There was no player on the Brooklyn Nets roster this past season who was asked to take on a larger role than Noah Clowney. The third-year forward out of Alabama saw some decent action as a sophomore during the 2024-25 season, appearing in 46 games with 20 starts. Those numbers would quickly increase in 2025-26, when head coach Jordi Ferenandez asked much more of Clowney. Clowney would play in a career-high 66 games last season for the Nets, with 60 of those games being starts. He averaged 27 minutes a night, also a career-high. With those increased minutes, Clowney turned in his most productive NBA season to date. He averaged 12.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 39.6% from the field and 32.9% from three-point range. Under an increased workload and playing alongside other scorers, Clowney still found a way to impact the box score every night, showing some improvements as a scorer.…