Prokhorov Willing To Pay Record Luxury Tax Bill For Shot At Championship

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 3:42 pm

Mikhail Prokhorov explained his willingness to shell out more than $100 million in player salaries for next season – a number that will trigger an NBA-record luxury tax bill of about $80 million.

“When I bought the team, I promised to create a championship contender, a team worthy of Brooklyn,” said Prokhorov. “I’ll be proud when we win the championship. I am not a man of procedure. I am a man of results.”

Prokhorov reiterated his goal of winning a title by 2015.

“In the NBA, money, it’s important, but you can’t buy a championship only spending money. What’s most important is to put pieces together [for] a championship contender,” he said. “Frankly speaking, I’ll do whatever I can to reach the championship here in Brooklyn. It was the goal when I bought the NBA team. From inside, for me there is only one place and that’s first place.”

Via Fred Kerber/New York Post

Dolphin Lips · Post #2 » by **Dolphin Lips** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:08 pm

Knicks all day -- KG you washed up, Pierce you washed up, Joe Johnson you washed up, Jason Terry you washed up, D-Will you not even a top 10 point guard anymore, Brook Lopez you got broken feet-

That's why we play the games, everyone looks good in October

DANNYLANDOVER · Post #3 » by **DANNYLANDOVER** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:14 pm

Dolphin Lips wrote:Knicks all day -- KG you washed up, Pierce you washed up, Joe Johnson you washed up, Jason Terry you washed up, D-Will you not even a top 10 point guard anymore, Brook Lopez you got broken feet-

That's why we play the games, everyone looks good in October

Keep it on topic please.

alienpick · Post #4 » by **alienpick** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:28 pm

DANNYLANDOVER wrote:
Dolphin Lips wrote:Knicks all day -- KG you washed up, Pierce you washed up, Joe Johnson you washed up, Jason Terry you washed up, D-Will you not even a top 10 point guard anymore, Brook Lopez you got broken feet-

That's why we play the games, everyone looks good in October

!

His post was relevant to the story

JV4MVP · Post #5 » by **JV4MVP** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:29 pm

Teams are very fortunate when they have owners such as Cuban or Prokorov

burritoKURUMA · Post #6 » by **burritoKURUMA** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:35 pm

Dolphin Lips wrote:Knicks all day -- KG you washed up, Pierce you washed up, Joe Johnson you washed up, Jason Terry you washed up, D-Will you not even a top 10 point guard anymore, Brook Lopez you got broken feet-

That's why we play the games, everyone looks good in October

While I get that you're just talking, I am curious to see which 10 point guards you think are better than D-Will. I'm not a huge fan of him, but I do think he's in the top 10.

ThereIsNoSpork · Post #7 » by **ThereIsNoSpork** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:44 pm

It's much easier to spend dirty money without caring.

xJumpManx · Post #8 » by **xJumpManx** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 4:55 pm

This is why a hard cap is needed in basketball. I hope they beat the Heat but I doubt it. But hey 80 million is luxury tax for maybe a first round series win for the Nets.

The59Sound · Post #9 » by **The59Sound** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:13 pm

Dolphin Lips wrote:Knicks all day -- KG you washed up, Pierce you washed up, Joe Johnson you washed up, Jason Terry you washed up, D-Will you not even a top 10 point guard anymore, Brook Lopez you got broken feet-

That's why we play the games, everyone looks good in October

Not everyone can assemble the dream team of Raymond Felton and Amar'e Stoudamire.

Tim Reynolds · Post #10 » by **Tim Reynolds** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:27 pm

Dolphin Lips wrote:Knicks all day -- KG you washed up, Pierce you washed up, Joe Johnson you washed up, Jason Terry you washed up, D-Will you not even a top 10 point guard anymore, Brook Lopez you got broken feet-

That's why we play the games, everyone looks good in October

Quite funny to hear a Knicks fan complain about a team playing guys who are 'washed up' or injured. I seem to remember a certain Knickerbocker by the name of Jason Kidd who dropped an amazing 0.9PPG in last years playoffs. Oh, and what about the Knicks highest-paid player, where was he during the playoffs? Oh that's right, injuries.

tcs10cu · Post #11 » by **tcs10cu** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:32 pm

SwagberryKush wrote:It's much easier to spend dirty money without caring.

your comment doesnt make sense...is his money "dirty" because he is not from the same country as you?

caronimo · Post #12 » by **caronimo** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:00 pm

wish i had 80 million dollars to burn. injury is more likely for older players so coach kidd needs to manage the minutes carefully.

Walzon · Post #13 » by **Walzon** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:33 pm

I have no idea how this guy is not the new villain of the nba, he even looks evil. all he has is the $$$, if they got hollins to coach for them they would be in good shape but instead they got a rookie coach in their one year window

Nets31 · Post #14 » by **Nets31** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:45 pm

Dolphin Lips wrote:Knicks all day -- KG you washed up, Pierce you washed up, Joe Johnson you washed up, Jason Terry you washed up, D-Will you not even a top 10 point guard anymore, Brook Lopez you got broken feet-

That's why we play the games, everyone looks good in October

Lol. Jealousy creates ignorance; just cause the nets are better then your knicks you don't have to be delusional.

SacTownKings4Life · Post #15 » by **SacTownKings4Life** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 6:58 pm

**** what you've heard from any other man who brags about how much money they got. THIS man is "BALLIN!" He wipes his azz with $80 million and doesn't even blink. BAWS! :thumbsup:

binjumper · Post #16 » by **binjumper** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:11 pm

tcs10cu wrote:
SwagberryKush wrote:It's much easier to spend dirty money without caring.

your comment doesnt make sense...is his money "dirty" because he is not from the same country as you?

It's not about the country. It's about his alleged ties to Russian Mafia.

Bentley1225 · Post #17 » by **Bentley1225** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:22 pm

If a team goes 150% over the cap, they should have to forefit their draft pick for that season and that draft pick goes into a lottery.

VIPER8382 · Post #18 » by **VIPER8382** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:39 pm

Bentley1225 wrote:If a team goes 150% over the cap, they should have to forefit their draft pick for that season and that draft pick goes into a lottery.

The already traded a lot of them though.

Roseventyfour · Post #19 » by **Roseventyfour** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 8:42 pm

This team is not a shot at a championship. This team at best goes out in the second round of the playoffs. They aren't even as good as the Knicks right now. He's just donating a lot of money to the league.

bballshinobi20 · Post #20 » by **bballshinobi20** » Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:26 pm

tcs10cu wrote:
SwagberryKush wrote:It's much easier to spend dirty money without caring.

your comment doesnt make sense...is his money "dirty" because he is not from the same country as you?

Maybe if your are more worldly you would know that you couldn't get this filthy rich in Russia by being ethical..

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/29/sport ... .html?_r=0