The Nets promoted Makar Gevorkian to assistant general manager on Thursday, elevating a longtime front-office strategist while also losing director of player personnel Acie Law IV to the Chicago Bulls.
Gevorkian, who spent the past two seasons as Brooklyn’s vice president of basketball operations alignment and strategic planning, will join BJ Johnson and Andy Birdsong as assistant general managers under Sean Marks. His promotion is an addition to the group, not a replacement.
“Makar’s strategic, forward-thinking mind, along with his comprehensive knowledge of the league’s salary cap structure, have made him a valued voice within our front office and we are excited to elevate him to this well-earned role,” Marks said in a statement.
Gevorkian recently completed his sixth season with the Nets after joining the organization in 2020 as a basketball operations assistant. He spent one season as a salary cap and strategy associate, then two seasons as director of salary cap before moving into his most recent role in 2024.
His latest promotion continues a steady climb within Brooklyn’s front office. Gevorkian has functioned as the Nets’ cap specialist for several years and has been involved in all trades. He also represented the organization in the draft room in 2025, a sign of the trust he has earned within the group as the Nets continue navigating a pivotal stretch of roster building.
Gevorkian took an unconventional route into NBA front-office work. He earned a law degree from the University of Chicago, was admitted to the California Bar and graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a minor in applied mathematics. Before moving into basketball, he walked away from a promising legal career with a Silicon Valley firm to pursue analytics and salary-cap strategy.
The move also adds to a broader stretch of organizational continuity in Brooklyn. In April, the Nets signed head coach Jordi Fernández and his entire staff to multiyear extensions, and Gevorkian’s promotion keeps another trusted internal voice in place as the franchise continues shaping its next phase.
The Nets’ front-office promotion came on the same day one of their personnel staffers left for a larger role elsewhere. Law was hired by the Bulls as vice president of player personnel, according to HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto. He had served as Brooklyn’s director of player personnel and departs less than one year after being hired by the Nets.
Before joining Brooklyn, Law was director of amateur scouting for the Oklahoma City Thunder and won a championship with the organization in 2025. He previously worked as a scout for the Sacramento Kings.
During Law’s time in Sacramento, the Kings drafted Tyrese Haliburton, Keegan Murray and Davion Mitchell. In Oklahoma City, he was heavily involved in amateur scouting during one of the NBA’s strongest recent draft stretches, a run that included Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace, Nikola Topic and Ajay Mitchell.
Law is the second scout to leave the Nets recently. Richard Midgeley, who worked primarily on international scouting, departed for a college position at Cal.
Thursday’s developments gave Brooklyn a front-office promotion built on continuity and another personnel departure to account for. Gevorkian’s rise keeps one of Marks’ most trusted strategy and salary cap voices in an even more prominent position. Law’s move to Chicago removes a recently added evaluator from the organization’s personnel structure and follows Midgeley’s exit from the scouting department.
Both moves carry weight for a rebuilding franchise. Gevorkian has been part of Brooklyn’s internal planning for years and now steps into a bigger title at a time when the Nets’ front office faces consequential decisions across the roster, draft and trade market. Law, meanwhile, leaves after a brief stay for a vice president role with the Bulls, extending a recent stretch of movement within Brooklyn’s scouting operation.