07-09-2026, 04:25 PM
(07-09-2026, 03:37 PM)Smitty Wrote: Here's a good thread explaining the situation Denver is facing:
https://x.com/NBABlackburn/status/207496...35492?s=20
There's just no way they pay Watson, IMO.
They are $20M over the cap with just the starting 5. They're not moving the needle on cap compliance unless they shed some big salaries. Plus they are only at 11 full contracts right now. Getting to 14 is going to be vet min or bust. Hard to have dependable depth that way. Could get ugly at DEN this season.
If Jokic gets fed up and declines his PO next summer, then the FA season will be wild. If he tries to hook up with Luka in LA, then they would be at ~$160M for just Luka+Jokic+Reaves. Probably get some ring hunters signing on for the minimum though.