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In the NBA, the Nets have experienced only one period of sustained success, from the 2001–02 season to the 2006–07 season, when led by Jason Kidd they played in the postseason every year and twice reached the NBA Finals, but lost to Shaq and Kobe-led Los Angeles Lakers in 2002 and then to Tim Duncan-led San Antonio Spurs in 2003.
Brooklyn Nets retired numbers [20] No. Player Position Tenure Date 3 Dražen Petrović: G: 1990–1993: November 11, 1993 5 Jason Kidd: G: 2001–2008: October 17, 2013 6 Bill Russell — Retired across NBA: August 11, 2022 23 John Williamson: G: 1973–1980: December 7, 1990 25 Bill Melchionni: G: 1969–1976: September 1976 32 Julius Erving ...
The Brooklyn Nets primary logo from 2012 to 2024, designed by Timothy Morris.. The Brooklyn Nets, a professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, were founded in 1967 and initially played in Teaneck, New Jersey, as the New Jersey Americans, followed by a period spent in Long Island as the New York Nets and later returning to play as the New Jersey Nets.
The team financed that payment by selling Erving's contract to the Philadelphia 76ers; [16] and the Nets went from winning the last ABA title in 1975–76 to having the worst record in the NBA in 1976–77. The team then moved back to New Jersey in 1977 and became the New Jersey Nets.
The 2002 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2001–02 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers (who were also two-time defending NBA champion), and the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets.
The 2009–10 New Jersey Nets season was the 43rd season of the franchise, 34th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the team's final season at the Izod Center . With a loss to the Dallas Mavericks on December 2, 2009 , the Nets became the first team in NBA history to start the season 0–18. [ 1 ]
The franchise lost by 52 (139-87) to the Houston Rockets on Oct. 18, 1978 when it was known as the New Jersey Nets. Brooklyn's 67 points were the fewest scored in an NBA game this season.
The Nets finished with a record of 49–33, their first winning season since 2005–06, the 2nd best record in the Atlantic Division and the 4th best in the Eastern Conference. When considering the Nets' time in the NBA only, the 49–33 record is also tied for the second best in franchise history at the time, and the 23–18 record on the road ...