Sean Marks blocks Chris “The Birdman” Anderson.
img class=”alignleft” style=”border: 2px solid black; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px;” src=”https://www.streetball.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/l_image11f270823cf9388fad03228a402.jpg” alt=”” width=”70″ height=”94″ align=”left” hspace=”6″ />The New Orleans Hornets are one of the top teams in basketball. A useful player coming off their bench to play 13.6 minutes per game this season is forward/center Sean Marks. The 6-10, 250-pound New Zealand native is averaging 3.1 points and 3.2 rebounds. The Hornets are Sean’s fifth team since entering the league in 1998. InsideHoops.com editor Jeff Lenchiner met with Marks yesterday in New Jersey at a Hornets-Nets game for an exclusive interview. ..read more.
New Zealand’s NBA pioneer
As the first Kiwi to make it to the NBA, Sean Marks has enjoyed a dream career. A former Rangitoto College student on Auckland’s North Shore, Marks became the first New Zealander in the NBA when he was selected 44th overall by the New York Knicks in the 1998 draft. He was then traded to the Toronto Raptors where he played out two seasons. ..read more..
