Conditioning and physicality have been points of emphasis in the opening days of Nets camp. Under second-year coach Jordi Fernández, the focus is clear: only the strongest will last.

“Some people are strong,” Noah Clowney said. “[Day’Ron Sharpe] is obviously a big person, so you struggle with some people, you stand up others. It’s all dependent on personnel.”

The good news for Brooklyn is that Clowney, entering his third season, got the memo. Once a wiry prospect, the former first-round pick has added muscle and now looks primed for the next stage of his growth. His bulked-up frame has been hard to miss among teammates.

“He looks great, and credit to him and the work he’s put in the whole summer,” Fernández said. “He looks like a grown man at just 21, and I’m excited to watch him pl

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