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Sharpe sat out Monday’s loss to Phoenix, but he’ll be back after a one-game absence. Sharpe’s availability should mean a decrease in playing time for Nic Claxton, who logged 37 minutes against the Suns.

Sharpe was not available for Monday’s loss to the Suns, which factored into starting center Nic Claxton playing 37 minutes. While Danny Wolf and Jalen Wilson can absorb a few of the minutes that would usually go to Sharpe, his availability affects Claxton, who should already be rostered in standard leagues, the most.

Claxton is averaging career-highs in points and assists, with the latter category being more surprising. The Nets’ center, who entered Monday averaging 4.1 assists per game, has recorded four or more in six of his last seven appearances. Unfortunately, Claxton has shot 40 percent from the foul line over the past two weeks, which limits his value in roster builds where that category is not being punted.

After missing two games for personal reasons, Claxton was on a minutes restriction for Wednesday’s loss to the Magic. For that reason, he was brought off the bench with Day’Ron Sharpe remaining in the starting lineup. Claxton will return to the lineup on Friday, bumping Sharpe to the bench.

Nets coach Jordi Fernandez didn’t give a specific number, but after missing two games, Claxton will be slightly limited for only one game. He will go back to his normal workload against the Clippers on Friday. Day’Ron Sharpe will likely head back to the bench, but he should still play a decent role in this game.

After missing the last two games for personal reasons, Claxton is absent from the Nets’ injury report. His return means that Day’Ron Sharpe will head to the bench, lowering his fantasy value.

Claxton remains away from the team for personal reasons, with Sunday’s game being the second that he will miss. Day’Ron Sharpe stepped into the starting lineup for Friday’s loss to the Wizards, logging 30 minutes. Given the workload, he is worth streaming as long as Claxton is unavailable.

Claxton will be unavailable for the first time this season. Both Noah Clowney and Danny Wolf started alongside Claxton in Brooklyn’s last game, while Day’Ron Sharpe played 19 minutes off the bench in the blowout loss. All three stand to benefit from Claxton’s absence, though Clowney should be the best option for fantasy managers.

Claxton finished Tuesday’s game with his ninth double-double of the season and third in his last five games. Over the last two weeks, the Nets center has been a top-75 player in eight-cat formats. While fantasy managers usually have to punt free-throw percentage when rostering Claxton, he hasn’t been as much of a liability in that category this season, making a career-high 69.3 percent of his attempts.

One game removed from recording his second triple-double of the season, Claxton pushed his double-double tally to seven on Friday. The Nets center finished with a complete stat line, which included a 4-of-4 effort at the foul line. Claxton is making 70.3 percent of his free throws on the season, which would be the best mark of his career by a wide margin. In fact, Claxton has not finished a season making at least 60 percent of his free throws in his NBA career.