In interviews with TASS, the Russian news agency, and SovSport, the country's biggest sports newspaper, Mikhail Prokhorov reiterated he has no plans to sell the team, but does intend to eventually sell part of it as a way to "realize some gains" from the Nets' astronomical rise in value.
The interviews came two days after Prokhorov traveled to Duke University where he met with the team and instructed them in Tescao, a Tibetan martial art.
The Russian oligarch confirmed he is talks to "buy out" Bruce Ratner in both the team and Barclays Center. He didn't put a number on the valuation of either property or identify a potential buyer of the minority stake.