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Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks has been praised for instilling a positive culture within this roster, one he was able to develop after many lessons from his time with the San Antonio Spurs. After retiring from a 13-year playing career in the league, Marks was quickly named basketball operations assistant for the Spurs and […]

The Brooklyn Nets have managed to turn their roster around from a rebuilding team to a potential contender after luring two of the best stars available in free agency in Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. General manager Sean Marks detailed the road to get there, which including putting his trust in the right people to […]

The Brooklyn Nets pulled off the unthinkable en route to landing both former Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving and former Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant this offseason. However, Nets general manager Sean Marks had a plan the whole time so it appears — whether such a plan involved Irving and Durant or not. […]

The Brooklyn Nets shocked the NBA world by acquiring two legitimate stars in the Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. Overshadowed in the acquisition is the signing of DeAndre Jordan, who will join the team on a four-year, $40 million contract. Adding Jordan was an interesting move by the Nets, who already have a dominant young […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says Kevin Durant’s Instagram post committing to Brooklyn “was news to all of us in the office.” Marks and his staff were under the assumption they were going to teleconference call with Durant once free agency opened on June 30 or meet face-to-face with the two-time Finals MVP, who […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks has “no idea” when superstar small forward Kevin Durant will play again. Durant is recovering from an Achilles tear, and Marks says the Nets will not rush KD back under any circumstances. “I have no idea,” Mark told Evan Roberts and Joe Benigno on WFAN, via Nets Daily. “We’re […]

According to Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks, Kevin Durant signed with the Nets because of Brooklyn’s offensive system and the way the team plays on a nightly basis. Durant, who is expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season recovering from his Achilles tear, supposedly likes the way the Nets share the ball on offense […]

General manager…for life? That’s not quite what Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is thinking, but it’s not far off due to the solid job Sean Marks is doing. After landing All-Stars Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan in free agency this offseason, Marks could be looking at an extension by Prokhorov. Asked by a […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says commenting on Kyrie Irving’s rumored dysfunction with the Boston Celtics “isn’t the right thing.” Marks, like Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson, wants to get to know Irving first-hand and believes using rumors to describe a player isn’t the right way to approach things. “I think it’s pretty difficult […]

Two-time Finals MVP Kevin Durant underwent a full evaluation with the Brooklyn Nets doctors and performance staff on Monday. Nets general manager Sean Marks, speaking to reporters at Summer League on Tuesday in Las Vegas, said he will not rule one way or another on whether Durant will play next season. Kevin Durant underwent a […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says Kevin Durant committed to the Nets via Instagram before he even spoke or met with the team. Durant signed a four-year deal with the Nets. Brooklyn also got Kyrie Irving and DeAndre Jordan. Durant, Irving and Jordan are really close friends: Sean Marks said that Kevin Durant committed […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says the franchise won’t be making any timelines available for Kevin Durant’s return from an Achilles tear. Durant is widely expected to miss the entire 2019-20 season: Sean Marks says the team won’t be making any timelines available for Kevin Durant’s return. Said Durant will be evaluated by the […]

A number of teams positioned themselves with a significant amount of cap room to sign two max-salary free agents this summer. However, only a select few were actually able to successfully fill in those slots with two legitimate superstars. One of them was the Brooklyn Nets, who signed both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. The […]

The Brooklyn Nets were one of the major winners in this year’s free agency. They landed two of the biggest names on the market in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving. In an interview with Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated, Nets GM Sean Marks admitted he had been eyeing this 2019 class for several years now: […]

The Brooklyn Nets explored the possibility of signing Kevin Durant well before the end of their season, yet a crushing Achilles injury in the NBA Finals could possibly have become a game-changer for the team, as the prospect of him sitting out a full year due to the injury could have been catastrophic for a […]

Jay Williams, a former NBA player turned TV analyst and a close confidant of Kevin Durant, claimed his longtime friend considered all the potential scenarios, though ultimately it was a potential partnership with close friend Kyrie Irving and his appreciation for general manager Sean Marks that made him decide to sign with the Brooklyn Nets. […]

Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks says point guard D’Angelo Russell “knows how we feel about him.” Russell becomes a restricted free agent this summer. The lefty made his first All-Star team this season and led the Nets to the playoffs. As a restricted free agent, Russell can sign an offer sheet with another team […]

It is clear that the Brooklyn Nets are done rebuilding and will attempt to build a more competitive team next season. They have enough cap space to sign one or two top-tier free agents to max deals and they have three picks in the upcoming draft which they can use to select guys that they […]

The Brooklyn Nets’ season has come to a close, but the franchise has only begun taking the right steps to become the Eastern Conference mainstay they hope to be. Asked of the potential of acquiring a max-level player in the summer, general manager Sean Marks took on the challenge head on. “I think that’s the […]

The NBA has suspended Brooklyn Nets general manager Sean Marks for one game and issued a $25,000 fine for entering referees locker room after the Game 4 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. Via Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints: Brooklyn #Nets General Manager Sean marks has been suspended one game and fined $25,000 for entering […]

For the first time since 2015, the Brooklyn Nets will be seeing postseason action. The team has officially clinched a playoff berth on Sunday after beating the Indiana Pacers 106-98 on the road. While it is still unclear who they will be facing in the first round, Nets General Manager Sean Marks admitted that what […]

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 […]

Even the most ardent Brooklyn Nets fans might struggle to say with straight faces that the team is certainly going to be in the playoffs. Sean Marks, however, is of a different breed. Marks was recently in a conference call with Nets season ticket holders and when asked about Brooklyn’s chances of making the top […]

D’Angelo Russell and the Brooklyn Nets have until the beginning of the regular season to reach an extension or Russell will probably be headed for restricted free agency next summer. Russell has talked about wanting to get a deal done this offseason in hopes of not hitting free agency next summer. Nets general manager Sean […]

Kenneth Faried is one of the new players headed to the Brooklyn Nets, and their fans should be excited to see what the former Denver Nuggets power forward can bring to his new team. Nets general manager Sean Marks thinks Faried’s game will transition well to Brooklyn. Marks told Anthony Puccio of SBNation: “His game […]

In the last few weeks of the offseason, the Brooklyn Nets have been one of the most active teams in the league making various moves to shake up the roster. This has also created chatter around fourth-year point guard D’Angelo Russell’s long-term future with the franchise with trade rumors floating around. With that in mind, […]

When the Nets traded for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnet in July of 2013, they showed the NBA they were in a win mode now, and if it didn’t work they knew they would completely mortgage their future. The Nets in return gave up a slew of players, and a first-round picks in 2014, 2016 […]

Prior to the 2017 NBA Draft, the Brooklyn Nets traded Brook Lopez and the No. 27 pick for D’Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov. In a concerted effort to replenish the team’s prospects and draft picks from the Boston Celtics trade, general manager Sean Marks has taken on untradeable contracts during the rebuilding process. While the […]

The Brooklyn Nets took a giant roll of the dice by trading franchise cornerstone Brook Lopez to the Los Angeles Lakers, getting a young, promising piece in return in D’Angelo Russell. While the move carved a free space at the starting point guard position for the Lakers, it signifies the start of something new for […]

Prior to the 2017 NBA Draft, the Brooklyn Nets acquired D’Angelo Russell and Timofey Mozgov for Brook Lopez and the No. 27 pick. With the Nets looking to acquire young prospects and draft picks, it has come at the expense of acquiring untradeable contracts. Just two years removed from being the second overall pick in […]

To begin the decade, there was a major buzz surrounding the Brooklyn Nets with new ownership and acquiring Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce from the Boston Celtics. However, in order to acquire the two aging All-Stars, the Nets gave up numerous assets and were never true championship contenders. For the past two seasons, the Nets […]

The Brooklyn Nets could make a push to snatch restricted free agent Otto Porter Jr. come this summer. Porter will become a free agent at the end of this season and it comes as no surprise, the bottom-dwelling Nets are avidly looking to acquire talent desperately, according to the New York Post’s Brian Lewis. The 6-foot-8 […]