In an incredible development, Peyton Watson has won the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week Award, as he helped lead the Nuggets to an unlikely 3-1 record, while putting up 24.5 points and 8.0 rebounds per game on a ridiculous 70% three-point shooting.
While it’s great for the Nuggets to see one of their young, home-grown players finally developing into a budding two-way star, it’s also an unpleasant reminder that they chose not to extend him in the offseason, and he’s heading towards restricted free agency this offseason. With every ensuing great performance, the price tag is going up, and it’s getting harder and harder to see a scenario where P-Wat ends up back in Denver.