Nets GM Sean Marks: 'Nicolas Claxton is the No. 1 priority for us'

Nets GM Sean Marks: 'Nicolas Claxton is the No. 1 priority for us'

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Nets GM Sean Marks: 'Nicolas Claxton is the No. 1 priority for us'

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Michael Scotto: Nets GM Sean Marks on Nicolas Claxton: “Nic is the No. 1 priority for us, there’s no doubt about that. We hope he’s a Net for a very long time. We hope we can continue to build around him and with him.”
Source: Twitter @MikeAScotto

What’s the buzz on Twitter?

CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
“Wow, this guy really is authentic”
Why Sean Marks trusts Jordi Fernandez to develop Nets’ young core
nydailynews.com/2024/04/24/net… pic.twitter.com/vUk06kN5uv5:53 PM

Erik Slater @erikslater_
Nets: Jordi Fernandez’s Nic Claxton DPOY take reveals Brooklyn’s free agency plans clutchpoints.com/jordi-fernande…2:50 PM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
#Nets GM Sean Marks: “Nic Claxton is the No. 1 priority for us; there’s no doubt about that.” pic.twitter.com/FfVJMjcPgS1:53 PM

Erik Slater @erikslater_
Sean Marks on the Nets’ timeline:
“From 2016 to 2019, this roster looked a lot different in those three years. So the opportunity to do that in Brooklyn is certainly a viable one… You’re able to build quicker than in some other markets. It’s a big market, it attracts stars.” – 1:39 PM
Adam Zagoria @AdamZagoria
Nets GM Sean Marks on Kevin Ollie on the @YESNetwork
“I loved who Kevin is, he is a head coach for sure. Don’t be surprised if you hear his name popping up again….
“Very commendable effort what he did for our group” – 1:27 PM
Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Nets GM Sean Marks on Nic Claxton: “Nic is the No. 1 priority for us, there’s no doubt about that. We hope he’s a Net for a very long time. We hope we can continue to build around him and with him.” pic.twitter.com/Q8eUh2pGRj12:59 PM

Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Sean Marks says “all signs point to” Ben Simmons will be available at the start of training camp. – 12:06 PM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Sean Marks will not rule out the Nets acquiring a first-round pick, or any pick, in the upcoming draft. – 12:05 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Sean Marks says the Nets expect Ben Simmons to be ready for training camp:
“The expectations are certainly for him to be ready, there should be no reason for him not to be. The doctors and therapists have told us that he should be ready to go next season. Again, it’s gonna be on – 12:02 PM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Sean Marks on Cam Thomas’ growth this season:
“I have to give Cam a lot of credit… The bucket-getter that he’s sort of known as, he can do that, he’s got that confidence, but I think you can see how his game has changed. He’s worked on his game over the course of this last – 11:56 AM
Erik Slater @erikslater_
Sean Marks when asked where Nic Claxton is on his priority list this offseason:
“He’s number one… The hope is 100 percent that he remains a Net.” – 11:48 AM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Jordi Fernandez on unrestricted free agent Nic Claxton: “I believe he’ll be Defensive Player of the Year for us. Obviously, he’s a priority for us this summer. He fits perfectly what we will do going forward.” #nets #nba11:29 AM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Jordi Fernandez and Sean Marks.
Will be interesting to see how this all plays out. pic.twitter.com/y029KoVA2211:27 AM

Erik Slater @erikslater_
Jordi Fernandez on Nic Claxton: “I believe he’ll be Defensive Player of the Year for us. He’s a priority for us this summer.” – 11:25 AM
CJ Holmes @CjHolmes22
Fernandez said Nic Claxton will be a Defensive Player of the Year in Brooklyn. Added that re-signing the center this summer has been a priority. “He fits perfectly what we want to do going forward.” – 11:24 AM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Jordi Fernandez says he believes Nic Claxton will be “a Defensive Player of the Year” for us, and says Claxton — an unrestricted free agent this summer — will be a priority for the Nets to retain. “He fits perfectly what we will do going forward.” – 11:24 AM
Brian Lewis @NYPost_Lewis
Fernandez said he thinks Nic Claxton will be #NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the #Nets. – 11:24 AM
Evan Barnes @evan_b
Fernández thanked both Joe Tsai and Sean Marks for allowing him to continue his Team Canada men’s bball duties: He’ll have 6 weeks preparing for and coaching in the Olympics then return mid-August
“The challenge will be to be extremely organized” and it will make him/Nets better – 11:19 AM
Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps
Jordi Fernandez, who is being introduced as the new coach of the Brooklyn Nets today, says “he wouldn’t be here” without the experience coaching Team Canada, and thanks Joe Tsai & Sean Marks for allowing him to coach in the Olympics this year, which he calls “a dream come true.” – 11:16 AM
Evan Barnes @evan_b
Sean Marks praised Jordi Fernández for his ability to hold players accountable and get a response out of players. Touted that from his past as an assistant with Sacramento, Denver as well as his tenure leading Canada’s men’s basketball team. – 11:06 AM

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James Edwards: I think one of the biggest issues for the Pistons this year was a lack of rim protection. For all of the upside Duren has as a guy who’s already an elite rebounder at 20 years old and has good touch around the rim with some playmaking stuff here and there, he’s really got to improve defensively. I think it goes back to what I said at the top of the podcast where I think the situation Detroit finds itself – and where it’s gotten worse every year of this rebuild – is there’s pressure to be better sooner than later. I don’t think they have the luxury of what most rebuilding teams do, which is to let their guys develop. I think Nicolas Claxton would definitely check a box, which Detroit desperately needs checked, which is interior defense. Isaiah Stewart is a really good defender in space and on the perimeter. He isn’t a bad rim protector either, but they need somebody there next to him or a primary option at center since Isaiah moved to the four spot more. I’m not saying that Duren is gone. I just wonder if they bring him along slowly and bring somebody in who’s a definitively pretty good defender. In Claxton’s case, that phrase would be doing him a disservice. He’d be a lob threat for Cade Cunningham, too. -via HoopsHype / April 22, 2024

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