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Will Prokhorov sell more than a slice of the Nets? Only hearsay, for now.

I missed this when the New York Post published it 7/26/17, Prokhorov may be open to idea of selling controlling stake in the Nets (which came just after owner Mikhail Prokhorov got approval to sell the Nets without selling the right to operate the Barclays Center):
Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, while focused on selling a minority stake in the franchise, has warmed recently to the possibility of offering a controlling slice of the team, sources close to the situation said.
The change of heart comes after the initial reaction to the minority stake sale was weak — and with interest in the Houston Rockets sale heating up, one source said.
The Nets believe some of the suitors who look at the Rockets will also take an interest in them, sources said.
“As word gets out about the new Nets process, some of the Rockets interest may spill over,” a source said.
Well, such sources can be self-serving, and the Nets' biggest attraction to China--point guard Jeremy Lin--could always be injured or traded.

But it indeed would be easier to sell a controlling stake in the team--the value of which has risen significantly--if decoupled from the Barclays Center, which faces its own question marks regarding the future of the New York Islanders.

NetsDaily followed up, reporting:
However, a league source told NetsDaily that the Nets are still only offering a minority stake in the team...
One source familiar with ownership’s intentions said Prokhorov —and his No. 2, Nets chairman Dmitry Razumov, the Nets chairman— remain fully engaged in the Nets and Sean Marks’ rebuild.

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