Brooklyn Nets’ Nic Claxton prepares for biggest season yet

Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton is entering his sixth season with the team, and it is by far his biggest yet.

Claxton, 25, signed a four-year contract worth $100 million during the offseason, making him one of the team’s top players for the year.

Even though he’s not the highest-paid player (that title goes to Ben Simmons and his $40 million), Claxton will look to take on greater responsibilities now that he’s gotten a raise.

On top of that, the Nets will be asking more from Claxton given that Mikal Bridges is now with the New York Knicks after a blockbuster trade this summer.

Claxton has all the tools to be a great NBA player, and the best part about his game is that he has even more room to improve. That’s the beauty of him playing for the Nets rather than other teams. As Brooklyn prepares for a rebuild, Claxton’s success won’t depend on wins and losses, but rather on the development of his game.

Claxton will designate the assignments of each team’s top players, and if he succeeds, he could vindicate the Nets for giving him that huge pay raise earlier in the offseason.

Claxton and the Nets play their first preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. The alert is scheduled for 10:30 p.m. ET.

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