I think he would be an incredible addition in the offseason. A perfect fit imo and he even has history with Ja. I wonder what the price would be tho. I would think it he would be worth a average 25 mil salary, but he may be even more expensive.
What are you all opinions on him joining the mane?
by GucaNs
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rebound chasing is good, really all we need and maybe more team growth next couple years to become a real championship contender. rebounding our biggest flaw, so it’s definitely a good move fosho
We can’t afford the salary.
Why not go for Day’Ron Sharpe as a cheap bang-for -buck option? Why not see if we can get the Jazz to give us Walker Kessler (and make up for not hanging on to him at draft time)?
I doubt the Nets part with him
He’d be a good addition but I doubt the Nets would accept anything that our FO would be willing to give up
Side note, we’ve watched Adams, Biyombo and X shoot FTs for us and Claxton is a even worse FT shooter than all of those guys 💀
Nic at Night is a good player.
He gon have to change that number to 34 or sum once we retire Marc jersey.
That sounds good, but I don’t think it could happen .
He should be our number 1 priority this offseason. He fits the timeline and team perfectly IMO. Make it happen somehow
Yeah, he’s fairly ideal, I’m just worried he’s unattainable given what we offered for bridges…
He would be a great addition for y’all. Like a proper centre that can block shots along side jaren; not that’s the double big line up of y’all’s dream
When is Clarke back please?
Last i heard it was around All Star break.
he’s amazing (except for fts😭) but we are NOT getting him. we’d need to give something crazy in return
Perfect sign & trade candidate and all it really takes is him saying he wants to come here in free agency
How many below average shooters do you want to surround ja with?
I’ve seen a lot of Claxton over the years. He’s one of the best centers in the league when it comes to switching onto guards behind probably Bam and Mobley. His rebounding is shaky and next to JJJ that can’t work. But still he’s a top tier defender
Jarrett Allen
Ja, GG, Claxton the ultimate South Carolina lineup. Claxton is the perfect center fit imo.
I think he is an okay fit but not ideal next to JJJ on offence and couldn’t really play with Clarke. Leaves the team incredibly short on front court playmaking and still leads to poor overall spacing issues.
In theory he’s a near-perfect defensive fit but I have a difficult time envisioning a top-15 halfcourt offence by adding Claxton.
I wouldn’t add one big salary for a player who only semi-fits in the frontcourt. I would prefer several small salaries a la LA Clippers to compliment JJJ
This is before we get to BYC and hard cap rules which makes a S&T unattractive imo
Depends on how good he is at screens and rebounding and tbh I’d rather have Jarrett Allen but with how good the Cavs have been they need to get bounced in the first round for him to be available.
I think he’s a good player who is the sign of a low bar and short term thinking (*we’ll also never be able to afford him*).
We have a Steven Adams sized hole in our roster and the options are: **a.)** fill it with someone who is worse, **b.)** fill it with someone who is more or less the same but younger or **c.)** fill it with someone who has a wider skillset. Claxton can’t shoot threes and can’t make free throws and in just two very short years we’ll lose Jaren Jackson, Jr when his contract expires; we’ll need a big who is an inside-outside threat to make up for that.
Think about the emerging teams in the league and the centers they have. They’re guys who can handle the ball have passing skills and shoot from the outside. I don’t think the smart long term approach is to go after someone who doesn’t do those things. “*OMG, Shannon! WTF! We don’t NEED a center who does that!*” I don’t *need* a pair of Louboutins when a pair of Vans fit just fine, right? Is this the wrong sub for that analogy? I don’t *need* an Aston Martin when an F150 is just fine, right? But if they both cost me about the same, I’m going to get the Aston Martin.
No team in a position to have to attain a player as expensive as Claxton is going to say that they won’t be that much better with a big who can handle the ball, pass and shoot from the outside. For the same money, you can get someone with a wider range of pluses. Besides, in close games it’ll turn into a hack-a-thon down the stretch with him going to the line.
I’d rather have bridges than claxton if we’re taking nets players, bridges is literally the perfect player to put at the 3 spot. He doesn’t demand the ball, can defend the other teams best player and can hit 3s. Imagine him and bane catching looks from Ja.
I think it’s easier to find a center in the Daniel Gafford mold than it is to find a guy who fits as perfectly as bridges does
I don’t think they will part with him. The whole declining Bridges for all our firsts thing rubbed me the wrong way though. Like they thought they were too good to deal with the Grizz. Either way the Nets have Sharpe right behind him so it’s not like he should be untouchable. I just don’t think their FO is very competent outside of the draft. They don’t know how to make moves imo.
expensive
Only downside to Claxton game that I see is he has dealt with the injury bug the last 2 seasons. This year his numbers look really good but dig back further and … all Im saying is there are probably some GMs that have concerns. Me personally I’d be glad to have him in Memphis, but at what cost? The talent and fit would be great here but he only played 100 games his first 3 seasons. Is this a guy to be cautious about? Can anybody speculate what a fair offer would look like from ZK?
my sources (a quick google search) could be wrong but i think he said “we’ll see” to the idea of joining memphis. i like claxton a lot and think it would be crazy if he joined
Will the Knicks be able to afford hartenstein next season? We’re going to have to throw him a bag to lure him away from NY but he checks a lot of boxes for me as a big.
Good player, but not the type of big we’re looking for.