All three Georgia Bulldogs in the NBA have a chance to have a prominent role in the NBA playoffs.
Former Georgia basketball standout Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves will host the winner of the Oklahoma City Thunder versus New Orleans Pelicans game. The Timberwolves lost an overtime game to the Los Angeles Lakers in the first game of the play-in tournament.
If Edwards and the Timberwolves defeat the Thunder or Pelicans, Minnesota will be the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. Edwards and company would face the No. 1 seed Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.
The Nuggets have struggled some down the stretch, so the Timberwolves or whoever ends up earning the No. 8 seed have a chance to make that series interesting. Denver relies on star center Nikola Jokic, but does not have a great defense.
The Nuggets seek shooting and defense from former Georgia Bulldog Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Caldwell-Pope has connected on a career-high 42.3% of 3-pointers this season.
Speaking of career years, Brooklyn Nets center Nic Claxton took a big step in 2022-2023. Claxton endured turmoil and roster turnover over the past couple of season with the Nets, but he weathered the storm and put together the best season of his young NBA career.
Claxton accumulated 12.6 points, 9.2 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks per game. Each of these numbers represents a career-high for the former Georgia standout. Claxton and the Nets, who are the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference, travel to Philadelphia to take on the Sixers in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
