However much money you think the Denver Nuggets will need to spend to keep Peyton Watson this summer, it will probably be more. A restricted free agent in a few months, Watson is already drawing interest from other teams (ahem, Lakers), and his exhilarating skill set will make him a hot commodity even with the "restricted" tag attached to him, especially with the Nuggets already set to pay the rest of their core guys a pretty penny in 2026-27.
I say "other teams," but I am talking almost exclusively about the Lakers — who will try to acquire Giannis, probably fail, and then set their sights other high-level free agents who would complement Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves well.