In a press release Wednesday, the Brooklyn Nets announced a number of staff changes, highlighted by the elevation of B.J. Johnson, the director of player evaluation, to the role of assistant GM and a reshuffle of Brooklyn’s performance team to be led by veteran British sports scientist Ben Williams and holdover Dan Meehan.
Johnson, who came to the Nets six years ago from USA Basketball, replaces Jeff Peterson, now the general manager of the Charlotte Hornets. He joins the team’s other assistant GM, Andy Birdsong. Johnson is essentially Mr. Outside, Birdsong Mr. Inside.
Johnson has won rave reviews as a talent evaluator.