For NBA general managers, building a playoff roster is similar to constructing a 3,000-piece LEGO set: each individual piece must be assembled perfectly to form the final product. Except, in this scenario, there are no detailed instructions to guide the way. In fact, there isn’t even a colorful picture on the box cover to model after. Instead, general managers are on the clock to construct a winner with no exceptions and very little guidance.
Last season, Brooklyn Nets GM Sean Marks climbed that unsurmountable mountain and curated playoff magic on the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic.