The Nets and Newark painted an optimistic picture of the team's future in New Jersey's largest city Friday, with Mayor Cory Booker predicting "Magic will happen in our city". Booker was joined by Nets CEO Brett Yormark, Devils owner Jeff Vanderbeek, Deputy NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, and Kris Humphries at the Prudential Center press conference. Yormark said that the team expected to push ticket sales and even hire more sales reps in the near future to handle "significant" new demand anticipated from Essex, Union, and Middlesex counties as well as Manhattan. He added that 56% of those who attended the Nets pre-season games came to Newark via rail. Meanwhile, Silver said he anticipates the league will probably approve Mikhail Prokhorov as the Nets new owner in "early- to mid-April".
Later, in a CNBC interview, Yormark told Maria Bartiromo that Jay-Z will be a big part of next week's ground breaking. "He's part of the Nets family", said the CEO, adding that he hopes Jay-Z will be performing at Barclays Center.
- Nets Press Conference at Prudential Center (Video) - - New Jersey Nets
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It's All New! - - New Jersey Nets
- New Nets owner to take over next month - Fred Kerber - New York Post Nets Blog
- NBA Exec: League Likely To Confirm Prokhorov Next Month - Ian Begley - SB Nation
- NJ Nets to play at Newark's Prudential Center for two seasons - David Giambusso - Star-Ledger
- Newark's NBA aspirations go beyond the Nets - John Brennan - The Record
- Brett Yormark Interview (Video) - Maria Bartiromo - CNBC
- Mayor makes NBA pitch for Newark - Julian Garcia - The InterNets
- NJ Nets officially announce their move to Newark - Tom Canavan - AP
- NJ Nets to offer specially priced season tickets to Newark residents - - Star-Ledger
- Nets Laud Prudential Center as a Bridge to Brooklyn - Richard Sandomir - New York Times
- No place like Newark - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets' notes: Owner-in-waiting - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Nets welcomed at the Rock! - Eric Marin - New Jersey Devils
- It's All New: Nets tout Newark move for two years (but maybe three) - Norman Oder - Atlantic Yards Report
- Photo Gallery - Cory Booker Welcomes Nets at Prudential Center - Cory Booker - Flickr
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Can Newark Become the Next Oklahoma City? - Tom Ziller - FanHouse