The Nets are in the midst of the best week of their season: they can’t lose a game, and some actual excitement is being generated by the team.

Nothing has actually happened. The Nets haven’t made a trade, hired anyone or fired anyone. But there are plenty of things being written and said about their future, which once again seems bright.

Honestly, no one knows what’s going to happen, but the biggest thing is Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov will be the owner in the near future, and he’s going to open his wallet and use all of his resources to be a success story in America.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski heads the list of candidates to become the Nets’ next head coach and could be given a dual role as coach and general manager to try to entice him to leave Durham. Remember, Prokhorov is going to spend and wants to make a big splash. Getting Coach K would be that.

Now, everyone’s first reaction is that Krzyzewski will never leave Duke. It was mine, too, when I first heard his name. But you just never know. You don’t know if he’s ready for a new challenge, to see what he can do with an NBA franchise, especially if he can get some players he coaches on Team USA to join him in New Jersey.

Don’t think that’s not part of the appeal either -– the fact that probable free agents play for Krzyzewski on the U.S. Olympic team. If he can help bring in LeBron James or Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh or Amar’e Stoudemire, it’s a huge coup for the Nets.

You also don’t know Prokhorov’s influence in this situation, or how influential he can be. He obviously has deep pockets -– we know the coaches and players say it’s not about the money, but it is -– and the belief is that he will use them to bring in the best of everything. He’s a competitive guy, a sportsman, and helped finance and make a champion out of CSKA Moscow Euroleague Basketball. Prokhorov is going to do what he can to make a name for himself here.

If Krzyzewski decides he’s not interested, there will be other names on the list that the Nets will pursue. They will be big names.

John Calipari has been mentioned. That’s an interesting name because he was with the Nets and left on awful terms. But it’s a different group in management and ownership, and Calipari may want to come back to the NBA and prove he can make it here. If he leads Kentucky to a national title in his first season in Bluegrass country, he might join John Wall and look to make the jump. It’s a possibility.

Some of this excitement started with the story about Rick Pitino’s interest in the Nets, which he denied, of course. There will plenty of other coaches who will express interest, especially if the Nets win the draft lottery.

One question remains unanswered: who will be picking this coach? Prokhorov and his trusted colleagues will have their say, as will the Nets’ president. Rod Thorn currently holds the position, and if everything goes well this weekend, he could be back for an 11th season and beyond.

Thorn, a free agent after the season, is meeting with some Prokhorov associates in Dallas where the All-Star festivities are, and then could proceed to Vancouver for a meeting with the big, who is the head of the Russian Biathlon Federation.

If Thorn boards an airplane to British Columbia, there’s a great chance he’s back. Then the Nets can go forward with their plan and work on next week’s trade deadline, the rest of this season -– which may not include Kiki Vandeweghe as coach or GM -- the search for a new coach, and then get ready for the biggest offseason in team history.

Al Iannazzone covers the Nets for The Record (Bergen County, N.J.)