Nicolas Claxton is getting more and more space in the Brooklyn Nets rotation, thanks to his energy and versatility on both ends of the court.
After 11 games the former Georgia Tech has averages of 9.3 points (64% FG, 59% FT), 3.9 points and 1.6 blocks.
Claxton is a big-time defender, thanks to his ability to switch onto perimeter players despite being 7-feet tall, and to protect the rim.
After the win over Washington, Claxton talked about the challenge of defending on smaller, faster players:
“Deep down I’m smiling because if teams want to continue to do that, they might get a couple of buckets, but I’m gonna get more stops than them, definitely. So deep down I’m just smiling, I’m ready. I know the scouting report. I’m a huge basketball fan, so I’ve been watching all of these guys since I was young, so just me being out there, using my IQ, using my footwork, guarding without fouling, it’s fun, honestly. I wasn’t able to switch one through last year at all, honestly, so me being able to switch, I think that’s huge. That’s huge for us, especially if teams want to go at me directly. That’s just taking the flow away from other players, and like I said, I might get scored on a couple times, but for the most part I’m good.”
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