Among the most profitable pivots in the league, Nic Claxton occupies a prominent place. The Nets player is averaging more than 12 points and 9 rebounds, his best career production, earning “only” $8.5 million this season.
The 23-year-old is expected to get a little more next year but if he maintains that level he should see his salary rise naturally when the time comes. In Brooklyn or elsewhere? ” In our business, you never really know what’s going to happen in terms of trades, contracts and everything else. But I’ve been here four years and Brooklyn was a big step, it played a huge role in my progress. i wish i was here », displays the interested party to the New York Post.
However, adding: But we’ll see how it goes. I take it day by day, I’m going to have a good summer training and I’ll take care of all that later. The New York media recalls that he will be an unprotected free agent in a year, and because he signed a two-year contract instead of three, the Nets cannot extend it yet. he has one season left on his contract.
One thing is certain, Jacque Vaughn seems fulfilled by the development of his young interior, the only holder still in place compared to the start of the season. The transfers of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have indeed led to the arrival of four new holders.
Always available
” The most important is its availability. You only have to look at the number of minutes he has played this year to realize that he has reached great heights. It’s always a question we ask ourselves about an athlete: will he respond again and again when you invest in him, believe in him and want him to be part of your future growth? He proved he could do it, playing against different profiles “, Appreciates the coach.
The latter offers him 30 minutes per game (only five games missed over the season) for his interior presence, his deterrent force in defense, his rebounds and his ability to finish near the circle.
” At the beginning of the year and until the transfers, I pretty much mastered this role. I understood, I chose my areas of action, it was natural, easy. And then, boom, there was a trade, and a whole new team was born. So it was a period of adaptation, and I had to get used to it “Recalls the pivot in allusion to the instability of the team, already turned upside down several months earlier by the departure of James Harden.
The 31st choice of the Draft 2019, he has not moved and seems on track to settle.
| Nicholas Claxton | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2019-20 | BRK | 15 | 13 | 56.3 | 14.3 | 52.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 4.4 |
| 2020-21 | BRK | 32 | 19 | 62.1 | 20.0 | 48.4 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| 2021-22 | BRK | 47 | 21 | 67.4 | 0.0 | 58.1 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 8.7 |
| 2022-23 | BRK | 72 | 30 | 70.5 | 0.0 | 52.9 | 2.4 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 12.6 |
| Total | 166 | 23 | 67.8 | 14.3 | 53.4 | 2.0 | 4.9 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 9.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
