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It was always a foregone conclusion that Nic Claxton would become an unrestricted free agent. <\/p>\n
But it\u2019s no sure thing he will leave Brooklyn. <\/p>\n
He might not ever even hit the open market.\u00a0<\/p>\n
More and more the perception around the NBA is that Claxton is likely to re-sign with the Nets. <\/p>\n
That conceivably could happen before anybody else gets a chance to officially bid, with Brooklyn having an exclusive negotiating window with their center that starts the day after the NBA Finals ends.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Other teams can\u2019t negotiate with Claxton until 6 p.m. on June 30. <\/p>\n
It remains to be seen if the Nets will sign him before then, or at all. <\/p>\n
But there\u2019s a perception among league executives who spoke with The Post that he\u2019s likely to re-sign. Yahoo Sports recently reported the same.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cNic is the No. 1 priority for us, there\u2019s no doubt about that,\u201d general manager Sean Marks said. \u201cWe hope he\u2019s a Net for a very long time. We hope we can continue to build around him and build with him and so forth. And it\u2019s been fun to watch Nic develop from his days at Georgia coming all the way through here. He\u2019s scratched the surface on who he could end up being one day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Post spoke with multiple league executives about how much Claxton could command, with one suggesting he will get $20 million annually and another pointing toward a Jakob Poetl contract (four years, $78 million) as an absolute minimum. <\/p>\n
Both suggested that deal likely will end up coming from Brooklyn.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s important to sign our own and keep our guys here and develop our own,\u201d Marks said. \u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019ve done with Nic, and we\u2019ve done that with a few other guys in the past. So, that\u2019ll be a priority.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
One can debate about whether Brooklyn overpaid to retain Joe Harris in 2020 and Cam Johnson last summer. <\/p>\n
But what\u2019s not up for debate is Claxton being priority No. 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my first time being an unrestricted free agent, it\u2019s definitely a blessing,\u201d Claxton said. \u201cWe\u2019ll see. At the end of the day, business is business, and I have to weigh my options. I\u2019m an unrestricted free agent, so it\u2019ll be my decision at the end of the day. I have to talk with my family, my agent, pray about it and see if that\u2019s the best fit.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claxton is likely to be the top center in the free-agent market, with the others including Isaiah Hartenstein and Jonas Valanciunas. <\/p>\n
Yahoo Sports reported Claxton is \u201clikely\u201d to get a similar deal to the Knicks big man, projected to earn at least $80 million and perhaps top $100 million.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s exciting, for me, at least. I know everybody\u2019s situation is different, but for me personally, it\u2019s fun, it\u2019s exciting, the unknown of everything,\u201d Claxton said. \u201cI\u2019m appreciative of Brooklyn for just giving me the opportunity to be here and support me. And like I said, we\u2019ll see what happens.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBrooklyn has really grown on me as a city that I\u2019ve grown to love since I\u2019ve been here these past going on five years. Just everything about it \u2014 the fashion, the culture, the pride that the people have here. We have good fans. This year we didn\u2019t deliver the way we wanted, but Brooklyn, the support here definitely means a lot.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Claxton averaged 11.8 points, 9.9 boards and 2.1 blocks. <\/p>\n
He\u2019s arguably the best switching big in the league, and new coach Jordi Fernandez lauded his importance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe he\u2019ll be Defensive Player of the Year. For us, he\u2019s a priority this summer,\u201d Fernandez said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd the way we can play through him \u2014 obviously he\u2019s great in pick-and-roll, he\u2019s quick to the rim, he puts pressure on the rim \u2014 but also his ability to play the dribble-handoff game which lately in the NBA is a style that\u2019s very efficient. It helps with ball movement. \u2026 So he fits perfectly what we want to do moving forward.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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