Nic Claxton is set to enter free agency after the season, and Nets interim coach Kevin Ollie is keen on seeing continued development from his center as an offensive threat.
Claxton has been averaging 15.0 points and 3.1 assists in seven games this month, as reported by Jared Schwartz of the New York Post.
“I want [Claxton] to be unlocked, I don’t want him to be in a box offensively,” Ollie said. “I want him to do all kinds of things on the court because he’s doing everything on the defensive end for us – blocking shots, rebounding. We need to throw him the ball, but he needs to demand the ball as well.
“I’m telling our guards, ‘We gotta reward the big fella, because he’s doing a lot of cleaning up for us on the defensive end.’ When he does have two feet in the paint and he’s established, he should be getting the ball.”
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