Nicolas Claxton

Nicolas Devir Claxton (born April 17, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Long Island Nets, on assignment from the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Georgia Bulldogs.

Nicolas Claxton
Claxton with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019
No. 33 – Brooklyn Nets
PositionCenter / Power forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1999-04-17) April 17, 1999
Greenville, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican / U.S. Virgin Islander
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolLegacy Charter School
(Greenville, South Carolina)
CollegeGeorgia (2017–2019)
NBA draft2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 31st overall
Selected by the Brooklyn Nets
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–presentBrooklyn Nets
2019–2020→Long Island Nets
Career highlights and awards
  • Second-team All-SEC – Coaches (2019)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

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]

College career

As a freshman for Georgia, Claxton started in five of 33 games, averaging 3.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game.[4] In his sophomore season, he became a full-time starter and averaged 13 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 2.1 blocks per game, leading his team in all three categories.[1] Claxton earned second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) from league coaches.[5] On April 19, 2019, he declared for the 2019 NBA draft.[6] Claxton was invited to the NBA Draft Combine, which took place in May 2019, and drew praise from CBS Sports for his performance there.[7]

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.[8] On July 7, 2019, the Nets announced that they had signed Claxton.[9] He suffered a hamstring injury in January 2020 and was assigned to their G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets.[10] 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.[11]

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.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14][4] In the summer of 2018, Claxton joined the senior Virgin Islands national team at qualifying competition for the 2019 FIBA World Cup.[15]

Claxton is eligible for the U.S. Virgin Islands team because his father, Charles, was born in St. Thomas.[15]

Career statistics
Legend
  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
2019–20 Brooklyn 15012.5.563.143.5242.91.1.1.54.4
Career 15012.5.563.143.5242.91.1.1.54.4

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Georgia 33514.7.449.364.5233.9.2.21.33.9
2018–19 Georgia 323231.6.460.281.6418.61.81.12.513.0
Career 653723.0.457.302.6116.21.0.61.98.4

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.[16][17]

References
  1. "Nicolas Claxton". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. Weiszer, Mark (November 1, 2017). "Freshman Nicolas Claxton brings length, versatility to Bulldogs". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  3. Sudge, Brandon (November 14, 2016). "Three-star wing Nicolas Claxton signs with Georgia for 2017". SicEmDawgs. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  4. "Nicolas Claxton Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  5. Rowe, Jake (March 12, 2019). "Nicolas Claxton named to coaches All-SEC team". 247Sports. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  6. "Georgia sophomore Nicolas Claxton declares for NBA Draft". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 19, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  7. Boone, Kyle (May 16, 2019). "2019 NBA Draft Combine: Tacko Fall still turning heads, Croatia's Luka Samanic on the rise, and other takeaways". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  8. "Brooklyn Nets Select Nicolas Claxton and Jaylen Hands in 2019 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 20, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  9. "Brooklyn Nets Sign Nicolas Claxton". NBA.com. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  10. "Nets' Nicolas Claxton: Sent to G League". CBS Sports. January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  11. "NICOLAS CLAXTON MEDICAL UPDATE". NBA.com. June 24, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  12. "Nicolas Claxton's profile - 2014 Centrobasket U15 Championship for Men". FIBA. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  13. "Nicolas Claxton's profile - 2015 Centrobasket U17 Championship for Men". FIBA. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  14. "Nicolas Claxton's profile - 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men". FIBA. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  15. 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.
  16. Weiszer, Mark (November 14, 2016). "Claxton connection to Georgia continues as Bulldogs land son of former player". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  17. "Charles Claxton". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
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