Sean Marks Articles - Page 5

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 […]