The Brooklyn Nets have promoted former NBA big man Tiago Splitter to player development coach, the team announced in a press release.

The Nets hired Splitter in April of 2018 to the position of pro scout.

The Brooklyn Nets announced today basketball operations promotions and additions entering the 2019-20 season. Tiago Splitter has been promoted to player development coach, J.R. Holden has been added as director of player personnel, Daniel Jones joins the team as physical performance coach and Ryan Forehan-Kelly will assume the role of player development coordinator.

Splitter enters his second season with the Nets after serving as a pro scout, with added responsibilities related to player on-court development, in the 2018-19 season. A seven-year NBA veteran, Splitter joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2010-11 season after being drafted by the team in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft. Splitter played five seasons in San Antonio, helping the Spurs win an NBA championship in 2014 before completing the final two seasons of his career in Atlanta and Philadelphia.

The Nets signed Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan in free agency this summer.

Durant is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season, but the Nets should still be a fun team to watch with Irving, Jordan, Spencer Dinwiddie, Caris LeVert, Joe Harris and Jarrett Allen leading the charge.