Mikhail Prokhorov

Avery Johnson is out for the Brooklyn Nets, that much we know. But is general manager Billy King destined to be the next to go? Per Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, the Nets elected fire Johnson after the team got off to a 14-14 start. The Brooklyn Nets have fired coach Avery Johnson, league source [...]

February 18, 2011 – THD Rumor Patrol There has been a lot of rumors circulating today that the Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets have agreed in principle on a trade for Carmelo Anthony before the trade deadline. Reports have said that they are only waiting on ‘Melo to agree to sign an extension with [...]

January 20, 2011 – THD Rumor Patrol The blockbuster trade that would bring Carmelo Anthony to the New Jersey Nets is officially dead. But probably not how you would have guessed…. Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov told the team to end trade talks with the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, saying he was unhappy with how it [...]

November 11, 2010 – Kevin Burke Last year, just about everything that could have possibly gone wrong for the Nets, did. It was Murphy’s Law at it’s finest. They stumbled across the finish line with a league worst 12 – 70 record while underachieving the entire way. Their poor play led to the firing of head [...]

October 8, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Well if you can’t beat ’em…..outdrink ’em? Last year the Nets had plenty to drink about with one of the worst NBA records in recent memory. If that happens again this year new Russian owner of the Nets, Mikhail Prokhorov, is making sure errybody gettin’ tipsy…. Already with [...]

September 26, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Wow, it looks like the new russian owner of the New Jersey Nets, Mikhail Prokhorov, is trying to make a big splash in his debut season as owner. If the Nets land Carmelo Anthony at the end of all this speculation you may see New Jersey have the [...]