Report: Nets Likely To Hire New GM This Week
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The Nets could hire their next general manager in place any day now. According to an ESPN report, the team has shortened its list of candidates to three and is likely to make a...
View ArticleReport: Nets Offer GM Job To Spurs’ Exec Sean Marks
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Order may be restored to the Nets’ front office soon. According to a report from Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, Brooklyn has apparently zeroed in on its top choice for it...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Nets Get High Marks If They Lure Spurs’ Assistant For GM
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns As far as sports theory goes, a woebegone franchise such as the Nets would not be unwise to pick off the fruit of a winning team’s tree when looking to cultivate a...
View ArticleNets Name Sean Marks New General Manager
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Sean Marks, a rising star in the San Antonio Spurs’ front office, has been named the new general manager of the Brooklyn Nets. The team announced on Thursday that Marks, 40, has...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Nets Have Winning Week Without Playing A Game
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns Maybe Joe Johnson sent a text message telling him it really isn’t that bad here. More likely it was Brooklyn owner Mikhail Prokhorov’s Godfather offer that lured...
View ArticleKeidel: Even With Knicks Brutal, Nets No Closer To Making Dent In NYC
By Jason Keidel » More Columns So the Nets have gone against their nature and hired someone somewhat competent, from a royal basketball family no less. Sean Marks is now Mikhail Prokhorov’s new general...
View ArticleNets Introduce New General Manager Sean Marks
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New Nets general manager Sean Marks says he’s ready to see if he can apply the things he’s learned while playing for, coaching and working in the front office of the San Antonio...
View ArticleLopez Sinks Season-High 33 As Nets Usher In Marks Era With 109-98 Win Over...
Center Brook Lopez matched a season-high with 33 points and the Brooklyn Nets ushered in the Sean Marks era with a 109-98 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night.
View ArticleNets GM Sean Marks On WFAN: I’m Looking For A Coach Like Popovich
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – New Nets general manager Sean Marks won’t be able to hire Gregg Popovich as coach, but he admitted he’s looking for someone who reminds him of the Spurs great. Marks told WFAN’s...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Johnson Buyout Is A Raw Deal For Nets Fans
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns While engaging with others on social media on Thursday following the Nets’ announcement that they had waived forward Joe Johnson, I flashbacked to my childhood when...
View ArticleLichtenstein: What We’ve Learned From Nets’ Road Trip
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns The Nets will conclude their 19-day, nine-game circus road trip — an annual slog — after Friday’s tilt in Philadelphia. Brooklyn’s 104-99 loss in Toronto on Tuesday...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Nets On The Mark With Atkinson Hiring
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns As the Nets were winding down their season from hell, many experts who get paid to speculate were adamant that the meddling from owner Mikhail Prokhorov and his...
View ArticleNets Formally Introduce New Head Coach Kenny Atkinson
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Nearly a month after hiring him, the Brooklyn Nets formally introduced Kenny Atkinson as their new head coach Monday. The former Hawks assistant was hired April 17, but his...
View ArticleBoomer & Carton: Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks In The House
Subscribe to the Boomer & Carton Podcast » Boomer and Craig welcomed Sean Marks, the rookie general manager of the Brooklyn Nets, into the Allstate Studio on Thursday morning and the three engaged...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Nets’ Draft Day Trade A Case Of Poor Marks-Manship
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns I thought the Nets hit rock-bottom at the end of this past season. A 21-61 record, their lottery ticket for Thursday’s NBA Draft owned by rival Boston, and little...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Nets’ Bargain Pickups All Part Of Marks’ Plan
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns In case you missed all the news, the Nets signed a bunch of players to short-term contracts this week to round out their roster for the upcoming season. After...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Nets Betting Culture Change Will Eventually Lift Franchise
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns As Nets general manager Sean Marks and coach Kenny Atkinson were giving the media their takes on the state of this tortured franchise Tuesday, all I could think...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Nets Can’t Close Deals On Or Off The Court
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns As is often the case in Nets Land, Brooklyn’s 118-113 loss to Washington, in which the Nets blew a 15-point halftime lead, was not the most significant event at...
View ArticleLichtenstein: Nets Must Tweak Formula, Try To End Season On Higher Note
By Steve Lichtenstein » More Columns The NBA trade deadline passed Thursday with little bang considering all the pregame hype and with more whimper from Nets fans who already were less than excited...
View ArticleWATCH: Nets’ Marks, Atkinson Still Positive At Tail End Of Tough Season
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Despite owning the NBA’s worst record, the Nets, at least on the surface, don’t appear to be a franchise in disarray. Speaking to WFAN’s Evan Roberts in the Adorama Theatre on...
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