The Nets' new ownership will go to the bank to keep one of the organization's stars.  

No, not Kenyon Martin or Richard Jefferson, but CEO Rod Thorn.

According to reports and sources inside the Nets, Thorn will get an offer in the range of $15 million over three years to stay in the Meadowlands and continue to head up the Nets' basketball operations.

Thorn is considered "likely to sign" the extension.  

Why would he after the troubling off-season?

"He's 62 years old, and how many jobs come your way at 62?" one executive close to Thorn said. "And he still thinks he can fix it."

The rest of the article gives a thorough summary of the parameters of the Nets off-season, and Thorn's efforts to continue to build the team into a winner with Jason Kidd as the cornerstone.