Bobby Marks
Bobby Marks is the NBA Front Office Insider for Yahoo Sports' The Vertical. Prior to his role with The Vertical, Marks spent 20 years in the NBA, the last five as assistant general manager of the Brooklyn Nets. Marks who started as an intern with the Nets in 1995 and rose to title of assistant general manager in 2010, has extensive knowledge with salary cap matters, player contracts, trades, draft, free agency and the day-to-day running of a professional basketball team. In 2012, Marks was recognized by Crain’s Business as a recipient of the Top 40 Under 40 in New York. Within a very short time after leaving the Nets, Marks made a name for himself as an NBA commentator on Twitter - "insanely popular capologist of Twitter" according to SB Nation.[1] By the late part of 2015 and early 2016 he was discussing NBA affairs on various media outlets leading to his position with The Vertical. His Twitter handle is @BobbyMarks42. Marks writes for The Vertical and is published on Yahoo News.[2]
He is a 1995 graduate of Marist College.