The Nets are planning to promote draft veteran BJ Johnson to assistant general manager, The Washington Post has learned.
The move comes as part of a series of personnel changes within Brooklyn's front office.
Johnson has been with the team since shortly after general manager Sean Marks arrived in 2016.
He served as player development coordinator before being promoted to senior director of college scouting and player evaluation.
Johnson's eye for college players has helped Brooklyn have strong draft successes in recent years, as he oversaw Brooklyn's draft operations the past four years and was credited with helping the Nets select Nic Claxton in the second round in 2019 and Jalen Wilson in 2023.
“It's great to find players in college and a lot of credit goes to our draft process,” Marks said recently. “B.J. Johnson has done that the last few years and he's done a great job evaluating and finding Nick and allowing us to select him.”
Claxton is the starting center and a key member of the Nets' rebuild after recently re-signing to a four-year, $97 million contract, while Wilson was named MVP of the Las Vegas Summer League in July and could be part of the Nets' rotation this season.
With Brooklyn trading Jeff Peterson and Ryan Gisliel to Charlotte, Johnson will report to Marks and take on the assistant general manager role alongside fellow assistant general manager Andy Birdsong.
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“I think some of our guys have done a great job,” Marks said earlier in the offseason. “Simply as far as the draft goes, I want to have B.J. Johnson. B.J. is in charge of the draft and has been for the last few years. So, there's going to be a lot more pressure and responsibility on some of our guys here.”
Peterson has served as Brooklyn's assistant general manager since 2019, while Ghisliel has served in a variety of roles in the front office since joining the company as an intern from 2013-14.
