When Russian businessman Mikhail Prokhorov bought the Nets two years ago, he declared that his team would win the title by the end of the 2014/2015 season. years.
After bringing in several quality players before the start of the new season, the owner of the Brooklyn Nets still stands by what he said.
"For me, there is only one place, and that is number one. I did my best to reach the title. Let's go slowly, step by step. It's easy to build a strong team, but it's very difficult to build a championship team. That's how we'll be on the right track road. I still expect us to win the title within three years," said Prokhorov at the opening of Barclays Center, the new home of the Nets.
At the opening of the "Barclays Center", which accommodates 18.000 people, the mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, among others, was present, and the new hall cost close to one billion dollars.
In the next season, the colors of the Brooklyn Nets will be defended by, among others, Deron Williams, Gerald Wallace, Josh Childers, Chris Humphries, Joe Johnson, Jerry Stackhouse, Mirza Teletović, Tornike Šengelija...
Ivory Johnson, the former coach of Dallas, will be on the bench.
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