Nic Claxton
No. 33 – Brooklyn Nets | |
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Position | Power forward / Center |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Greenville, South Carolina | April 17, 1999
Nationality | American / U.S. Virgin Islander |
Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Legacy Charter School (Greenville, South Carolina) |
College | Georgia (2017–2019) |
NBA draft | 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall |
Selected by the Brooklyn Nets | |
Playing career | 2019–present |
Career history | |
2019–present | Brooklyn Nets |
2019–2020 | →Long Island Nets |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Nicolas Devir Claxton (born April 17, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs.
High school career[]
Claxton attended Legacy Charter School in Greenville, South Carolina. In his senior season, he averaged 17.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 2.9 blocks per game and became the fourth player in school history to record 1,000 career points.[1][2] Claxton was a three-star recruit and chose to play for Georgia over Baylor, Florida State, NC State, and South Carolina.[3]
Professional career[]
Brooklyn Nets (2019–present)[]
On June 20, 2019, Claxton was selected with the 31st overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft by the Brooklyn Nets.[4] On July 7, 2019, the Nets announced that they had signed Claxton.[5] He suffered a hamstring injury in January 2020 and was assigned to their G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets.[6] On June 24, 2020, the Nets announced that Claxton had undergone successful arthroscopic labrum repair surgery on his left shoulder and was expected to miss the remaining 2019–20 season.[7]
National team career[]
In 2014, Claxton played for the United States Virgin Islands at the Centrobasket Under-15 Championship in Panama City, averaging a double-double of 10.6 points and 11.8 rebounds per game.[8] He made another appearance for the Virgin Islands at the 2015 Centrobasket Under-17 Championship in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where he averaged 11 points and eight rebounds per game.[9] Claxton competed at the 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship in Valdivia, Chile. He averaged a team-high 12 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, leading his team to seventh place.[10][11] In the summer of 2018, Claxton joined the senior Virgin Islands national team at qualifying competition for the 2019 FIBA World Cup.[12]
Claxton is eligible for the U.S. Virgin Islands team because his father, Charles, was born in St. Thomas.[12]
Career statistics[]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019–20 | Brooklyn | 15 | 0 | 12.5 | .563 | .143 | .524 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .1 | .5 | 4.4 |
2020–21 | Brooklyn | 32 | 1 | 18.6 | .621 | .200 | .484 | 5.2 | .9 | .7 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
Career | 47 | 1 | 16.6 | .606 | .167 | .494 | 4.5 | .9 | .5 | 1.0 | 5.9 |
Playoffs[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021 | Brooklyn | 12 | 0 | 10.8 | .483 | — | .667 | 2.8 | .6 | .3 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
Career | 12 | 0 | 10.8 | .483 | — | .667 | 2.8 | .6 | .3 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
College[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Georgia | 33 | 5 | 14.7 | .449 | .364 | .523 | 3.9 | .2 | .2 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
2018–19 | Georgia | 32 | 32 | 31.6 | .460 | .281 | .641 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 13.0 |
Career | 65 | 37 | 23.0 | .457 | .302 | .611 | 6.2 | 1.0 | .6 | 1.9 | 8.4 |
Personal life[]
Claxton is the son of Charles Claxton, a U.S. Virgin Islands native who played college basketball for Georgia and was briefly a member of the Boston Celtics in the 1995–96 NBA season.[13][14]
References[]
- ^ "Nicolas Claxton". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ Weiszer, Mark (November 1, 2017). "Freshman Nicolas Claxton brings length, versatility to Bulldogs". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ Sudge, Brandon (November 14, 2016). "Three-star wing Nicolas Claxton signs with Georgia for 2017". SicEmDawgs. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets Select Nicolas Claxton and Jaylen Hands in 2019 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ "Brooklyn Nets Sign Nicolas Claxton". NBA.com. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ^ "Nets' Nicolas Claxton: Sent to G League". CBS Sports. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ "NICOLAS CLAXTON MEDICAL UPDATE". NBA.com. June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- ^ "Nicolas Claxton's profile - 2014 Centrobasket U15 Championship for Men". FIBA. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Nicolas Claxton's profile - 2015 Centrobasket U17 Championship for Men". FIBA. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Nicolas Claxton's profile - 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men". FIBA. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Nicolas Claxton Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ a b Hebert, Michael (June 30, 2018). "Georgia basketball's Nicolas Claxton shines for the U.S. Virgin Islands team in qualifying competition for the 2019 FIBA World Cup". The Red & Black. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ Weiszer, Mark (November 14, 2016). "Claxton connection to Georgia continues as Bulldogs land son of former player". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Charles Claxton". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
External links[]
- Living people
- 1999 births
- American men's basketball players
- American people of Virgin Islands descent
- Basketball players from South Carolina
- Brooklyn Nets draft picks
- Brooklyn Nets players
- Georgia Bulldogs basketball players
- Long Island Nets players
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Sportspeople from Greenville, South Carolina
- United States Virgin Islands men's basketball players