Nic Claxton
- Age
- 28
- Height
- 6'11"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Experience
- 7 yrs
Ignore his worst category (threes) and he's worth -0.51.
Fresh start as Chicago's starting five, profile unchanged: lob-finishing FG%, boards, and better than a block a night, with zero threes and a free-throw stroke that dents your FT%. A classic punt-FT (and punt-threes) center — a quietly strong anchor if your build leans that way, a drag if it doesn't.
Nic Claxton enters 2026-27 at #146 on our board — Round 13 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 11.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 27.2 minutes a night. The value is built on blocks and field-goal percentage, with threes the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-threes builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability helps the case: we project about 64 games.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -1.85 | 64 | 27.2 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 57.7% | 1.8 | 59.0% | 1.3 | 15.9% | -0.92 | 0.38 | -0.30 | -0.48 | 0.71 | -1.34 | 0.71 | -1.24 | 0.62 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2019-20BKN | -5.61 | 15 | 12.5 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 56.3% | 0.7 | 52.4% | 0.6 | 15.0% | -1.66 | -1.01 | -0.97 | -1.29 | -0.24 | -1.16 | 0.26 | -0.70 | 1.17 |
| 2020-21BKN | -3.14 | 32 | 18.6 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 62.1% | 1.0 | 48.4% | 0.6 | 14.2% | -1.41 | -0.21 | -1.09 | -0.43 | 0.91 | -1.36 | 0.57 | -1.21 | 1.10 |
| 2021-22BKN | -2.66 | 47 | 20.7 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 67.4% | 1.2 | 58.1% | 0.8 | 15.3% | -1.06 | -0.09 | -1.11 | -0.72 | 0.64 | -1.33 | 0.98 | -0.86 | 0.91 |
| 2022-23BKN | 1.54 | 76 | 29.9 | 12.6 | 9.2 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 70.5% | 1.7 | 54.1% | 1.3 | 15.7% | -0.61 | 1.13 | -0.83 | -0.11 | 2.71 | -1.27 | 1.45 | -1.53 | 0.60 |
| 2023-24BKN | 0.02 | 71 | 29.8 | 11.8 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 62.9% | 1.5 | 55.1% | 1.3 | 15.7% | -0.73 | 1.30 | -0.77 | -0.55 | 1.93 | -1.34 | 1.03 | -1.39 | 0.55 |
| 2024-25BKN | -1.71 | 70 | 26.9 | 10.3 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 56.3% | 1.1 | 51.3% | 1.2 | 17.0% | -0.94 | 0.48 | -0.72 | -0.24 | 1.00 | -1.33 | 0.60 | -1.23 | 0.67 |
| 2025-26BKN | -1.77 | 69 | 27.8 | 11.7 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 57.1% | 2.0 | 61.6% | 1.4 | 17.8% | -0.78 | 0.33 | -0.08 | -0.52 | 0.63 | -1.34 | 0.65 | -1.17 | 0.52 |
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What round should I draft Nic Claxton in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Nic Claxton at #146 overall — Round 13 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 64), not just the per-game line.
Is Nic Claxton a good fantasy basketball pick?
Mostly in deep leagues — he projects as a deep-league or streaming option at #146, helping most in blocks and field-goal percentage, with threes the main cost.
How many games will Nic Claxton play in 2026-27?
We project about 64 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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