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The Brooklyn Nets have skyrocketed up the NBA standings after an extended hot streak. After winning 19 of their last 23, Brooklyn holds the league’s second-best record despite a 5-9 start. And several Nets received recognition for their stellar play in the first returns of the All-Star fan vote, including Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and […]

Thursday night’s marquee matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets had no shortage of action. At one point, Giannis Antetokounmpo got into it with Nets big man Nic Claxton as the pair ended up down on the floor after a botched layup attempt by the former back-to-back MVP. Claxton did not appreciate the […]

Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton is in the midst of a breakout season. Claxton has started all 27 games for Brooklyn, posting career-highs across the board with 11.9 points, 8.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game. The 23-year-old leads the league in field goal percentage at 74.0 percent. Claxton’s high-level perimeter defense and rim protection […]

The Brooklyn Nets were dealt a tough injury blow on Friday as the team ruled out starting center Nic Claxton against the Atlanta Hawks due to right hamstring tightness. The big man is in the midst of a career year, starting 25 of 26 games while anchoring Brooklyn’s defense. Claxton ranks fourth in the league […]

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn has adopted this mindset with Ben Simmons returning from a knee ailment amid a Brooklyn hot streak. Vaughn said Friday that Simmons will continue to come off the bench during a back-t0-back in Los Angeles this weekend. Simmons has struggled to open the […]

The Brooklyn Nets expected a significant jump from fourth-year center Nic Claxton when they signed him to a two-year, $17 million contract this offseason. Claxton has delivered thus far, posting back-to-back double-doubles for the first time in his career to open the season. The big man provided a spark for Brooklyn in the second half […]

Ben Simmons played in his second game after a 470-day layoff on Thursday night against the Miami Heat. The rust was evident, with the former no. 1 pick posting four points, four assists and six turnovers in 25 minutes. There was a clear passivity to Simmons’ game in his first two contests, and the three-time […]

The Brooklyn Nets move into the 2022-23 season as a far deeper and more versatile team than last year. A busy offseason featuring a key trade and numerous free agent signings added several new faces to Brooklyn’s supporting cast. However, the Nets still have needs such as a floor-spacing center and backup point guard. And […]

It has been an eventful summer thus far for the Brooklyn Nets, to say the least. The good news is that it seems that the worst part is over now that both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving have committed to return to the squad for the upcoming season. Nets big man Nic Claxton has shared […]

Go ahead and throw out all previous summer prognostications about the top of the Eastern Conference in 2022-23. Kevin Durant is recommitted to the Brooklyn Nets, guaranteeing his rebuilt team top-tier contender status after an offseason fraught with headline-grabbing drama. As long as Durant, Kyrie Irving, Ben Simmons and the revamped Nets can move past […]

The Brooklyn Nets have found themselves in an undesirable spot in the 2022 NBA offseason. Their dreams for a championship was instantly squashed when both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving asked for a trade. Now, the team is desperately trying to salvage what is seemingly a lost situation for them. … or is it? Nic […]

The Brooklyn Nets were left scrambling after Kevin Durant requested a trade on Thursday, just hours before NBA free agency opened up. The bombshell trade request didn’t prevent the Nets from securing a couple of key pieces in free agency, as both Patty Mills and Nic Claxton have agreed to extend their stay in Brooklyn, […]

The Brooklyn Nets have to invest in two things: their superstars and their future. That means letting go of aging assets and avoiding depreciating free agents. Keep in mind that the Nets made the 2022 NBA Playoffs, but they got swept by the Boston Celtics in the first round. That was not supposed to happen. […]

The trajectory of the Brooklyn Nets’ entire offseason changed when Kyrie Irving announced his intention to opt into his 2022-23 player option, thus confirming his return to the team amid rumors of his potential exit. Irving’s decision had a clear domino effect, as superstar teammate Kevin Durant will now remain in Brooklyn as well. The […]

The Toronto Raptors bounced back from a horrific 2020-2021 season by finishing 5th in the Eastern Conference in 2021-2022. If they want to return to genuine title contention status, though, they need to make some moves in the 2022 NBA free agency period. First, the Raptors are well-positioned to contend now and in the future, […]

Aside from Kyrie Irving’s future with the team, the Brooklyn Nets have another decision to make in free agency: decide on whether or not they want to keep young center Nic Claxton. According to recent reports, however, the Nets are expected to retain Claxton for the right price. Claxton is a restricted free agent this […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Nic Claxton shot a lot of free throws on Monday night as they suffered a deflating sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics. For his part, the Nets big man was on the wrong end of an embarrassing playoff record after his atrocious night at the free-throw line. Claxton just […]

NBA stars often tread carefully when asked about their free agency plans for future seasons. After all, when you’re still under contract with your current team, any talk of a potential move could serve as a distraction for the present season. Brooklyn Nets center Andre Drummond was in no mood for such frivolities. Andre Drummond […]

The Brooklyn Nets went through a major shakeup right at the deadline after they green-lighted a blockbuster deal that saw James Harden take his talents over to the Sixers in exchange for Ben Simmons. As it turns out, however, that wasn’t the only major deal the Nets wanted to do prior to the trade deadline. […]

It was reported on Monday that the possibility of James Harden parting ways with Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets has become a distinct possibility. As it turns out, the Nets could be looking to shake up their roster ahead of the trade deadline with new reports now emerging about the team potentially parting ways […]

Nic Claxton fears no man. The Brooklyn Nets big man proved that again during their tilt against the Milwaukee Bucks and former Defensive Player of the Year Giannis Antetokounmpo. With the Greek Freak lurking on the baseline, Claxton was streaking down the middle as he caught a pass from Nets teammate Kevin Durant. Instead of […]

The Brooklyn Nets made headlines because they were embarking on a road trip with plenty of eyes on them, while being forced to play some big away games incredibly shorthanded. It’s been the theme of the entire NBA recently for teams to not have their full arsenal available. But the Nets took things to another […]

Brooklyn Nets big man Nic Claxton hasn’t been in the NBA all that long, but he’s done one thing that many never have: Dunk on The King, LeBron James. On Christmas Day, Claxton rose above to slam an alley-oop from James Harden that sealed the deal for the Nets in a crucial win over the […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were on the verge of a miraculous 4th quarter comeback against the Brooklyn Nets on Christmas Day. That is until Nic Claxton decided to put LeBron James on a poster. With the score tied in the final minute, Claxton soared sky-high to slam it over LeBron and kill the Lakers’ momentum. […]

When Sean Marks and the front office designed this Brooklyn Nets team, they knew it was going to be extremely top-heavy. With a major component of total cap space being allocated to Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving, that left precious few resources left for the rest of the squad. No one should be […]

The Brooklyn Nets have a young core that they’ve had to turn to because of things like Kyrie Irving’s absence, Joe Harris’ ankle injury, and other various setbacks. And while that stuff bums us out, one silver lining has been that it’s opened the door for more of the team’s young core and given us […]

The Brooklyn Nets, 10-3 away from the comfy confines of Barclays Center, are road warriors, with an identity centered around the defensive end of the court. You’d be forgiven for not having predicted that before 2021-22 tipped off,  but here we are 26 games into the regular season. When you think of James Harden, Kevin […]

The Brooklyn Nets continue to string together wins, as the road warriors are 10-3 away from Barclays Center. They sit in first place in the East at 18-8 after a huge 113-105 win over the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks, led by the electric guard Trae Young, made it to the Conference Finals, one round further […]

Nets’ big man Nic Claxton missed 17 straight games with a non-COVID illness. But he returned when the team played the Minnesota Timberwolves last week, logging just over three minutes. He didn’t get any burn in the next one, a loss to the Chicago Bulls. But surprisingly, head coach Steve Nash called upon the Georgia […]

The Brooklyn Nets may have found the big man they have been looking for this season. In recent games, the Nets have evidently been mixing and matching as they try to figure out who’s the best player to appoint inside the paint. The team found a new dynamic in LaMarcus Aldridge and also recently attempted […]

When the season began, Brooklyn Nets fans had unusually high hopes for Nic Claxton, the former second-round pick in 2019. When the action first kicked off, it was Claxton who Nets head coach Steve Nash tapped to start in place of Kyrie Irving. The 6’11” big out of Georgia drew starts in the first three […]

One player who fans expected to play an important role for the Brooklyn Nets during the early portion of the 2021-22 season was Nicolas Claxton. The 31st overall pick in the 2019 draft was actually who Steve Nash tapped to fill in for Kyrie Irving (unvaccinated) in the starting lineup to begin the year. It […]

The Nets have made the decision that star point guard Kyrie Irving will not be allowed to play in road games or practice with the team as long as he is unvaccinated and therefore ineligible to play in home games in Brooklyn. As of this writing, that means he would be out for the season […]

It seems the Brooklyn Nets are handling a lot of distractions these days, with the new NBA season opening its curtains just a few weeks from now. Just in case you’ve been living under a rock, Nets star guard Kyrie Irving continues to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine. He already missed their first home practice on […]

The Brooklyn Nets just signed on all-time shooting legend Kyle Korver to join their team as an assistant coach in August. It hasn’t taken long for him to make an impact on the roster. The sharpshooter is obviously going to put in the work with the the wings on the team to improve their outside […]

Brooklyn Nets media day was Monday, and there was one major story by several miles: Kyrie Irving and his lack of an update on his vaccination status. Everyone was wondering if the star guard is in fact not vaccinated. If not, would that mean he cannot hoop in Brooklyn this season? New York City is […]

DeAndre Jordan and Jarrett Allen, the two main big men on the Brooklyn Nets roster to start last season, are long gone. That leaves a huge hole on the team for a defensive-minded rim-protector. Head coach Steve Nash believes that third-year player Nic Claxton could be that guy. Nash spoke out about Claxton during his […]

The Brooklyn Nets have greatly benefited from the development of their young 6-foot-11 big in Nicolas Claxton. On Wednesday against the Houston Rockets, Claxton was once again the preferred guy at the five spot by head coach Steve Nash, as the Nets rolled past the visitors with a 120-108 win. The first-year Nets head coach […]

If there are two words to describe Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks, they are: Galaxy. Brain. To recap: when then-owner Mikhail Prokhorov hired him in 2016, Sean Marks was saddled with a, to put it lightly, less than stellar roster. Who could have predicted that in under five years, Marks would turn Anthony Bennett, […]