Sean Andrew Marks (born 23 August 1975) is a New Zealand-American basketball executive and former player and coach who is the general manager of the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the first New Zealand-born player to play in the NBA. Marks won two championships with the San Antonio Spurs: one as a player in 2005 and another as an assistant coach in 2014.
Basketball career
After attending Rangitoto College in Auckland, Marks moved to the United States in 1992 to play for the University of California, Berkeley where he majored in political science, graduating with a BA degree in 1998. He 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. Marks would later play for the
Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs.
In 2000–01, Marks started the season with Śląsk Wrocław of Poland, and in December 2000 had an unsuccessful ten-day contract (0 games) with the Seattle SuperSonics, returning to his Polish team until the season ended. In 2003–04, while with the Spurs, he did not play a single second due to patella tendonitis.
In the next season, while playing for the Spurs, Marks averaged 10 minutes per game and produced an average of 3 points and 2 rebounds. That year the Spurs won the NBA championship by defeating the Detroit Pistons in seven games. Marks did not receive any playing time for the Spurs during the 2005 playoffs.
Marks signed with the Phoenix Suns on 27 July 2006, to a one-year contract,
On 24 February 2011, Marks was traded along with Joel Przybilla, Dante Cunningham and two future first-round draft picks to the Charlotte Bobcats for Gerald Wallace.[ Bobcats Re-sign Forward Dominic McGuire, Waive Sean Marks ]
Internationally, Marks represented New Zealand. He 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.
Coaching and executive career
Marks retired in 2011.
[ Spurs coaching job awaits retiring Sean Marks] In 2012, he was named basketball operations assistant for the San Antonio Spurs and general manager for the
Austin Toros.
[ Sean Marks – Director Of Basketball Operations Toros General Manager] He became an assistant coach with the Spurs in 2013.
[ Spurs Announce Front Office Promotions and Additions] The Spurs went on to win the 2014 NBA Finals after defeating the
Miami Heat in five games. It was Marks second championship and first as an assistant coach.
[ Spurs' Kiwi coach Marks takes it for the team] At the start of the following season he returned to the front office, being named assistant general manager.
On 18 February 2016, it was announced that the Brooklyn Nets named Marks as the new general manager for the team, and penned a 4-year contract.
On 19 May 2017, Marks was inducted into the Basketball New Zealand Hall of Fame.[ Sean Marks inducted into New Zealand Basketball Hall of Fame][ SEAN MARKS ACCEPTANCE OF HALL OF FAME AWARD]
On 21 April 2019, 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. He was subsequently fined $25,000.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
|-
| align="left" |
| style="text-align:left;"|Toronto
| 8 || 0 || 3.5 ||
.625 || .000 || .500 || .1 || .0 || .1 || .0 || 1.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Toronto
| 5 || 0 || 2.4 || .333 || .000 ||
1.000 || .4 || .0 ||
.2 || .2 || 1.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Miami
| 21 ||
6 ||
15.2 || .432 || .000 || .588 ||
3.6 ||
.4 ||
.2 || .5 ||
4.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Miami
| 23 || 0 || 9.7 || .373 || .000 || .667 || 1.5 || .1 ||
.2 || .3 || 2.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;" | †
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 23 || 0 || 10.6 || .338 || .000 || .786 || 2.4 || .3 || .1 || .5 || 3.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| San Antonio
| 25 || 0 || 7.2 || .521 || .000 || .583 || 1.7 || .3 ||
.2 || .3 || 3.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix
| 3 || 0 || 5.7 || .333 || .000 ||
1.000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .3 || 2.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Phoenix
| 19 || 0 || 6.8 || .535 || .250 || .632 || 1.9 || .2 ||
.2 || .5 || 3.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|New Orleans
|
60 || 5 || 14.0 || .485 || .200 || .682 || 3.1 || .2 || .1 ||
.6 || 3.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;"|
| style="text-align:left;"|New Orleans
| 14 || 0 || 5.4 || .500 || .000 || .400 || 1.6 || .1 || .0 || .2 || .7
|-
| align="left" |
| style="text-align:left;"|Portland
| 29 || 0 || 7.2 || .432 ||
1.000 || .625 || 1.4 || .1 || .1 || .2 || 1.6
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 230 || 11 || 9.9 || .448 || .200 || .665 || 2.2 || .2 || .1 || .4 || 2.8
Playoffs
|-
| align="left" | 2008
| align="left" | Phoenix
| 1 || 0 || 3.0 || .000 || .000 || .000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0
|-
| align="left" | 2009
| align="left" | New Orleans
|
5 || 0 ||
16.0 ||
.462 || .000 ||
.800 ||
4.0 || .0 ||
.6 ||
.4 ||
3.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 6 || 0 || 13.8 || .462 || .000 || .800 || 3.3 || .0 || .5 || .3 || 2.7
Personal life
Marks and his wife Jennifer have four sons. The family resides in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Marks became an American citizen in 2007.[ Suns beat Magic for 2nd time, 110–106]
See also
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List of National Basketball Association team presidents
External links
