The answer to that question is "a lot." Forest City Enterprises, Bruce Ratner's parent firm (who owns pieces of the Nets and Barclays Center, projected the arena itself will earn $70 million a year. Mikhail Prokhorov hopes for $20 million from Nets.
The Nets and Islanders who shared Nassau Coliseum and an owner in the 1970's will again share an arena, starting in 2015-16. Bruce Ratner and Charles Wang, the Islanders owner, announced the deal Wednesday at Barclays Center.
That's what Martell Webster of the Wizards said the other night when introduced to the Nets new arena."It’s definitely going to be one of those grand stages," said the well-traveled Webster. The New York Times and New Yorker admit being impressed.
Jay-Z wore home white and away black uniform jerseys as well as two Nets caps in his final concert at Barclays Center, a live-streamed event that' will be released as an EP. Jay-Z spoke of how Jason Kidd got him to invest in the Nets in 2003.
On Charlie Rose, the Nets two owners talked about how they met in 2009, first with a meeting at Prokhorov's Moscow home in July. Bruce Ratner admits that without Mikhail Prokhorov, the Nets move to Brooklyn wouldn't have happened. It was that close.
Bruce Ratner may not like hip-hop, but Friday's Jay-Z concert will be music to his ears because it will represent the end of what has been the most difficult project in his career. The Times reports on how the high-risk Barclays Center typifies him.
New York Magazine has already done a big piece on the Nets, which featured a quote on James Dolan's height from Mikhail Prokhorov and a review of the arena's architecture which was an unfettered rave. Now a cover on Brooklyn's future.
When Barclays Center opens in 19 days, there will be a lot of celebration but there will also be a lot of questions about what's next for the larger project, Atlantic Yards. The first of 16 planned towers should starting going up mid-season.
Will Leitch, writing in New York Magazine, casts doubt on whether the Nets will work in Brooklyn and whether any of it matters.
David Halbfinger of the Times provides the most extensive examination of Jay-Z role with the Nets and Barclays Center, with a flurry of details never before reported.
