Blazers' Guards Lillard, McCollum Overwhelm Nets
The Portland Trail Blazers kept up their midseason tear through the NBA thanks to their increasingly prolific backcourt duo.
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The Portland Trail Blazers kept up their midseason tear through the NBA thanks to their increasingly prolific backcourt duo.
Guard Kemba Walker scored 28 points and the Charlotte Hornets ran their season-high winning streak to five games with a 104-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Sunday night.
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.
Marks most recently served as the Spurs' assistant general manager. He was also a member of two Spurs title teams as a player (2003 and 2005) and one as an assistant coach (2014).
So the Nets have gone against their nature and hired someone somewhat competent, from a royal basketball family no less. It may not matter.
The Nets have their general manager and a lot of work to do. It's important Mikhail Prokhorov now get out of the way.
The NBA's trade deadline passed Thursday afternoon without the struggling Knicks and Nets making any deals.
Sean Marks, a rising star in the San Antonio Spurs' front office, has been named the new general manager of the Brooklyn Nets.
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 new culture.
Marks, 40, is a rising star and won't be easy to pry away from the perennial power Spurs, who reportedly are expected to do everything they can to keep him.
The Nets are looking for a new general manager and head coach after reassigning GM Billy King and firing coach Lionel Hollins on Jan. 10.
Derek Fisher is the latest NBA coaching casualty. He joins a handful of local bench bosses to find themselves out of jobs over the past few years.
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Forget the games. The items of most interest concerning the Brooklyn Nets for the rest of this season will be related to events off the basketball court. That makes the upcoming week a must-follow for fans.
Memphis Grizzlies had little difficulty in their first game without center Marc Gasol and pulled away in the second half for a 109-90 victory over the Brooklyn Nets
