After practice on Tuesday, Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez said most of the team, including center Nic Claxton, is available at the Hawks.

Per C.J. Holmes of the New York Daily News, Nic Claxton is expected to debut under new head coach Jordi Fernandez in Brooklyn's season-opener against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. The 25-year-old big man had been held out of every preseason contest nursing a hamstring injury that the franchise insisted was not serious.

Nic Claxton finds himself suddenly as the longest-tenured player on the Nets, noting that such an ascension in seniority “happens fast” in the NBA. The 25-year-old center expects to play in Wednesday’s season opener in Atlanta after missing the team’s four preseason games due to a hamstring issue — declaring himself “ready to go” to open his sixth NBA campaign.

The Long Island Nets, the NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets, have acquired the returning player rights to guard AJ Lawson from the College Park Skyhawks in exchange for the returning player rights to center George Conditt IV,

Per HoopsHype's Michael Scotto, the Brooklyn Nets are expected to add guard AJ Lawson to their G League team, the Long Island Nets.

A.J. Lawson, a 24-year-old 6’6” shooting guard with 67 games of NBA experience, is joining the Long Island Nets on a G League contract. Mike Scotto was first with the news... Lawson was cut Friday from a two-way deal with Dallas Mavericks after finishing last season on a standard deal.