The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly giving general manager Sean Marks a contract extension, according to Brian Lewis of the New York Post.

The Nets are also on the verge of agreeing to extensions for head coach Kenny Atkinson and his staff:

The Nets have locked up general manager Sean Marks with a contract extension, multiple sources told The Post.

While Atkinson has become a dark horse for NBA Coach of the Year, Marks has drawn praise for taking over a team that was not only 21-61 prior to his first full season, but also bereft of its own picks, and managing to get them in position to make the playoffs in just three years.

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The Nets hired Sean Marks on Feb. 18, 2016. Marks and his staff have turned around the Brooklyn franchise very quickly, as the team is currently in the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference standings.

Marks hired Kenny Atkinson on April 17, 2016. Drafting center Jarrett Allen, trading for point guard D'Angelo Russell and signing guards Joe Harris and Spencer Dinwiddie are just some of the positive moves Marks has made for the Nets since he became general manager.

The Nets will have cap space this summer to sign max contract players. Some around the league believe Brooklyn, and not the New York Knicks, are better positioned to sign superstar players.