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Prokhorov's Position Uncertain
The Nets found out that their owner was running for President of Russia when he announced it. Everyone said at the time that the decision wouldn't affect how the Nets are run, but more recently, Prokhorov has said he will sell virtually all his assets, presumably including the Nets. That obviously...
"Total Calm in Eye Of The Storm"
Mikhail Prokhorov is expected in Newark for the Nets home opener a week from Tuesday. There's some indication he may be on the North American continent already. If so, he's likely enjoying what for him is a typical vacation: heli-skiing in the Rockies. That's having a helicopter fly you to the top...
Nets Move Big News in Russia, Too
Russian sports sites and newspapers took note of the Nets' change of address and name this week with most of them reporting on Jay-Z's announcement, with at least one taking note of Mikhail Prokhorov's absence at the Brooklyn event. The Nets owner was back in Moscow tending to other...
NetsDaily Off-Season Report #20
We're far away from New Jersey, worried and anxious in spite of the distance and hoping things work out for the best. So we figured to take our minds off one disaster, we'd look at another, aka the lockout, and write up some thoughts on the Nets, who as we recall are a professional basketball team...
Prokhorov's Team? Start With French Banker, Add Russians, Americans
So who is the "current structure", this "Team Prokhorov" that will deal with "day-to-day decision making" while "Mikhail continues to be a great supporter and fan"...and leader of Pravoe Delo ("Right Cause") political party? It includes, of course, Billy King, Bobby Marks and Avery Johnson as...
Young: Sixers Would Have To Match Another Team's Offer
If the 76ers were hoping for a hometown discount whenever free agency starts, Thaddeus Young ended that speculation Wednesday on Philly sports radio. He told ESPN The Fanatic that if gets a better offer from another team, "the Sixers will either have to match or come better. That’s the only...
Barclays Scoreboard on Order
Daktronics, the big scoreboard maker, reported this week that it had won the $7 million contract for the Barclays Center scoreboard and other scoring and video board systems. The main scoreboard will be unique among NBA arenas. It will be visible at street level from Atlantic and Flatbush and as...
Prokhorov To "Quit Business" if His Political Party Wins in December?
Last week, Mikhail Prokhorov told NetsDaily, "I do not anticipate that my decision to take part in Russia's political process will affect the Nets in any way." Then, on Thursday, he shocked the Russian press by saying if his "Right Cause" party gets 7% of the vote in December and enters the...
NetsDaily Off-Season Report #8
If the guarded optimism surrounding the four-hour NBA bargaining session last week turns into a basis for a new CBA, the Nets and everyone else will have to start thinking about free agency sooner than expected. We assume the Killer B's have been talking to ownership about where the discussions...
Ex-CSKA GM Named to Nets Board
Sergei Kushchenko, Mikhail Prokhorov's chief sports advisor and former general manager of CSKA Moscow, has been named to the Nets board of directors. Kushchenko is a new member of the board. Prokhorov made the appointment Friday at Kushchenko's 50th birthday party. "Everyone is excited about him...
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