Nic Claxton is coming off the best season of his young career. But the Nets need next season to be better. Much better.
No matter how much it costs them.
Brooklyn’s young center has spent much of the summer in the gym, honing his game. And not just fine-tuning it, but expanding it.
A second-round draft pick in 2019, Claxton arrived in Brooklyn along with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. When those stars were around — along with James Harden for parts of two seasons — the Nets didn’t need much offense from Claxton other than rim-running and being a lob threat. But it was clear he was capable of more.
