Nets promote ex-NBA vet Splitter to player development coach

The Brooklyn Nets have promoted former NBA veteran Tiago Splitter to the role of player development coach, the team announced Monday.

Splitter spent last season as a pro scout for Brooklyn.

The 34-year-old was selected in the first round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs but didn't make the jump to the Association until the 2010-11 season.

He averaged 8.3 points and 5.3 boards across five seasons for the Spurs and was a key starter during the club's championship run in the 2013-14 campaign.

Splitter also played for the Atlanta Hawks and Philadelphia 76ers. He retired from the NBA in February 2018 due to a chronic hip injury and was hired by the Nets just a few months later.