Michael Scotto of HoopsHype reported on Friday that Peyton Watson is receiving "significant trade interest" leading up to the deadline, but the Denver Nuggets have "rebuffed" calls and want to re-sign the 23-year-old this summer.
Denver didn't extend Watson before last October's deadline, choosing instead to sign Christian Braun to a five-year, $125 million extension after his 2024-25 breakout season. At media day, though, which took place before the extension deadline, Ben Tenzer said he hoped that Watson and Braun would be with the organization for "a long time." Extending both would've meant entering the second tax apron.