Overview
- Claxton said his back feels great after a focused summer of strength and recovery, adding, “Y’all will see it.”
- The center played through a persistent lower-back issue last season that required heavy management and, per reporting, an epidural injection in the fall.
- His production slipped from his 2022-23 peak, including 1.9 blocks per 36 minutes, a career-low 56.3% from the field, and a -9.3 net rating, per CleaningTheGlass.
- Fernández said he expects Claxton to be better and believes the offseason work positions him for a career year.
- Brooklyn’s rebuild, coupled with Day’Ron Sharpe’s extension and first-rounder Danny Wolf, has observers expecting Claxton’s name to surface in trade rumors.