Report: Nets sign Claxton to two-year, $20 million deal

Brooklyn Nets forward Nic Claxton, center, tries to drive toward the basket past Boston Celtics center Robert Williams, left, and Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, right, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March 6, 2022, in Boston. (Steven Senne/AP Photo)

Restricted free agent centre Nic Claxton has signed a two-year, $20 million extension with the Brooklyn Nets, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

The six-foot-11 Claxton averaged 8.7 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Nets last season.

The Nets picked Claxton in the second round (31st overall) in the 2019 NBA Draft.

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