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January 15, 2010
Nets may not be down for long
SportsIllustrated.com
By Chris Mannix
This excerpt below explains why the NBA wants the Russian oligarch Mikhail Prokhorov. The answer is "Money. Oodles of it."
Next summer, however, the class of 2010 will yield one of the deepest free-agent crops in history. And those players would be wise to put New Jersey at the top of their list.
Really.
While New Jersey is on pace to challenge the 1972-73 Sixers' record low of nine victories, its plight isn't nearly as bad as the numbers indicate. Because sometime in the next two months ownership of the team is expected to transfer from Bruce Ratner to Mikhail Prokhorov. And Prokhorov brings something to the table that the Nets haven't had in a long time.
Money. Oodles of it.
The Russian billionaire is widely considered the wealthiest man in his country, and since news of the pending sale became public, word quickly spread throughout the league that Prokhorov is in it to win it.
Posted by lumi at January 15, 2010 5:24 AM