A humbled Nic Claxton spoke before the media at April's exit interviews following the Brooklyn Nets ' 2024-25 campaign. The 26-year-old was coming off his worst season in years, during which he battled a debilitating back injury. Claxton took responsibility for his subpar play and said he was looking forward to using the offseason to get healthy.

Six months later, the veteran center is playing some of the best basketball of his career.

Claxton has been a bright spot during the tanking Nets' apathetic 2-11 start. The big man looks rejuvenated, emerging as one of the NBA's most efficient offensive centers while shouldering a heavy burden in Jordi Fernandez's offense. He's averaging 15.2 points and 3.9 assists per game, both career-highs, while posting a 64.8 true shooting percentage, h

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