It’s somewhat bittersweet as Peyton Watson finally gets a real chance to play a featured role for the Nuggets and prove his worth, it comes at a time when it seems like a near certainty that he won’t be back in Denver next season. Unfortunately, with the Nuggets’ financial crisis looming, Watson is playing his way into a bigger contract that the team won’t be able to afford.
This became the most likely outcome in the summer when the Nuggets gave out a five-year, $125 million rookie extension to Christian Braun, but didn’t get anything done with Watson.