Nicolas Claxton
Basketball Player
Power forward for the Long Island Nets who was a second-round pick in the 2019 NBA Draft to the Brooklyn Nets. After a hamstring injury, he was assigned to the Nets G League affiliate.
He attended Legacy Charter School in South Carolina before he was recruited to play for the University of Georgia.
He played for the Virgin Islands National team from 2014 to 2018.
His father Charles was born in the United States Virgin Islands.
He and NBA player Brook Lopez have both played for Brooklyn.