Georgia Basketball’s Nicolas Claxton continues to show how versatile he is on the basketball court. Here is a look at what Claxton brings to Georgia’s team and how he is a ‘do-it-all’ player.
When Nicholas Claxton steps on the court, people know it.
The Greenville, South Carolina native is one of Georgia’s leading scorers and continues to show how versatile he can be.
Last year, he was one of two freshmen who played in all 33 games. According to his bio, he led the team in blocks during 16 games. Despite not playing a significant role, he showed a glimpse of what was to come.
Now, he is sophomore who started in all 19 games this season. He is one of the emerging leaders and is one of the brightest spots on Georgia’s team.
According to the Bulldogs latest game notes, Claxton leads the SEC in both rebounds and blocks. Nationally, he ranks No. 6 in blocks. Claxton averages 9.4 boards a game and 2.9 blocks a game. He also averages 12.8 points a game, 2.2 assists, and 1.9 turnovers a game.
Another interesting note is that Claxton is the only player in the SEC this season during the same game to lead in scoring, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals. In fact, he has done this twice so far this season.
CLAXTON’S WEALTH GROWS EACH GAME
Claxton is one of the sparks Georgia needs on the defense. His ability to swat balls away is incredible.
He can do it all on the court. Claxton can lead, make shots, swat balls, and make great passes. One of the best ways to describe him is team player. Claxton isn’t worried about getting all the points or the most rebounds. He does his best to help the team succeed.
In my opinion, he reminds me a lot of Yante Maten and his versatility on the court. He makes plays when the team needs a spark. Now it may not always be points on the board, but it could be a key assist or block shot.
The best part about Claxton is his age. He is young, still learning and is already this good. As he continues to develop, put weight on and learn his body, Claxton could end up one of the best Bulldogs to ever step on the court.
He needs to keep putting weight on and develop his shooting, but right now the team needs him the most on defense. If Claxton continues to focus on blocking shots and bringing down boards, he could end up as one of the best defenders in the conference this year.
Claxton is just getting comfortable at Georgia and with 12 regular season games left in the season, it’s going to be interesting to see where his numbers are before the tournament. For now, the Bulldogs need him to keep doing what he is doing and stop conference defenders.