Sean Andrew Marks was born on 23 August 1975 and is a New Zealand-American basketball executive and former player and coach who is the general manager and alternate owner of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association.
14 Facts About Sean Marks
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Sean Marks was the first New Zealand-born player to play in the NBA.
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Sean Marks was drafted 44th overall in the 1998 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks, and was traded on draft night, alongside Charles Oakley, to the Toronto Raptors for Marcus Camby.
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Sean Marks did not receive any playing time for the Spurs during the 2005 playoffs.
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Sean Marks signed with the Phoenix Suns on 27 July 2006, to a one-year contract, re-signing with the Arizona outfit on 24 July 2007.
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On 16 April 2008, during a win over the Portland Trail Blazers in the Suns last regular-season game, Sean Marks scored a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds, along with 1 steal and 1 block.
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Sean Marks later signed with the New Orleans Hornets on 28 August 2008.
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On 21 October 2010, Sean Marks was waived by the Washington Wizards after he had failed to suit up for a pre-season game because of a hamstring injury.
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On 24 February 2011, Sean Marks was traded along with Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham and two future first-round draft picks to the Charlotte Bobcats for Gerald Wallace.
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Sean Marks competed in the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games, and was part of their fourth-place finish at the 2002 FIBA World Championship held in Indianapolis, US.
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Sean Marks became an assistant coach with the Spurs in 2013.
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Sean Marks told then-owner Mikhail Prokhorov that his vision for rebuilding a team that had collapsed to only 21 wins involved a process that would take several years to execute, and made clear that he was not interested in a repeat of Prokhorov's previous "win now" approach.
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On 19 May 2017, Sean Marks was inducted into the Basketball New Zealand Hall of Fame.
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On 21 April 2019, Sean Marks was suspended for Game 5 of the Nets' contest against the Philadelphia 76ers, due to entering the referees' locker room after the Nets' Game 4 loss.