Clippers, Nuggets, Cavs Updated Salary Cap, Apron Status, Rosters After Peyton Watson 3-Team Trade

Peyton Watson is on the move after a three-team trade on Wednesday.

Per ESPN's Shams Charania, the Denver Nuggets are trading Watson to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Max Strus is being sent to the Los Angeles Clippers by the Cavs and the Nuggets will receive an unprotected 2031 Cavs first-round pick and a 2032 Kings second-rounder.

Watson will sign a four-year, $88 million deal with the Cavs that includes a player option.

Bobby Marks of ESPN provided details on the salary caps:

As Marks notes, neither the Cavs nor the Nuggets have tradeable first-round draft picks available.

Cavs Roster
PG	James Harden	Tre Mann	Craig Porter Jr.
SG	Donovan Mitchell	Sam Merrill	Tyrese Procter
SF	Peyton Watson	Jaylon Tyson	Mario Hezonja
PF	Evan Mobley	Nae'Qwan Tomlin	Tristan Enaruna
C	Jarrett Allen	Thomas Bryant	Ernest Udeh Jr.

Clippers Roster
PG	Darius Garland	Kris Dunn	Jordan Miller
SG	Keaton Wagler	Bradley Beal	Gradey Dick
SF	Brandon Ingam	Bennedict Mathurin	Kobe Sanders
PF	Derrick Jones Jr.	Rui Hachimura	Baba Miller
C	Brook Lopez	Isaiah Jackson	Yanic Konan Niederhauser

Nuggets Roster
PG	Jamal Murray	Tyus Jones	KJ Simpson
SG	Christian Braun	Julian Strawther	Spencer Jones
SF	Cameron Johnson	Lonnie Walker IV	Alpha Diallo
PF	Aaron Gordon	Spencer Jones	Trevon Brazile
C	Nikola Jokic	Marvin Bagley III	Zeke Nnaji

The sign-and-trade for Watson comes after the 23-year-old posted 14.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game across 54 contests. He shot 49.1 percent from the field and 41.1 percent from deep.

While he played a big role for Denver while Aaron Gordon and Christian Braun were out with injuries, Watson also dealt with a lingering hamstring injury that led to him missing significant time.

Nonetheless, the former first-rounder had the best season of his career, and it led to a big payday.

Strus is coming off an injury-riddled season that saw him play just 12 games, not making his season debut until March. Now with the Clippers, he'll look to return to being an impactful starter.

Having secured Watson, who will presumably take over as the starting small forward, the next task for Cleveland is to sign James Harden. While Harden is a free agent, all signs point to him returning to the Cavs, and a new deal for him reportedly could come soon.

As for the Nuggets, they're reportedly looking into free agent forward DeMar DeRozan.