Report: Nets' Nic Claxton of trade interest to Pacers before deadline

Key Highlights

• Claxton, similar to teammate Michael Porter Jr., will be drawing trade interest from other teams, especially since the Nets are still in the early stages of their rebuild and are still looking for more franchise players. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"A couple of teams that have had some interest, you look at the Indiana Pacers right now, who are actively looking on the market in general to find an upgrade after they lost Myles Turner," Scotto continued.
• "You've also got the Golden State Warriors, who are looking at various center options as well across the league.
• There are other teams as well looking at Nic."Scotto's reporting reinforces the fact that the Warriors are potentially looking at him to upgrade their center spot, a fact that NBA insider Chris Haynes reported in December.
• Golden State is trying to maximize the time that they have left with Stephen Curry (37 years old), Draymond Green (35), and Jimmy Butler (36) as the best players on the team before transitioning to the next phase of the franchise.
• The Warriors' best center is Quinten Post, who's averaging 7.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game as of this writing. The Pacers, on the other hand, are trying to fill the void that Turner left when he departed for the Milwaukee Bucks in free-agency prior to this season and so far, Jay Huff has been the best man at the pivot for Indiana.