In a subscriber-only discussing the positive and negative aspects of Nets‘ offseason moves thus far, Brian Lewis of The New York Post says restricted free agent forward Peyton Watson is a player who has “been in their sights.”

Watson, who was vacationing in Europe with current Net and former teammate Michael Porter Jr. as of a few days ago, is one of the most prominent free agents left on the market. The main complicating factor is that he’s restricted after Denver tendered him a qualifying offer, giving the Nuggets the ability to match any potential offer sheet he might sign with a rival team.

The Nuggets are said to be open to sign-and-trade scenarios in the event that they’re unable to bridge the reported gap in valuation between the two sides. Watson is said to be seeking at least $25MM per year on his next contract, which would push Denver deep into second apron territory.

A potential pursuit of Watson and a possible extension for Porter fall under the “unfinished business” part of Brooklyn’s offseason, according to Lewis, who points out that the team remains primed to make moves down the line, with several extra future first-round picks.

Here’s more on the Nets:

• As Lewis writes in the same story, people around the league believe Day’Ron Sharpe and Josh Minott will provide positive value on the contracts they signed to remain with the Nets, and Keon Ellis made sense as a 3-and-D option for a team that needed more players in that mold. Agreeing to trade for Julius Randle and moving up five spots in the draft while moving off Nic Claxton was also viewed as a favorable transaction for the Nets, per Lewis. “I actually really like it,” one agent with multiple All-Star clients told The Post. “He’s great and will be good with his own team.”
• On the negative end of the spectrum, the Nets already didn’t do a great job at protecting the rim, Lewis notes, and that appears worse now with Sharpe set to take on a larger role and Moritz Wagner presumably on track to be his backup. Adding a defensive anchor seems like it’ll be a priority at some point.
• David Koch Jr., whose family controls a 15% stake in the Nets’ parent company, has been named a special assistant to general manager Sean Marks, as NetsDaily relays (via Twitter). Koch, who has been an entry-level basketball operations assistant the past two years, made the announcement on LinkedIn.