DEVELOPING: The Denver Nuggets and restricted free agent Peyton Watson might be at a crossroads. That doesn’t mean Watson won’t be on the team this year, but it could potentially be awkward. On Sunday night, veteran NBA reporter Marc Stein wrote that Watson is “weighing” playing on the qualifying offer during the 2026-27 season. That would be for only $6.5 million, allowing Watson to become an unrestricted free agent next summer. And we might know the reason why, as according to Tony Jones of The Athletic, the Nuggets have offered Peyton Watson a five-year deal worth $70 million. That’s $55 million less over the course of the contract than what they paid Christian Braun last year. The root of possible tension could be how much less this offer is than what the Nuggets paid Braun. It’s no secret Watson looks like the better player moving forward, and Braun had an injury-riddled and brutal 2025-26 season, while Watson thrived. Jones adds the Bucks, Clippers and Hawks still want Watso...