Peyton Watson to Cavs, Max Strus to Clippers in multiteam trade - ESPN

The Cavaliers, Nuggets and Clippers have agreed on a trade that will send Peyton Watson to Cleveland and Max Strus to Los Angeles, sources told ESPN.

As part of the multiteam deal, Denver will receive an unprotected 2031 Cavs first-round pick and a 2032 Sacramento Kings second-rounder, according to sources.

Watson will sign a new four-year, $88 million deal with a player option and trade kicker to join the Cavaliers, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and agents Lucas Newton and Calvin Andrews told ESPN.

The Cavaliers, coming off an Eastern Conference finals appearance where they were swept by the New York Knicks, have retooled their roster, bringing in the 23-year-old wing for athleticism and scoring after a career year in Denver. In the past week, the Cavs have traded Dennis Schroder and now Strus.

The Clippers are sending a 2027 second-rounder acquired from Philadelphia 76ers in the Johni Broome trade to Cleveland to acquire an established player in Strus via a trade exception.

As part of the deal, the Cavaliers are sending Tre Mann, the 2027 second-rounder from the Clippers and cash to the Washington Wizards for Cam Whitmore, sources said.

The Wizards also are sending Julian Reese to the Nuggets, who will waive Reese off his two-way deal.

Mann fills a positional need as the Wizards have searched for an additional guard in recent weeks, and Mann has history with general manager Will Dawkins from their time with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, gain a smaller salary in Whitmore to create optionality under the first apron.

Denver and Cleveland officials finalized the deal Wednesday amid a difficult restricted free agency landscape, with Watson's reps navigating interest and offers from the Milwaukee Bucks,