Nets' Russian billionaire owner vows quick turnaround

Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has a five-year plan for turning the New Jersey Nets into champions but the NBA's first foreign owner said he was not ready to reveal his strategy.

"If I tell you, I would have to kill you," the new owner of the NBA's worst team jokingly told reporters on Wednesday at a suite in a luxurious midtown hotel.

The Nets, coming off their worst season at 12-70, came up losers again on Tuesday night when they drew the third pick in next month's NBA Draft despite having the best odds in the weighted lottery.