LA Clippers Clippers Gain Leverage to Pursue Peyton Watson After Nuggets Tax Hit
The Los Angeles Clippers have been chasing restricted-free-agent forward Peyton Watson all summer, but a lack of cap space has kept them from extending an offer sheet. Without room to sign Watson directly, the Clippers must either clear space through a trade or hope for a sign-and-trade that satisfies Denver’s salary constraints. The recent luxury-tax development in Denver has shifted the balance, giving Los Angeles a clearer path to acquire the young forward.
