Trade & Free Agency 2026/2027

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Stein is reporting that Denver's initial offer to Watson was $70M/4. That's so far off what he wanted that I think it's a real possibility he takes the QO. That could come back to haunt him, but we've seen players make bigger mistakes.

If Watson does take the $70M/4 deal, I'd be looking at 3 team trades where Naji goes to Denver to replace Cam Johnson. That would offset most of Watson's starting salary so their tax bill doesn't blow up, and it could allow Dallas to deal for whichever guard they're targeting.

I think I´d take three years with a player option. In this market 17.5M is not a bad deal for basically playing well for six months. Gives you financial security and you work it from there. Who is going to offer him much more in this market? 

Marshall to Denver, Cam Johnson + 2nd round pick to Dallas and Martin to a 3rd team for two 2nd round picks to be paid by Denver seems a reasonable deal.