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UGA’s Nicolas Claxton called back up to Brooklyn Nets

Former Georgia Bulldog basketball standout Nicolas Claxton is heading back to the Brooklyn Nets. following DeAndre Jordan’s finger injury.

Former Georgia Bulldog basketball standout Nicolas Claxton is heading back to the Brooklyn Nets. Claxton was previously playing in the G-League, before he got called back up to the Nets following DeAndre Jordan’s finger injury.

Claxton, who has been playing for the Long Island Nets, figures to play a role in Brooklyn’s rotation upon his return to the NBA. The Nets just returned Kyrie Irving, but have struggled to stay healthy this season.

Claxton looked good for the Long Island Nets, where he put up a 20-10 game in only 22 minutes:

Claxton last played in the NBA against the Orlando Magic on the sixth of January. Claxton has appeared in ten games this season for the Brooklyn Nets.

The rookie out of UGA is averaging 2.7 points and 2.2 rebounds in twelve minutes per game. He’ll have a chance for more playing time following DeAndre Jordan’s injury.

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Nets assign trio to Long Island

Dzanan Musa, Nic Claxton and Theo Pinson have been assigned to Brooklyn’s G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets.

The Brooklyn Nets assigned three players to the G League on Monday: Nic Claxton, Dzanan Musa and Theo Pinson.

Claxton was with Brooklyn’s G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets, on Saturday. In Long Island’s 119-109 win over the Greensboro Swarm, the Charlotte Hornets’ G League affiliate, Claxton logged his first double-double as a pro. In his 22 minutes of action, the Nets rookie score 20 points on 7-for-10 shooting (2-for-2 from 3-point territory) and corralled 10 rebounds. Claxton also blocked a shot and had one steal, as well.

Though both Musa and Pinson have been on assignment with Long Island at some point this season, both have yet to play in a game for Long Island in 2019-20, after appearing in 36 and 35 contests, respectively, last season.

Long Island is back in action on Wednesday at 7 p.m. when they play host to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the Indiana Pacers’ G League affiliate. The game can be seen on ESPN+.

Nets assign Nic Claxton to Long Island

Brooklyn Nets rookie Nic Claxton will finally get a chance to log some more minutes while he’s with Long Island.

Nic Claxton made his return for the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. He had missed nearly a month due to left hamstring soreness — an injury the Nets rookie suffered in his only appearance with Brooklyn’s G League team, the Long Island Nets.

Even though he is available again, that does not mean Claxton is logging significant minutes for Brooklyn. This is usually the case when both DeAndre Jordan and Jarrett Allen are healthy. The rookie has only seen 1:31 of garbage time between the two games since he was cleared to play.

All of this led to Brooklyn’s decision on Friday. The team has assigned Claxton to Long Island.

In his six minutes of action with Long Island this season, Claxton scored four points on 2-for-5 shooting (0-1 from 3-point territory).

Brooklyn is back in action on Friday, while Long Island’s next game is on Saturday in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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Nic Claxton, Rodions Kurucs recalled by Nets

Nic Claxton injured his hamstring on Monday while with the Long Island Nets. He can now receive the necessary treatment in Brooklyn.

The Nets sent both Nic Claxton and Rodions Kurucs to Long Island on Monday to play for Brooklyn’s G League team against Raptors 905. The Long Island Nets wound up losing 106-95 and are now last in the G League’s Eastern Conference with a 2-10 record.

While Rodions Kurucs had a solid showing (14 points on 6-for-7 shooting and five rebounds), things didn’t go as well for Nic Claxton.

Not because the rookie played poorly. He just wasn’t able to see the floor much because he suffered a hamstring injury.

On Monday, Brooklyn announced both Claxton and Kurucs had been recalled from their assignment with Long Island.

Long Island gets back to work on Wednesday at 11 a.m. as the Nets play host to the Westchester Knicks.

Brooklyn gets back to work a few hours after Long Island and welcome the Charlotte Hornets to Barclays Center for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off.

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Nic Claxton suffers hamstring injury while with Long Island Nets

Nic Claxton’s assignment with the Long Island Nets was cut short due to an injury.

On Monday, the Brooklyn Nets assigned Nicolas Claxton to the G League for the first time. The rookie had not played in a game since Thanksgiving Eve, and there was no reason to expect any change with Jarrett Allen eating up most of the minutes at center and DeAndre Jordan providing quality minutes off the bench.

Claxton was able to play right away with Long Island, who had a game against Raptors 905 on Monday.

Unfortunately for the 2019 Nets draft pick, he was only able to log six minutes of play. The rookie big man suffered a hamstring injury and did not return for Long Island.

Claxton scored four points on 2-for-5 shooting (0-for-1 from three). He also had one rebound and one assist.

And some of Claxton’s Brooklyn teammates showed up for Monday’s game, since they had the day off:

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Nic Claxton assigned to Long Island with Rodions Kurucs

Nic Claxton hasn’t seen game action since before Thanksgiving. He’ll finally get the chance to play on Monday in the G League.

At the start of the season, it looked like Nic Claxton was going to spend a good portion of the 2019-20 season with Brooklyn’s G League affiliate, the Long Island Nets. But DeAndre Jordan’s ankle injury on November 4 presented the rookie with the chance to contribute at the NBA level, putting off any possible assignment to the G League.

Claxton took full advantage of the opportunity at first, but his role has diminished as Jarrett Allen has continued to dominate down low, Jordan has found his groove and others are taking care of business at the four. As a result, Claxton hasn’t played since the Nets lost in Boston to the Celtics on Thanksgiving Eve.

While there’s some value in learning from his teammates in Brooklyn, the rookie needs reps. This is why Brooklyn assigned Claxton to Long Island on Monday, ahead of their game against Raptors 905.

Rodions Kurucs has been assigned to Long Island, as well.