Nic ClaxtonChicago Bulls · #33
Nic Claxton is a 6-foot-11 athletic, rim-running, shot-blocking center for the Brooklyn Nets — one of the NBA's most efficient finishers and a premier rim protector. Drafted 31st in 2019 out of Georgia, he led the league in field-goal percentage in 2022-23 and signed a four-year, $100 million extension as Brooklyn's starting center. He is the son of former NBA player Charles Claxton.
Nic Claxton — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Nic Claxton stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Nic Claxton — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Nic Claxton
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Nic Claxton career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 15 | 12.5 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .563 | .143 |
| 2020-21 | 32 | 18.6 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 0.9 | .621 | .200 |
| 2021-22 | 47 | 20.7 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 0.9 | .674 | .000 |
| 2022-23 | 76 | 29.9 | 12.6 | 9.2 | 1.9 | .705 | .000 |
| 2023-24 | 71 | 29.8 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 2.1 | .629 | .200 |
| 2024-25 | 70 | 26.9 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 2.2 | .563 | .238 |
| 2025-26 | 69 | 27.8 | 11.7 | 6.9 | 3.7 | .571 | .158 |
| Career | 380 | 26.2 | 10.6 | 7.6 | 2.1 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Chicago Bulls built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Nic Claxton
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
An athletic, shot-blocking rim-running center — an elite finisher and defensive anchor for the Nets.
Turning pro
Drafted 31st overall, 2019 as a Center.
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An athletic, shot-blocking rim-running center — an elite finisher and defensive anchor for the Nets.
Chapter
Son of ex-NBA player Charles Claxton, Nic played at Georgia before Brooklyn drafted him 31st in 2019.
Chapter
He developed into an elite finisher and rim protector, leading the NBA in field-goal percentage.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 11"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- College
- Georgia
- Experience
- 7th Season
- NBA debut
- 2019
- Draft
- 31st overall, 2019
- Born
- Greenville, South Carolina
- Age
- 27
- Jersey
- #33
Claxton comes from basketball lineage — his father, Charles, played at Georgia and briefly in the NBA and hails from the U.S. Virgin Islands, and his brother played Division I ball. That background shaped a defensively gifted, athletically explosive center who rose from a second-round pick to a $100 million anchor.
His on-court identity is rim-running finishing and elite defense — a 6-foot-11 lob threat who finishes at a historic clip (he led the NBA in field-goal percentage), protects the rim, and switches onto guards on the perimeter. His limited outside shooting caps his offensive range, but his efficiency, shot-blocking, and switchability make him a genuine defensive centerpiece.
An athletic, switchable defensive center — rim protection, efficient finishing, and mobility.
Nic Claxton — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Nic Claxton, answered.
