"Right now, it's important for him that he goes through the back-to-back [tonight] and he feels good," Nets coach Jordi Fernandez said.

There is a threshold where a coach could start a player and use him in shorter spurts and be creative in his rotations. But Fernandez sounds disinclined to put Claxton back into the lineup until he’s cleared to log starter’s minutes — at least 24 minutes and possibly topping 30. It’s unclear when that might be.

Nic Claxton could return to the Nets starting lineup next week as he continues to progress back from a preseason hamstring injury.

Prior to Monday's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez addressed Noah Clowney's injury and his expectations.