Sean Marks spoke to reporters on Friday afternoon for the first time since bringing Kyrie Irving back into the fold as a part-time player. His Nets were, of course, just 24 hours removed from dealing superstar point guard James Harden (and Paul Millsap) to Philadelphia in return for Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Andre Drummond, and two first-round picks. Still, getting rid of a player as talented as Harden was not an easy decision — especially to a conference rival, said Marks.
“Don’t make no bones about it, we went all-in on getting James Harden and inviting him into the group, and these decisions to move on from a player like that of that caliber are never easy ones,” said Marks.