let go of a big name at some point within the calendar year.

Watson was never right after a February hamstring strain.

The Denver Nuggets seemingly gave up on trying to re-sign Peyton Watson.

Peyton Watson’s final months with the Denver Nuggets have taken another dramatic turn. The 23-year-old previously stated he fell under pressure to come back sooner from his injury.

The Denver Nuggets recently let down their fans even more by trading wing Peyton Watson to the Cleveland Cavaliers as opposed to bringing him back on a new deal. The move sends one of the few sources of athleticism and defensive versatility elsewhere after both of those needs were exposed in Denver’s playoff loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.