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This is a list of seasons completed by the Brooklyn Nets professional basketball team. The Nets were founded as the New Jersey Americans in 1967, a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA). A year later, the club relocated to Long Island, New York, and were renamed as the New York Nets.
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 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 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 ]
On September 3, 2020, the Nets hired Steve Nash as their new head coach. [1] In the beginning of the 2020–21 season, the Nets acquired James Harden in a four-team trade on January 14, 2021. The trade reunited him with former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Kevin Durant, and along with Kyrie Irving, the Nets created a superteam. [2] [3]
On April 2, 2022, the Nets clinched a spot in the play-in tournament. [1] On April 12, the Nets clinched a playoff spot after winning the play-in game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs, they faced the Boston Celtics, losing the series 4–0.
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 ...
On April 4, the Nets won a franchise record of 15-consecutive home games following a 116–104 win over the Pistons. [82] Brooklyn had defeated the 76ers on April 5, 105–101. [ 83 ] The Nets completed a 4-game season sweep against the Heat on April 8, which would be the first time that a team would sweep the Heat during the Miami Big 3 ...