Early sample has Nuggets winning the Peyton Watson trade on two fronts

At the end of the day, keeping Peyton Watson on the Denver Nuggets meant that the Nuggets would likely have had to part with Cameron Johnson, plus give Watson a big contract. So far, the Nuggets are coming out ahead in the deal that sent Watson to the Cleveland Cavaliers, as Johnson and Watson are on opposite ends of the spectrum offensively to start the year.

Sure, it's a small sample, but Watson hasn't pleased the Cavs fans, and he's been terrible from beyond the arc. In 11 games, Watson is shooting an abysmal 21.3% from downtown, and he's clearly missing playing with Nikola Jokic. Watson shot 41.1% last year from three in the Nuggets' offense. But Watson's woes aren't limited to his…