Braun locks in an extension with Denver

A hypothetical three-team trade would send Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington to Denver. Dallas would get Fred VanVleet, Aaron Gordon and Clint Capela, while Houston would land Jamal Murray, Christian Braun and Zeke Nnaji.

Denver Post reporter Bennett Durando details how Peyton Watson's split from the Nuggets built over months. Denver bypassed a rookie extension last October, offering no more than $10-12M annually while Watson sought around $14M, and instead extended Christian Braun.

Bruce Brown signed a training camp deal with New York after a quiet free agent market, telling the New York Post's Stefan Bondy that teams repeatedly cited the second apron as their reason for passing.