The Cleveland Cavaliers have made another major offseason move, landing Peyton Watson in a sprawling five-team trade that also sends Max Strus to the Los Angeles Clippers.Watson will sign a four-year, $88 million contract with Cleveland that includes a player option and trade kicker, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and agents Lucas Newton and Calvin Andrews told ESPNs Shams Charania.The 23-year-old is coming off the best season of his young career, averaging 14.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.9 steals while shooting 41 percent from three-point range. Watson started 40 games for Denver and recorded four 30-point performances after failing to reach that mark once across his first three NBA seasons.Clevelands move for Watson comes after an Eastern Conference Finals appearance ended with a sweep at the hands of the New York Knicks. The Cavaliers have since reshaped parts of their roster, with Strus now heading to the Clippers.Denver receives Clevelands unprotected 2031 first-round pick and a 2032 Sacramento Kings second-round pick in the deal, according to ESPNs Shams Charania.The Nuggets entered the trade sitting $1.3 million above the second apron and without a tradable first-round pick. Moving Watson also creates a trade exception worth 50 percent of his salary, although Denver cannot use it in a way that would leave the franchise above the second apron due to the sign-and-trade.The deal extends beyond Cleveland, Denver and Los Angeles. The Cavaliers are also acquiring Cam Whitmore from the Washington Wizards while sending Tre Mann, a 2027 second-round pick and cash to Washington, according to Charania. Julian Reese is heading from Washington to Denver, where the Nuggets are expected to waive him from his two-way contract.Dennis Schroders earlier move from Cleveland to the Charlotte Hornets is also folded into the transaction, making it a five-team deal.Watson had attracted interest from several teams during restricted free agency, with the Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers and Clippers among those involved before Cleveland emerged with the guaranteed $88 million agreement, according to Charania.For the Cavaliers, the deal adds another young, athletic wing to a roster looking to take the next step after reaching the conference finals.READ MORE: Could the Lakers Turmoil See Them Lose Luka Doncic?
