SportsPro Magazine, the London-based international sports business publication, has named the Barclays Center as one of "the 10 most important new venues in the world over the next decade".
The Nets practice facility at Barclays Center has begun to take shape. The latest imagery of the site, taken Friday, shows for the first time the facility's rectangular form taking shape. The facility can be see in the lower right hand corner of the imagery.
This week, we take a look at Mikhail Prokhorov's budget for the Nets; the native Oregonian who might be the Nets top pick...or second rounder; which wings the Nets like; who deserves special praise for the Deron Williams statement this week; a peak inside Barclays Center; and the two Brazilian Net fans we bumped into while on vacation.
Starting in February, an advertising agency partly owned by Jay-Z will begin marketing the "Brooklyn Nets" brand (if indeed that turns out to be the name). Initially reported by Sports Business Journal, the agreement has been confirmed by Barclays Center, which hired the agency, Translation.
