On the day that Mikhail Prokhorov was introduced as Nets owner back in May 2010, the Nets had three scouts. THREE. The Nets don’t reveal how many scouts —or other front office— types they have, but by our count, that number have more than tripled when you count full and part-time scouts. More significantly, the quality has improved —as has the scouting system— under Sean Marks.
Of course, the proof is in the picks. The Nets three big “finds” under Marks (so far) —Caris LeVert, Jarrett Allen and Rodions Kurucs— have a number of things in common.