About this episode

The episode discusses the Denver Nuggets waiving Jonas Valanciunas and the implications for their roster and tax situation.

The Denver Nuggets have WAIVED Jonas Valanciunas while giving themselves some tax relief BUT now they must decide what to do with the rest of the roster and most namely...Peyton Watson. Should the Nuggets foot a $200M+ tax bill and keep the team the same? Is Peyton worth the risk?

People in this episode

Hosts: Matt Moore, Ryan Blackburn, Swipa

Topics covered

• roster decisions
• tax relief
• NBA
• Denver Nuggets
• Peyton Watson
• salary cap

Keywords

• Denver Nuggets
• Jonas Valanciunas
• Peyton Watson
• tax relief
• NBA roster
• salary cap

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Organizations: Denver Nuggets

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