Has appeared in 241 career NBA games (167 starts) over five seasons in Brooklyn, averaging 10.3 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.8 blocks in 25.5 minutes per game… Has shot .661 (1075-of-1626) from the field and .544 (337-of-620) from the free-throw line… 2022-23 Season (Brooklyn Nets): Appeared in a career-high and team-leading 76 games (all starts) and averaged a career-high 12.6 points, then career-high 9.2 rebounds (then career-high 2.4 offensive rebounds), then career-high 1.9 assists and career-high 2.5 blocks in a career-high 29.9 minutes per game… Started in more games this season than he had in his first three seasons combined… Shot a career-high .705 (career-high 414-of-587) from the field and .541 (career-high 133-of-246) from the free-throw line… His field goal percentage led the league among qualified players and ranks second in a single season in franchise history… Registered a career-best offensive rating of 115.1, a defensive rating of 111.3 and a net rating of 3.7… Led Brooklyn in field goals made, total rebounds (702), steals (65, tied with Royce O’Neale) and blocks (189)… Tallied a team-leading 28 double-doubles… His totals in points (961), rebounds, blocks, steals, minutes (2,271), double-doubles and offensive rebounds (184) all eclipsed the totals from his first three seasons combined… Scored in double figures 53 times, including six games with 20 or more points, and grabbed at least 10 rebounds 33 times… Led Brooklyn in rebounds in 49 games and led the team in blocks 57 times… Finished tied for second in the league in total blocks with Jaren Jackson Jr., trailing only Brook Lopez, and ended second behind only Jackson (3.0) in blocks per game… Was joined by Jackson as the only two players in the league with 150+ blocks and 50+ steals this season… Set the franchise record for most multi-block games in a season (55), also marking the most such games in a season by any player in the league since 2018-19… At the All-Star break, was averaging 12.8 points on a league-leading .722 (301-of-417) from the field, which stands as the highest field goal percentage at that point of the season by a Net in franchise history (minimum 200 attempts), and his 2.6 blocks per game at the break were the most by a Net in 26 years (Shawn Bradley, 4.3)… Averaged 15.6 points on .731 (95-of-130) shooting from the floor, 10.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 3.1 blocks in 32.2 minutes per game with five 20-point games in 14 January contests, becoming the first player in franchise history to average 15.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in a single month… His 44 rejections in January were the most by a Net in a month since Shawn Bradley swatted 53 shots in December 1996… Over a seven-game span from 1/17–1/28, he averaged 20.6 points, 11.1 rebounds and 3.0 blocks, becoming the first player to average 20.0 points and 10.0 points while shooting .800 from the field over a seven-game stretch since Wilt Chamberlain (1966-67)… Set the franchise record for consecutive games with three-plus blocks (12 games from 12/28–1/22)… Led the league in double-doubles with three or more blocks (18)… Poured in a career-high 27 points (11-of-13 FG, 5-of-7 FT) to go with 13 rebounds and two blocks against Detroit on 1/26… Blocked a then career-high six shots in three games, all of which came in December (12/16 at Toronto, 12/28 at Atlanta and 12/31 at Charlotte)… Grabbed a then career-high 16 boards and tallied 15 points, three steals and two blocks in 36 minutes against the Clippers on 2/6… Missed three games (right hamstring tightness)… Missed one game (right thumb strain/left Achilles tendinopathy)… Missed one game (personal)… Missed one game (rest)… 2021-22 Season (Brooklyn Nets): Appeared in 47 games (19 starts), posting averages of 8.7 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 20.7 minutes per game… Shot a team-high .674 (178-of-264) from the field and .581 (54-of-93) from the free-throw line… Reached double figures 19 times after doing so 12 times in his first two seasons combined… Notched four double-doubles after posting one in his first two seasons combined… Increased his games played, minutes per game, points per game, field goal percentage, rebounds per game, double-digit scoring performances and double-doubles for the third straight season to begin his career… After the All-Star break, registered an offensive rating of 113.5, defensive rating of 106.1 (team-best) and net rating of 7.4, trailing only Kevin Durant (10.0) and Kyrie Irving (9.6)… His net rating jumped from -7.1 (team-worst) pre-All-Star break to 7.4 post-All-Star break… Among players to appear in 20+ games in a season for the Nets, his .674 field goal percentage was the second-best in franchise history trailing only DeAndre Jordan’s .763 field goal percentage (57 games played) in the 2020-21 campaign (and now trailing himself in the 2022-23 season)… Totaled 23 points (9-of-11 FG, 5-of-7 FT), 11 rebounds and five blocks in 29 minutes on 2/2 at Sacramento… Contributed 16 points and 14 rebounds (five offensive) in a season-high 33 minutes in an overtime victory vs. San Antonio on 1/9… Missed 17 games (non-Covid illness)… Missed 11 games (left hamstring tightness)… Missed five games (coach’s decision)… Missed one game (left hamstring tightness – injury management)… Missed one game (left wrist soreness)… 2020-21 Season (Brooklyn Nets): Appeared in 32 games (one start)… Averaged 6.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks in 18.6 minutes per game… Shot .621 (90-of-145) from the field and .484 (31-of-64) from the free-throw line… Saw action in more than double as many games in his sophomore season (32) as he did in his rookie season (15) and increased his points per game, rebounds per game, blocks per game, field goal percentage and minutes per game… Posted an offensive rating of 114.3, a team-high defensive rating of 102.1 and a team-high net rating of 12.3… Among players to appear in 25+ games and average 15.0+ minutes, he registered the sixth-best defensive rating in the league, trailing only Rudy Gobert (100.9) and Mike Muscala (101.9) among bigs… Scored in double figures 10 times (after doing so twice as a rookie), including an 18-point performance on 5/12 vs. San Antonio… Brooklyn was a perfect 10-0 in games which he reached double figures in scoring… Finished the season strong, scoring in double figures in a career-best three straight games from 5/11–5/15, which included that 18-point effort, as well as his first career double-double (10 points and 10 rebounds on 5/11 at Chicago)… Contributed back-to-back 16-point performances in wins over Washington and at Portland on 3/21 and 3/23… Made his season debut on 2/23 vs. Sacramento after missing the first 32 games of the season (31 due to right knee tendinopathy)… Didn’t reach the 20-minute mark in any of his first eight games (2/23–3/15); played 20+ minutes in each of the next six games (3/17–3/26), and 15 of his final 24 games overall…Joined Jarrett Allen (twice), Mike Gminski, Brook Lopez (twice) and Sean Williams as the only players in Nets history to average 1.3+ blocks per game in their age 21 (or younger) season… Swatted multiple shots 11 times after doing so twice as a rookie… Missed 31 games (right knee tendinopathy)… Missed seven games (health and safety protocols)… Missed two games (coach’s decision)… 2019-20 Season (Brooklyn Nets, NBA G League): Appeared in 15 games for Brooklyn and averaged 4.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 12.5 minutes per game…Shot .563 (27-of-48) from the field, .143 (1-of-7) from 3-point range and .524 (11-of-21) from the free-throw line… Made his NBA debut on 11/8 at Portland, recording eight points and six rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench… Scored in double figures twice (consecutive games)… Tallied 15 points (6-of-8 FG, 1-of-2 3FG, 2-of-3 FT), four boards and two assists in 17 minutes on 1/20 vs. Philadelphia… Notched 14 points .583 (7-of-12) from the field, a season-high-tying six boards and a season-high-tying three blocks in a season-high 19 minutes on 1/18 vs. Milwaukee… Missed 24 games (coach’s decision)… Missed 11 games (left hamstring soreness)… Missed 11 games (NBA G League assignment)… Missed one game (left shoulder contusion)… Missed one game (left shoulder soreness)… Also appeared in nine games (five starts) on assignment with the Long Island Nets, averaging 16.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 blocks in 21.3 minutes per game… Shot .659 from the field, .556 (10-of-18) from 3-point range, and .762 from the free-throw line… Reached double figures in seven of his nine NBA G League contests, including four games with 20+ points… Played his best game with the Long Island Nets on 3/4 vs. Delaware, totaling 34 points (10-of-16 FG, 3-of-5 3FG, 6-of-7 FT), nine boards and four assists in 28 minutes… Notched three double-doubles with Long Island… Long Island was +89 in Claxton’s 191 minutes with the team… Posted an offensive rating of 114.6, a defensive rating of 96.1 and a net rating of 18.4.

COLLEGE CAREER: Spent two collegiate seasons (2017-19) at the University of Georgia, appearing in 65 games and averaging 8.4 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 23.0 minutes per game… Shot .457 (181-of-396) from the field, .302 (26-of-86) from 3-point range, .611 (157-of-257) from the free-throw line… Became the 36th Georgia player to become an NBA Draft pick… Sophomore Season (2018-19): Appeared in and started 32 games and was the only player on Georgia’s roster to start every game… Averaged 13.0 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in 31.6 minutes per game… Shot .460 (137-of-298) from the field, .281 (18-of-64) from 3-point range, and .641 (123-of-192) from the free-throw line… Named to the All-SEC Second Team… Among Georgia’s single-season leaders lists, produced tallies that finished fifth in blocks (81), 13th in rebounds (274) and tied for 23rd in rebound average… Led Georgia in scoring, rebounding, blocks, steals and finished second in assists… Also notched team-high efforts for double-digit scoring performances (21), double-figure rebounding counts (12) and double-doubles (eight)… Led the Bulldogs in points 12 times, rebounds 19 times, blocks 28 times and steals 14 times… Among SEC statistical leaders, finished the season ranked third in rebounding and tops in blocks and defensive rebounding (6.3 defensive rebounds per game)… Nationally, ranked 10th in blocks per game… Produced his first double-double as a Bulldog in the opener against Savannah State on 11/9 (15 points, 13 rebounds)… Named SEC Player of the Week on 12/31 after putting up a stat line against the University of Massachusetts that included 20 points (8-of-13 FG and 3-of-3 FT), 11 boards and three blocks… Freshman Season (2017-18): Was one of two freshmen to see action in all 33 games (five starts)… Averaged 3.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks over 14.7 minutes per game… Shot .449 (44-of-98) from the field, .364 (8-of-22) from 3-point range, and .523 (34-of-65) from the free-throw line… Reached double figures in the scoring column once, with 14 points versus Temple on 12/22… Led Georgia in blocks during 16 games.

Parents are Nicole and Charles Claxton Jr…. Both parents attended the University of Georgia… Charles was a four-year letterwinner for the Bulldogs from 1992-95 and was an All-SEC (1993) and Freshman All-SEC performer (1992)… Charles was selected by Phoenix in the second round of the NBA Draft and played with Boston during the 1995-96 season… Brother, Chase, plays college basketball at Winthrop… Nic represented the U.S. Virgin Islands during the 2015 Centrobasket U17 Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico, leading the Virgin Islands to a runner-up finish in the tournament… Averaged 11.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.8 blocks in five Centrobasket outings, with single-game highs of 20 points and 15 rebounds against Mexico in the semifinals, as well as 10 blocks in a group stage matchup with the Bahamas… Represented the U.S. Virgin Islands in a pair of qualifying games for the 2019 World Cup during June and July… In three seasons at Legacy Charter, scored 1,163 points, grabbed 594 rebounds and blocked 202 shots to lead the Lions to a combined 75-34 record… Hosted youth basketball camps on St. Thomas and in Greenville, S.C., during the 2023 offseason.