Mikhail Prokhorov, in comments to both The Post and the Russian news agency TASS, used the “C” word—championship— to calibrate his team’s success in the off-season.
And yes, there was some subtle sniping at the Knicks. In fact, the comments about a possible championship came when Brian Lewis asked the Nets rivalry with the Knicks, whose off-season has been anything but stellar.
“We don’t set the takeover of New York as our goal,” Prokhorov told the Post. “We’re about steadily developing a team that, at some point in the not-too-distant future, will get us a championship.