The last seven MVPs have been international, the last two overall No. 1 picks have been international, French to be exact. So making sure you have a sense of what prospects lurk overseas is a high priority for GMs.
There’s no indication — nor should we expect any — of who the Brooklyn Nets like and who they don’t but they have an extensive international scouting operation led by Simone Casali, a former Italian basketball executive. Sean Marks himself made at least one international scouting trip, to Australia, to the NBL Blitz, the Australian league’s annual showcase of their international prospects back in September.