A year ago, Sean Marks told reporters at the Nets annual post-season press conference that the organization had a “long, long way to go.” On Thursday, he spoke of this season as “a step in the right direction.”
The change is more than rhetoric. It’s a signal the Nets want to move to the next level of their rebuild: big game hunting.
“I’m not sure there’s pressure to act frivolously or just out of the norm,” Marks said when asked if there was pressure not to add a star. “I think this is something, if the right player is available, obviously like any other team we’ll target those guys.