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Nets' GM, new coach handed 'reins' to rebuild team, Sean Marks says
NEW YORK -- New Brooklyn Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson got choked up and emotional during his news conference.
The Nets continued their arduous rebuild by introducing their newest and perhaps most energetic coach in years on Monday. The question is whether title-hungry owner Mikhail Prokhorov will be able to exercise a trait he hasn't often displayed and remain patient with the Nets' new process.
"We're all on the same page," general manager Sean Marks said at the Nets' new practice facility in Brooklyn. "In talking to Mr. Prokhorov -- he sat in, and he was right there interviewing Kenny with me -- he made it well clear that things were going to be done a little differently."
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"He's given us the reins to build this thing our way, and if it takes some time, it does," Marks said. "But we'll be doing everything we can to turn this thing around quickly."
The Nets have their hands tied by more than just a lack of assets. They are basically handcuffed without full control of their first-round pick until 2019. This year's unprotected first-rounder goes to Boston, as per the 2013 Paul Pierce-Kevin Garnett trade, with the Draft Lottery determining the draft order on Tuesday.
The Nets can try to improve via trade and free agency. However, forward Thaddeus Young said he has been told that the Nets do not want to trade him or center Brook Lopez.
"I'm certainly not looking to trade them," Marks said. "But again, you have to be fluid. You never know what will come your way. I hope they are a part of us. ... I have to maximize their talent and build around them. We have to wait and see."
Atkinson, a native of Huntington, New York, understands the challenges he faces in his first head-coaching job. He takes over a team that went 21-61 and has had six head coaches since 2012.
Atkinson, who was an assistant on Mike Budenholzer's staff in Atlanta and has a wealth of international experience as a coach and player, believes the Nets and Prokhorov will show patience, even if the owner said optimistically earlier this year that the team was just a few players away from turning it around.
"I think it gives you pause because you look at the past," Atkinson said of the Nets' shuffle through Avery Johnson, P.J. Carlesimo, Jason Kidd, Lionel Hollins and Tony Brown since 2012. "But that's why you meet with ownership, and that's why my relationship with Sean was important, because he had an intimate conversation, and when I came up here to interview with them, that was part of my question.
"I was more than satisfied with the answers. We're going to build something sustainable. We're going to build something for the long term, so that excited me and convinced me."
Atkinson said he plans to "build patiently [and] intelligently" by putting a competitive group on the floor first. Atkinson has a stellar reputation for his work ethic and player development, particularly with point guards suh as Atlanta's Jeff Teague and Dennis Schroder.
Atkinson made clear that having a good point guard is vital for his vision.
"I think the point guard is like the NFL quarterback," Atkinson said. "That's how important the position is. It's the Drew Brees, it's the Aaron Rodgers. It's super important. It's going to be a big decision for us -- which way we go there."
Memphis' Mike Conley will be a free agent. Charlotte's Jeremy Lin, who played for the Knicks when Atkinson was an assistant with New York, can opt out of his contract. Teague could also be a trade candidate for Atlanta this summer.
"Obviously, we can't talk about any specific names," Atkinson said of point guards who might be available this summer. "But there's some exciting names out there. Hopefully, we get lucky. But I agree, that's an important position that whoever we get in here, we need to develop and play the style of play that we want to play."
On Tuesday, the Nets will watch the Draft Lottery and wonder what could have been.
"Is that tomorrow?" Marks said with a laugh. "We'll be watching for sure, but we've been reminded a lot about that. It is what it is. There's nothing we can do about it.
"We'll sit and see how systematic we can be about it come draft time," he said, along with admitting that the Nets want to be active in June's draft. "[Trading three first-round picks to Boston] was obviously prior to us being here, but I give them credit. I give Mikhail and the old regime credit for going after it the way they did."
籃網的總經理西恩-馬克斯說: 新的教練授有權力來重建球隊
紐約 - 布魯克林籃網主教練肯尼·阿特金森在新聞發佈會上情緒激動得哽咽了起來
籃網藉由周一引入他們最新的教練，也許是歷年來最有活力的一個來繼續推動他們艱苦的重建。
問題是球隊最大的股東米哈伊爾‧普羅霍羅夫是否能夠像以前一樣，沒有常常出現，並且對於籃網的新進程保持耐心
“我們都在同一陣線上，”總經理西恩 - 馬克斯在布魯克林籃網的新訓練館說。在談到普羅霍羅夫先生--他坐在那裏，而且在那裏跟我和肯尼面談，他清楚事情將要有一些不同。
"他給我們權力用我們的方式來重建，而且假如需要一點時間，也確實需要，"馬克斯說，"但我們將要做所有可以使我們能夠快速的將情勢反轉的事情。"
籃網隊手頭非常的緊，他們基本上沒有首輪保護籤直到2019年。今年的非保障的首輪保護籤給了波士頓，自從2013年保羅-皮爾斯，凱文-加內特的交易，包含了星期二要決定順序的選秀簽。
籃網可以嘗試通過交易和簽署自由球員來改善現狀。然而前鋒賽迪斯-楊說他告訴過籃網隊不要交易他或中鋒布魯克-洛培茲
"我很確定不會尋求交易他們"馬克斯說。"但同樣的，你必須保持陣容流動,你永遠不知道會發生什麼事,我希望他們是我們的一部分，我必須讓他們的發揮最大的天分，而且圍繞著他們建造球隊。我們必須等待和觀望。"
在紐約亨廷頓土生土長的阿特金森-亨廷頓，知道他面臨著第一次擔任總教練工作的挑戰。他接管一隊上季戰績只有21勝61負的球隊，並自2012年起已經有六個總教練。阿特金森是老鷹隊總教練麥克-布登霍爾澤在亞特蘭大的助理，而且作為一個教練和球員具有豐富的國際經驗，相信籃網和普羅霍羅夫將表現出耐心，即使老闆今年早些時候樂觀地表示，
球隊只有少數球員會在轉變的過程離開。
"我想會讓你暫停一下，因為你看到過去"阿特金森說籃網過去很混亂，自從2012年已經有過艾弗里 - 約翰遜、PJ卡萊西莫，基德，霍林斯和托尼·布朗等教練。但是這就是你為什麼要跟擁有者見面了，而且這也是我和西恩的關係這麼重要了，因為他有一個私下的會談，而且當我來到這裡跟他們面談，這是我問題的一部分。"我非常滿意這些答案"我們要建立一些可持續下去的。從長遠來看我們要打造的東西，讓我興奮並說服了我。”阿特金森表示，他計畫有耐心和智慧的將具有競爭力的團隊擺在場上為第一優先，阿特金森對於他的工作倫理還有幫忙球員發展有一流的口碑，尤其是控球後衛如亞特蘭大的傑夫-蒂格和施羅德。
阿特金森明確指出，有一個好的控球後衛在他的願景中是至關重要的。
"我想控球後衛就像NFL四分衛一樣重要"阿特金森說，"這個位置是多麼重要啊。那是德魯-布里斯，那是阿隆·羅傑斯，那是超級重要的，那將會是我們一個很重大的決定，決定我們往哪個方向走"
灰熊隊的邁克-康利將成為自由球員。夏洛特的林書豪，在效力於尼克斯時，阿特金森是其紐約的助理，本季可以跳出他的合同。蒂格在今年夏天也可能是亞特蘭大的一個交易選項。
“顯然，我們不能談論任何具體的名字，”阿特金森說在今年夏天可能簽到的控衛。
“但有一些令人興奮的名字在那裡。我希望，我們很幸運。但我同意，無論我們得到誰，我們需要開發還有打出我們想要打出的型態。”週二，籃網將看看選秀籤的情況，而且看看會有什麼情況。
"那是明天嗎?"馬克斯笑著說"我們將仔細看，但是我們已經紀錄很多關於這些了，這就是它之所以是。我們沒有什麼關於選秀可以做的事。"我們會坐下而且看看我們如何運作系統有關選秀時間"他說，他承認籃網很想在六月的選秀上能夠運作，(交易三個第一輪的選秀籤給波士頓)顯然是之前的操作讓我們在這裡無法運作。但是我稱讚他們的功勞，稱讚米哈伊爾和舊團隊，在那之後他們做的方式"
灰熊後衛康利 2度獲運動精神獎
這是高尚品格背後的意涵嗎？
汐川山民 wrote:
他建立球隊三個要點...(恕刪)
火箭老闆似乎對丹東尼有興趣
應該與丹東尼能引進LIN有關
但火箭總管莫雷卻是中意Jeff Van Gundy
看來總管莫雷並沒有得到老闆完全信任
如果丹東尼真當火箭總教練
莫雷可能會被火掉
哈登呢？
丹東尼應該知道哈登獨球問題
不是交易哈登，就是要哈登釋出球權
火箭總教練人選，可以看出火箭未來如何走
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