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

Hawks -7.5; over/under is 221.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Hawks host the Brooklyn Nets for the season opener. Atlanta went 36-46 overall, 22-30 in Eastern Conference games and 21-20 at home during the 2023-24 season.

The Nets declined to extend the rookie contracts of three eligible players by Monday’s 6 p.m. deadline, most notably returning leading scorer Cam Thomas. Injured center Day’Ron Sharpe and offseason pickup Ziaire Williams also were eligible but did not receive extensions, according to Post beat writer Brian Lewis.

The Brooklyn Nets did not extend any of Cam Thomas, Ziaire Williams, or Day'Ron Sharpe prior to the rookie-scale extension deadline of 6 PM ET Monday.