Back in May, when Sean Marks and Steve Nash finally sat down with the media for their end-of-season press conference, most of the attention was focused on what Marks said about player availability. The headlines were all about how the GM had sent a message to Kyrie Irving about how the Nets needed “selfless” and “available” players.
A bit lost in the headlines was another point Marks made: that the Nets needed more development which of course was a team hallmark before the Clean Sweep of 2019. Joe Harris, Spencer Dinwiddie, Jarrett Allen, Caris LeVert and even D’Angelo Russell had benefited from that development ethos.