Brooklyn Nets hire Sean Marks to be GM

Yes, really.

“After an exhaustive vetting process, we are delighted to have Sean as our General Manager,” Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov said. “His experience on the court, in coaching and management gives him a 360 degree view of the job at hand. His background helping to build one of the greatest teams in the NBA gives him an unparalleled frame of reference. And he impressed us all with his vision, his values, his personality and his enthusiasm for the club. The vote to select him from an incredible list of talent was unanimous. We welcome Sean into our Nets family and look forward to his strong leadership and independent thinking as we build our own success story.”

“I am very excited to be named the General Manager of the Brooklyn Nets, and to become a member of the vibrant and dynamic organization that represents Brooklyn,” Marks said. “I would like to thank Nets’ ownership for giving me this opportunity, and I look forward to the challenge of creating a unified culture and building a winning team.”


Marks joins the Nets after spending the past five years with the San Antonio Spurs, including the last two seasons as the team’s assistant general manager. Prior to serving as assistant general manager, Marks spent one season as an assistant coach on the Spurs’ 2014 NBA Championship team, one season as the team’s director of basketball operations and general manager of the Spurs’ NBA Development League affiliate, the Austin Spurs, and one season as a basketball operations assistant.

So, life imitates a Forum thread. Anyway, good for him. I believe he's the first Kiwi to hold that position in the NBA.

I am thinking anything out of San Antonio is a good pick up. lol

When coming to a mess like the Nets (or the knicks) for that matter I think you can only look good because your hands are tied with what you can do with the team/draft pick (zero) so you really can't do any worst than the guy there before you.

Surprising to see a Corymach thread became real

I've been looking over the brooklyn roster. It looks as if there is nowhere to go but down. All their stars are overpaid and the young players all seem inconsequential. I assume they are going to tank soon.

I assume they are going to tank soon.

Do they still have draft picks?

Do they still have draft picks?

You're right. This is what I called fucked. Zero draft picks in the next 3 yrs. Near zero tradable assets. Truly this reminds me of of the Isiah Thomas version of the Knicks. If Sean Marks can turn around this team in 2 yrs, he should deserve the executive of the year award.