With their second selection of the first round, the Denver Nuggets select Peyton Watson out of UCLA. The Nuggets worked out Watson just last week as he entered the draft following an up and down freshman season with the Bruins.
Denver is focused on UCLA's Peyton Watson at No. 30, source tells ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 24, 2022
The Nuggets got this selection following their trade in which they sent JaMychal Green to the Oklahoma City Thunder last week. Watson appeared in 32 games for UCLA this past season and averaged just 12.