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Brooklyn Nets booked their 11th straight win and because of this I just can feel that maybe this is the year they have been waiting for.      The Nets have been touted as one of the best teams in the league the past two years since the superstar trio experiment of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden.       But expectations did not materialize and they had to send Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Ben Simmons.      Although they have started this year on a rollercoaster ride.      After a 13-12 record, the Nets are now 24-12 behind league leading Boston Celtics (26-10).      The Nets repeated their mastery over the Atlanta Hawks and the Hornets this early in the season.       With a strong backup from TJ Warren, Royce O'Neale, Nic Claxton, Yuta Watanabe, Seth Curry and Edmond Sumner, the Nets are not really leaning all its hopes behind its superstar trio.   ...

Nic Claxton If there's anyone in the NBA that is relatively young and have infatuated me most aside from Ja Morant, Luka Doncic, Jordan Clarkson and Jalen Green, Nic Claxton of the Brooklyn Nets has qualified to my taste of a player.      Claxton is currently leading the league this season in field goal percentage with 73.8 percent.  He's averaging 11.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists prior to the Nets' game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Dec 23.      The Nets rolled to their eight straight win over the league's co-leader Bucks, 128-100, at home.       Claxton finished with 19-8-5 (point-rebound-assist). They are now 21-12 at fourth in the East.      Playing alongside Kevin Durant at forward position, the three-year pro had a career average of 6.7 percent after the 2021-2022 season.      I like this guy's work ethic as the 23-year old native of Greenville, South Carolina knows how to positi...