From the day general manager Sean Marks arrived in Brooklyn, he has repeated the term “player development” like a mantra.
From hiring a coach known for player development in Kenny Atkinson, to investing in a performance team to using the NBA’s D-League as a tool instead of an afterthought, Marks has shown it is not empty rhetoric. Unlike the previous regime, — GM Billy King never attended a single D-League game — these Nets are serious about development.
“Kenny and his staff have shown that they play and coach an exciting brand of basketball,’’ said Marks, who had run the Spurs’ D-League team.