Nicolas Claxton

Nicolas CLAXTON

Chicago Bulls · C · Age 27 · 6 YOS
11.7 PPG 6.9 RPG 3.7 APG 59.2% TS 17.2 PER 2025-26
Off
53
Def
42
Ovr
48

Player Info

Height
6'11"
Weight
215 lbs
Age
27
Born
1999-04-17
Position
C
Service
6 yrs
Bird Rights
Full
Trade Status
Eligible

Draft Combine

Ht (no shoes)
6'10"
Ht (shoes)
6'11.8"
Wingspan
7'2.5"
Standing Reach
9'2"
Max Vert
36.5"
No-Step Vert
31.5"
Lane Agility
11.3s
3/4 Sprint
3.4s
Bench (185)
8
Body Fat
4.5%
Hand Length
9.3"
Hand Width
9.5"

Contract

2024-25 – 2027-28 Free Agent BKN via Bird Rights

Nicolas Claxton signed a 4 year, $97,000,000 contract with the Brooklyn Nets, including $97,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $24,250,000. In 2026-27, Claxton will earn a base salary of $23,147,727, while carrying a cap hit of $23,320,738 and a dead cap value of $23,147,727.

  • 2024-25: LTBE: $852,269; ULTBE: $0
  • 2025-26: LTBE: $784,088; ULTBE: $0 (earned $189,488)
  • 2026-27: LTBE: $173,011; ULTBE: $542,896
  • 2027-28: LTBE: $156,536; ULTBE: $491,200
free_agent
Season Salary Cap Hit Guaranteed Option
2024-25 $27.6M $27.6M $27.6M
2025-26 $25.4M $25.5M $25.4M
2026-27 now $23.1M $23.3M $23.1M
2027-28 $20.9M $21.1M $20.9M
2022-23 – 2023-24 Free Agent BKN via Bird Rights

Nicolas Claxton signed a 2 year, $17,250,000 contract with the Brooklyn Nets, including $17,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,625,000.

  • Total Incentives: $2,587,500
  • 2022-23: LTBE: $0, ULTBE: $1,275,000 ($850,000 earned)
  • 2023-24: LTBE: $875,000 (>=65 games + Blocks), ULTBE: $437,500
free_agent
Season Salary Cap Hit Guaranteed Option
2022-23 $8.5M $9.3M $8.5M
2023-24 $8.8M $9.6M $8.8M
2019-20 – 2021-22 Rookie BKN via cap-space

Nicolas Claxton signed a 3 year, $4,198,912 contract with the Brooklyn Nets, including $4,198,912 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,399,637.

free_agent Bird Clock Start
Season Salary Cap Hit Guaranteed Option
2019-20 $898K $898K $898K
2020-21 $1.5M $1.5M $1.5M
2021-22 $1.8M $1.8M $1.8M

Contract Value

24/100 Significant Overpay Projected fair value $16.3M · $6.8M over market
Low confidence · 15 comps

Per-Game Stats

Season GP GS MPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT% FGA FTA
2019-20 15 0 12.5 4.4 2.9 1.1 0.1 0.5 0.6 56.3% 14.3% 52.4% 3.2 1.4
2020-21 32 1 18.6 6.6 5.2 0.9 0.7 1.3 0.6 62.1% 20.0% 48.4% 4.5 2.0
2021-22 47 19 20.7 8.7 5.6 0.9 0.5 1.1 0.8 67.4% 0.0% 58.1% 5.6 2.0
2022-23 76 76 29.9 12.6 9.2 1.9 0.9 2.5 1.3 70.5% 0.0% 54.1% 7.7 3.2
2023-24 71 71 29.8 11.8 9.9 2.1 0.6 2.1 1.3 62.9% 20.0% 55.1% 8.2 2.8
2024-25 70 62 26.9 10.3 7.4 2.2 0.9 1.4 1.2 56.3% 23.8% 51.3% 8.1 2.2
2025-26 69 68 27.8 11.7 6.9 3.7 0.7 1.1 1.4 57.1% 15.8% 61.6% 8.4 3.3

Advanced Stats

Season GP MPG TS% USG% PER BPM OBPM DBPM VORP WS WS/48 ORtg DRtg
2019-20 15 12.5 57.7% 14.4% 13.6 -1.3 -0.8 -0.5 0.0 0.0 0.001 94.1 109.7
2020-21 32 18.6 61.2% 13.6% 15.3 +0.2 +0.1 +0.1 0.3 2.3 0.189 114.3 102.1
2021-22 47 20.7 67.2% 15.0% 17.2 -0.2 -0.1 -0.1 0.4 2.7 0.131 109.4 109.8
2022-23 76 29.9 69.1% 15.5% 19.5 +1.0 +0.6 +0.4 1.7 8.4 0.178 115.1 111.3
2023-24 71 29.8 62.9% 15.6% 17.7 +0.6 +0.4 +0.2 1.4 3.3 0.074 108.4 114.1
2024-25 70 26.9 56.9% 16.6% 15.9 +0.2 +0.1 +0.1 1.1 0.6 0.016 103.6 116.2
2025-26 69 27.8 59.2% 17.5% 17.2 +0.2 +0.1 +0.1 1.1 2.6 0.064 107.4 120.3