Brooklyn Nets: How Sean Marks rebuilt Brooklyn and claimed New York
By Erik Slater
Marks’ plan was aggressive with restricted free agents
With a new front office and coaching staff in place, Marks began to formulate his plan to bring the Brooklyn Nets back to relevance. Without any of his own first-round picks, Marks understood the need to get creative:
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"“Draft picks are one way to build a team, but there are several other places and other ways to do it.”"
In his first offseason as general manager, Marks signed restricted free agents Allen Crabbe and Tyler Johnson to offer sheets, but both were matched by their respective teams.
On draft night, Marks traded Thaddeus Young to the Indiana Pacers for the 20th pick and drafted Caris LeVert. The young swingman out of Michigan was seen as a lottery talent by many but dropped due to injury concerns.
Marks showed a keen eye for identifying overlooked talent, signing Joe Harris after he had been out of the league for six months and Spencer Dinwiddie from the G-League.
Marks continued to replenish Brooklyn’s draft capital, trading Bojan Bogdanovic to the Washington Wizards at the trade deadline for a 2017 first-round pick.