{"id":537182,"date":"2023-01-08T10:55:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T07:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kevin-durant-wants-nets-to-rely-less-on-nic-claxtons-shot-blocking\/"},"modified":"2023-01-08T10:55:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T07:55:23","slug":"kevin-durant-wants-nets-to-rely-less-on-nic-claxtons-shot-blocking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-durant-wants-nets-to-rely-less-on-nic-claxtons-shot-blocking\/","title":{"rendered":"#Kevin Durant wants Nets to rely less on Nic Claxton&#8217;s shot-blocking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33b03cefb97\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33b03cefb97\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kevin-durant-wants-nets-to-rely-less-on-nic-claxtons-shot-blocking\/#%E2%80%9CKevin_Durant_wants_Nets_to_rely_less_on_Nic_Claxtons_shot-blocking%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Kevin Durant wants Nets to rely less on Nic Claxton&#8217;s shot-blocking&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CKevin_Durant_wants_Nets_to_rely_less_on_Nic_Claxtons_shot-blocking%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Kevin Durant wants Nets to rely less on Nic Claxton&#8217;s shot-blocking&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>MIAMI \u2014 Nic Claxton\u2019s shot blocking is a weapon, but one Kevin Durant doesn\u2019t want Brooklyn to have to use quite so much.<\/p>\n<p>To Durant, it\u2019s not what their young center can do for the Nets, but what they can do for their young center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great to have and a luxury to have, but you don\u2019t want to rely too much on that. We know Nic is going to be there, but you don\u2019t want to just give up the driving lane,\u201d Durant said with a smile and wave of the hand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to make Nic\u2019s life easier and not put too much pressure on him, because he can get on foul trouble. We have to make life easier for Nic. But even if they do get there, he\u2019s there for us. He\u2019s on top of the rim and he\u2019s making guys alter and change their shots. We can make his life easier by keeping the ball in front, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Nets-Claxton.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25282954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Nets-Claxton.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Nets-Claxton.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Nets-Claxton.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Nets-Claxton.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Nets big man Nic Claxton gets a piece of CJ McCollum\u2019s shot on Friday night.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Claxton had five blocks in Friday\u2019s win at New Orleans, and has three or more in a career-high five straight <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s, the best streak with three or more for a Net since Brook Lopez in November 2012 (also five straight).<\/p>\n<p>With that effort, Claxton surpassed Lopez to lead the NBA in blocks per game (2.6), block percentage (7.9), shooting percentage (73.7) and effective shooting percentage (73.7).<\/p>\n<p>At 23, his two-year, $20 million extension this summer is looking more and more like a bargain compared to the king\u2019s ransom Rudy Gobert cost Minnesota.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>Other than the Nov. 7 contest in Dallas that Yuta Watanabe left injured, he hadn\u2019t logged fewer than 18 minutes since Jacque Vaughn took over on Nov. 1. That is, until the Japanese forward got limited to 12:13, then 6:03 and 8:50 in the last three.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s where that challenge of having a lot of guys who can play,\u201d Vaughn said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo T.J. [Warren] got the nod [Friday], got it rolling a little bit, extended to him. Then you had Seth [Curry] the other night get extended a little bit, took away from Yuta\u2019s minutes. So we got that balance which is good of having Yuta, Royce [O\u2019Neale], Seth, T.J. Who\u2019s going to be most consistent on a nightly basis will end up getting those minutes. But [Friday] it was trying to get a feel for who could help.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>Durant\u2019s next point will tie him for 14th on the NBA all-time scoring list. Dominique Wilkins had 26,668 points, while Durant sits at 26,667. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>David Duke Jr., Kessler Edwards, Day\u2019Ron Sharpe and Alondes Williams are all out against Miami, on G-League assignment.<\/p>\n<p>Donovan Williams has played exceptionally well for Long Island, averaging 16.6 points in five games.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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