The Nets were swept out by the Celtics, and are now basically in the reconstruction stage, in addition to Durant, other players may be sent away by trades, many veterans may also be abandoned, the Nets have not only failed to win the championship in recent years, the strength of the first round has been questioned, the Nets in the offseason while Durant is still at its peak, will continue to build a team around him to win the championship, the main target of the offseason backcourt defensive players, as well as the inside players who can serve as long-term starters.
According to media reports that the Nets may give up Clarkston in the offseason, first of all, the two sides can not reach an agreement on the issue of contract extension, Clarkston has expressed his hope to get a ten million contract, about 56 million or so in 4 years, but the Nets have huge salary pressure, the team is only willing to provide 4 years 35 million, such conditions Clarkston is difficult to accept, the agent feels that Clarkston is eligible for a contract of ten million, and is very popular in the free market.
The Charlotte Observer reporter reported that the Hornets are interested in Clarkston and are willing to send a 4-year, 45 million contract extension, and also revealed that the Hornets promised to be the starting player, and will increase the playing time and ball rights, which means that Clarkston is within the Hornets' future plans, and can even be said to focus on training, such conditions are difficult for Clarkston to refuse.
At the end of the season, Clarkston became a restricted player, and on July 1, he could not reach the renewal of his contract to become a full free agent, and it was revealed that the Nets did not want to give Clarkston a high salary, and the playoff performance did not let the team see hope, and it was likely that he would be abandoned, allowing him to find a new team.
Claxton is an important rotation in the Nets, but the number of starts is relatively small, playing 47 games and starting 19 games this season, and only playing 47 games in the first two seasons.
In the playoffs, Clarkston averaged 24 minutes per game and could get 10.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 2.3 blocks, but as an inside player, the free throw shooting rate was unbearable, only 4 of the 22 free throws in four games, especially only 1 of the 11 free throws in the last game, when the Celtics applied foul tactics to him, giving him free throw opportunities but he could not grasp it. Since the Hornets said that he would make him the starter, give the ball a lot of playing time, and reach an annual salary of tens of millions, Clarkston still has a high probability of leaving the Nets.