The Brooklyn Nets formally introduced their new head coach Kenny Atkinson on Monday (16th May).

SOUNDBITE (English) Kenny Atkinson, Brooklyn Nets head coach:

"First of all I would really like to thank Mr Prokhorov (Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov) and his group for giving me this fantastic opportunity to become head coach of the Brooklyn Nets. I'd like to thank Sean (general manager Sean Marks) for having the faith in me and giving me this opportunity. I've known Sean over the years, we've had long discussions during this interview process and I really felt like Sean was someone I could form a partnership with, someone I could collaborate with, someone I could trust, and that really excited me. It really made me aggressive in pursuing this job. I said this is a guy I'd love to work with on a daily basis and be in the trenches with. So I'm excited to go forward with Sean and build a strong Brooklyn Nets team and build a sustainable club that's going to be patient but looking to improve over the long term."