By Brooklyn Nets
BROOKLYN (Oct. 22, 2025) – The Brooklyn Nets have exercised the 2026-27 team option on the contract of forward/center Noah Clowney.
Clowney appeared in 46 games (20 starts) during the 2024-25 season, averaging 9.1 points and 3.9 rebounds in 22.7 minutes per game. He finished his second NBA season with 99 career 3-pointers made, marking the ninth-most by a Net through two NBA seasons and the most for a Net prior to turning 21 years old all-time. Throughout his sophomore campaign, Clowney tallied double-digit points in 21 games, including a career-high 29 points to go with six rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals in 37 minutes against Detroit on Jan. 8. He recorded five or more 3-pointers in four games last season, matching the number of such games by all other Nets age 20 or younger combined. Clowney first debuted as the third-youngest player in franchise history at just 19 years and 134 days old on Nov. 25, 2023, at Barclays Center against Miami. Across 69 career games (24 starts), the 21-year-old holds averages of 8.0 points and 3.8 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per contest. The Spartanburg, S.C., native was selected by Brooklyn with the 21st overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft after spending one season (2022-23) at the University of Alabama, where he led the Crimson Tide to SEC regular season and tournament titles and earned All-SEC Freshman Team honors.