The Brooklyn Nets introduced Jordi Fernández as the franchise’s new head coach on Wednesday morning, and it was a predictably pleasant affair. There were tons of Catalan and Spanish media to commemorate the introduction of just the eighth foreign-born head coach in NBA history, Fernández’s family was there, a couple of players showed up. You know, the usual.
But it was Sean Marks’ comments to assembled reporters that were most illuminating. Following the main event, Marks spoke to a gaggle of media on the side, which served as his exit interview for the season. (He was plenty busy conducting a coaching search at the true end of the season.