Nets hire Sean Marks as general manager
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The Brooklyn Nets have named Sean Marks their new general manager, the team announced Thursday.
The two sides have reportedly agreed to a four-year contract, sources tell The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Marks spent the last five seasons working for the San Antonio Spurs, including the last two as the team's assistant general manager.
"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."
Marks' other roles within the Spurs organization included director of basketball operations, assistant coach on the 2014 championship team, and general manager of the Austin Spurs, San Antonio's D-League affiliate.
"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."
The California product played 12 NBA seasons after being selected 44th overall in the 1998 draft by the New York Knicks, averaging 2.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 230 games for six different teams.
San Antonio head coach Gregg Popovich and general manager R.C. Buford had reportedly been grooming Marks to one day take a more substantial role within the franchise.
The announcement comes a day after Prokhorov vehemently denied that the job was ever offered to Marks, going as far as saying he'd never heard Marks' name before, although he did so with a rather sarcastic tone.
Other candidates who were reportedly in the running included Denver Nuggets assistant general manager Arturas Karnisovas, Houston Rockets executive vice president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas, as well as former general managers Bryan Colangelo and Danny Ferry.
The Nets currently hold one of the league's worst records at 14-40, losing seven of their last nine games prior to the All-Star break.