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NBA trade news: Cleveland Cavaliers secure $88 million star in 5-team trade

Times of India · 20 August 2026 at 6:56 am

NBA trade news: Cleveland Cavaliers secure $88 million star in 5-team trade

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 Cleveland's projected starting five.

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NBA trade news: Cleveland Cavaliers secure $88 million star in 5-team trade

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