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Lichtenstein: Nets’ Prokhorov A Winner On The Finances, But A Loser On The Court

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Somewhere in his Russian bat cave, Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov probably had two reports on his desk on Thursday.

One was likely a review of the Nets’ 91-78 defeat to Cleveland at Barclays Center on Wednesday night, Brooklyn’s fourth consecutive loss and fifth in the last six games following Prokhorov’s organizational “reset” 10 days ago. At 11-32, the Nets are only two games up on the Los Angeles Lakers for the third-worst mark in the NBA.

The other report is likely the latest news from Forbes which says the Nets are ranked as the seventh-most valuable franchise in the league, at about $1.