Editing Brooklyn Nets

{{Short description|National Basketball Association team in New York City}}
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{{Infobox basketball club
| name = Brooklyn Nets
| current = 2024–25 Brooklyn Nets season
| logo = Brooklyn Nets primary icon logo 2024.svg
| imagesize = 170px
| conference = [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern]]
| division = [[Atlantic Division (NBA)|Atlantic]]
| founded = 1967
| history = '''New Jersey Americans'''<br />1967–1968 (ABA)<br />'''New York Nets'''<br />1968–1976 (ABA)<br />1976–1977 (NBA)<br />'''New Jersey Nets'''<br />1977–2012<br />'''Brooklyn Nets'''<br />2012–present<ref>{{cite web|title=NBA.com/Stats–Brooklyn Nets seasons|url=https://www.nba.com/stats/team/1610612751/seasons|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=Stats.NBA.com|access-date=December 1, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=December 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202035955/https://www.nba.com/stats/team/1610612751/seasons}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Franchise History–NBA Advanced Stats|url=https://www.nba.com/stats/history|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|access-date=May 13, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dowd|first=Tom|title=Nets History Timeline: From 1967 to Today|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/feature/2019/09/10/nets-history-timeline-from-1967-to-today|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|date=September 10, 2019|access-date=May 13, 2024}}</ref>
| arena = [[Barclays Center]]
| location = [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]]
| colors = Black, white, gray<ref>{{cite press release|title=Brooklyn Nets Unveil Black & White Team Colors and Logos|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/news/brooklyn_nets_unveil_black_and_white_team_colors_and_logos_120430.html|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|date=April 30, 2012|access-date=July 2, 2015|archive-date=May 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513121506/https://www.nba.com/nets/news/brooklyn_nets_unveil_black_and_white_team_colors_and_logos_120430.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Nets Reproduction and Usage Guideline Sheet|url=https://cdn-assets-us.frontify.com/s3/frontify-enterprise-files-us/eyJwYXRoIjoibmJhXC9maWxlXC96d0ZnVld0ZEtWM3VuR25qclNZbS5qcGcifQ:nba:4W5eRWQqhyfIi4MPBbdOxEleMqnJQrIoGHp-oGJ9KsU|publisher=NBA Properties, Inc.|access-date=March 1, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref><br />{{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{color box|#6F7271}}
| sponsor = [[GetYourGuide]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Brooklyn Nets Announce Global Partnership with GetYourGuide |url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/brooklyn-nets-announce-global-partnershipwith-getyourguide |website=NBA.com |access-date=October 8, 2024 |date=September 27, 2024}}</ref>
| ceo = Sam Zussman<ref>{{cite web|title=Sam Zussman|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/front-office/sam-zussman|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|access-date=January 28, 2023|archive-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129024516/https://www.nba.com/nets/front-office/sam-zussman|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Sports and Entertainment Industry Veteran Sam Zussman Named Chief Executive Officer of BSE Global|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2022/06/09/sports-and-entertainment-industry-veteran-sam-zussman-named-chief-executive-officer-of-bse-global|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|date=June 9, 2022|access-date=February 5, 2024|archive-date=February 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205145744/https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2022/06/09/sports-and-entertainment-industry-veteran-sam-zussman-named-chief-executive-officer-of-bse-global|url-status=live}}</ref>
| gm = [[Sean Marks]]
| coach = [[Jordi Fernández]]
| owner = [[Joseph Tsai]]<ref>{{cite press release|title=Mikhail Prokhorov to Sell Full Ownership of Barclays Center and Controlling Interest in the Brooklyn Nets to Joe Tsai|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2019/08/16/mikhail-prokhorov-sell-full-ownership-barclays-center-and-controlling-interest-brooklyn-nets|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|date=August 16, 2019|access-date=August 17, 2019|archive-date=August 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816192352/https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2019/08/16/mikhail-prokhorov-sell-full-ownership-barclays-center-and-controlling-interest-brooklyn-nets|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Joe Tsai Completes Acquisition of Full Ownership of Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2019/09/18/joe-tsai-completes-acquisition|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|date=September 18, 2019|access-date=September 19, 2019|archive-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920233133/https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2019/09/18/joe-tsai-completes-acquisition|url-status=live}}</ref>
| affiliation = [[Long Island Nets]]
| league_champs = '''2'''<br />'''ABA: 2''' ([[1974 ABA Playoffs|1974]], [[1976 ABA Playoffs|1976]])<br />'''NBA: 0'''
| conf_champs = '''2''' ([[2002 NBA playoffs|2002]], [[2003 NBA playoffs|2003]])
| div_champs = '''5'''<br />'''ABA: 1''' ([[1973–74 ABA season|1974]])<br />'''NBA: 4''' ([[2001–02 NBA season|2002]], [[2002–03 NBA season|2003]], [[2003–04 NBA season|2004]], [[2005–06 NBA season|2006]])
| ret_nums = '''7''' (<!-- Do not add Bill Russell. Only names hanging up in the arena should be listed here. -->[[Dražen Petrović|3]], [[Jason Kidd|5]], [[Vince Carter|15]], [[John Williamson (basketball, born 1951)|23]], [[Bill Melchionni|25]], [[Julius Erving|32]], [[Buck Williams|52]])<!-- Please do not add Wendell Ladner's number 4; it was never formally retired by the Nets, and is not listed as a retired number by them. See  http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/nets/solved-mysterious-case-wendell-ladner-retired-jersey-blog-entry-1.1633320 for details. Also, wait on Vince Carter's number 15 until formal retirement ceremony-->
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The '''Brooklyn Nets''' are an American professional [[basketball]] team based in the [[Boroughs of New York City|New York City borough]] of [[Brooklyn]]. The Nets compete in the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA) as a member of the [[Atlantic Division (NBA)|Atlantic Division]] of the [[Eastern Conference (NBA)|Eastern Conference]]. The team plays its home games at [[Barclays Center]]. They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other being the [[New York Knicks]].

The club was established in 1967 as a charter franchise of the NBA's rival league, the [[American Basketball Association]] (ABA). They played in [[New Jersey]] as the '''New Jersey Americans''' during their first season, before [[List of relocated National Basketball Association teams|relocating]] to [[Long Island|Long Island, New York]], in 1968 and changing their name to the '''New York Nets'''. During this time, the Nets won two [[List of ABA champions|ABA championships]] (1974 and 1976). In 1976, the ABA [[ABA–NBA merger|merged]] with the NBA, and the Nets were absorbed into the NBA along with three other ABA teams (the [[Denver Nuggets]], [[Indiana Pacers]], and [[San Antonio Spurs]]), all of whom remain in the league to this day.

In 1977, the team returned to New Jersey and played as the '''New Jersey Nets''' from 1977 to 2012. Led by star point guard [[Jason Kidd]], the Nets reached the [[NBA Finals]] in two consecutive NBA seasons ([[2001–02 NBA season|2001–02]] and [[2002–03 NBA season|2002–03]]), but failed to win a championship.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Shoals|first=Bethlehem|date=March 19, 2020|title=Jason Kidd {{!}} Biography & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jason-Kidd|access-date=February 21, 2021|website=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]]|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018100225/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jason-Kidd|url-status=live}}</ref> In the summer of 2012, the team moved to Barclays Center in Brooklyn,<ref name="JAY-Z-Announces"/> becoming the first major sports franchise in the borough since the departure of the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] baseball team in 1957.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cacciola |first1=Scott |title=Nets Calling on Brooklyn Dodgers |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444004704578032862358839752 |website=Wall Street Journal |access-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210401171751/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390444004704578032862358839752 |archive-date=April 1, 2021 |date=October 2, 2012}}</ref> Since moving to Brooklyn, the Nets have qualified for the playoffs on eight occasions, including trips to the conference semifinals in [[2014 NBA playoffs|2014]] and [[2021 NBA playoffs|2021]].

==History==
{{Main|History of the Brooklyn Nets}}
The Brooklyn Nets were founded in [[1967–68 ABA season|1967]] and initially played in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]], as the New Jersey Americans. In its early years, the team led a nomadic existence, moving to [[Long Island]] in 1968 and playing in various arenas there as the New York Nets.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/TeamMaterial/NewJerseyMaterial/AmericansArticlePart1.pdf |title=New York Americans |publisher=remembertheaba.com |access-date=January 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225000043/http://remembertheaba.com/TeamMaterial/NewJerseyMaterial/AmericansArticlePart1.pdf |archive-date=December 25, 2010}}</ref>

Led by Hall of Famer [[Julius Erving|Julius "Dr. J" Erving]], the Nets won two [[List of ABA champions|ABA championships]] in New York before becoming one of four ABA teams to be admitted into the NBA as part of the [[ABA–NBA merger]] in 1976. Unlike the other three ABA teams entering the NBA, who played in cities without any NBA presence, the Nets were required to pay an "invasion fee" of $4.8{{nbsp}}million (equivalent to ${{inflation|US|4.8|1976|r=0}}{{nbsp}}million in {{Inflation/year|US}}) to the [[New York Knicks]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/nets-knicks-ignite-crosstown-rivalry/ | location=New York | work=The New York Times | title=Nets, Knicks Ignite Crosstown Rivalry | first=Jonathan | last=Moffie | date=October 31, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929043803/http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/nets-knicks-ignite-crosstown-rivalry/ | archive-date=September 29, 2013}}</ref> The team was forced to finance that payment by selling Erving's contract to the [[Philadelphia 76ers]];<ref>{{cite web |last1=Araton |first1=Harvey |title=Nets, After a String of Homes, Hope to Settle Into Brooklyn |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/sports/basketball/nets-move-to-brooklyn-with-legitimacy-in-sight.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=April 1, 2021 |date=July 5, 2012 |quote=To afford the payments required to join the N.B.A. in 1976 and compete in Knicks territory, they sold Julius Erving, a future Hall of Famer, to the Philadelphia 76ers. |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415042532/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/sports/basketball/nets-move-to-brooklyn-with-legitimacy-in-sight.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and the Nets went from winning the last ABA title in [[1975–76 ABA season|1975–76]] to having the worst record in the NBA in [[1976–77 NBA season|1976–77]]. The team then moved back to [[New Jersey]] in 1977 and became the New Jersey Nets.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Swayne |editor-first1=Linda E. |editor-last2=Dodds |editor-first2=Mark |date=August 8, 2011 |title= Encyclopedia of Sports Management and Marketing |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=TjDiwwaN5VsC |publisher=[[Sage Publications]] |page=933|isbn=978-1-4129-7382-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Grasso |first=John |date=November 15, 2010 |title=Historical Dictionary of Basketball |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=nZUarsZyzokC |publisher=[[Scarecrow Press]] |page=262 |isbn=9780810875067}}</ref> During their time in the state, the Nets played in two consecutive [[NBA Finals]] in the [[2001–02 NBA season|2001–02]] and [[2002–03 NBA season|2002–03]] seasons, led on the court by point guard [[Jason Kidd]].

After playing 35 seasons in New Jersey, the team moved back to the state of New York, changed its geographic name to Brooklyn, and began playing in the new [[Barclays Center]], starting with the [[2012–13 NBA season]].<ref name="JAY-Z-Announces">{{cite press release|title=Jay-Z Announces He Will Open the Barclays Center in September 2012|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/jayz_announces_he_will_open_barclayscenter_2012.html|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|date=September 26, 2011|access-date=September 27, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930114100/http://www.nba.com/nets/jayz_announces_he_will_open_barclayscenter_2012.html|archive-date=September 30, 2011}}</ref><ref name="foxny-name-change">{{cite news|last=Carvajal |first=Kathy |title=Jay Z: NBA Nets Renamed 'Brooklyn Nets' |url=http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/jay-z-makes-announcement-about-nba-nets-20110926-KC |publisher=My Fox NY |date=September 26, 2011 |access-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927204834/http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/jay-z-makes-announcement-about-nba-nets-20110926-KC |archive-date=September 27, 2011}}</ref> The team's move from New Jersey to Brooklyn was approved unanimously by the NBA Board of Governors on April 13, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=NBA approves Nets move to Brooklyn |url=https://nypost.com/2012/04/13/nba-approves-nets-move-to-brooklyn/ |website=New York Post |access-date=April 1, 2021 |date=April 13, 2012 |archive-date=May 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516162541/https://nypost.com/2012/04/13/nba-approves-nets-move-to-brooklyn/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Rivalries==

===Boston Celtics===
During the early 2000s, the Nets were led by [[Jason Kidd]] and [[Kenyon Martin]], while the [[Boston Celtics]] were experiencing newfound success behind Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker. The rivalry began to heat up in the conference finals of the [[2002 NBA playoffs|2002 playoffs]], which was preceded by [[trash talk]]ing from the Celtics,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-05-20/sports/18200319_1_antoine-walker-kenyon-martin-paul-pierce | location=New York | work=Daily News | title=Celtics Talk A Good Game&nbsp;– New York Daily News | first1=Ohm | last1=Youngmisuk | first2=Darren | last2=Everson | date=May 20, 2002 | access-date=April 13, 2011 | archive-date=March 8, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308073957/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2002-05-20/sports/18200319_1_antoine-walker-kenyon-martin-paul-pierce | url-status=dead}}</ref> who claimed Martin was a "fake" tough guy. Things progressed as the series started, and on-court tensions seemed to spill into the stands. Celtic fans berated Kidd and his family with chants of ''"Wife Beater!"''<ref>{{cite web |author=Steve WilsteinAP Sports Writer |url=http://amarillo.com/stories/053102/spo_jasonkidd.shtml |title=Celtics fans' taunts hurt Jason Kidd's wife &#124; Amarillo.com &#124; Amarillo Globe-News |publisher=Amarillo.com |date=May 31, 2002 |access-date=October 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019040927/http://amarillo.com/stories/053102/spo_jasonkidd.shtml |archive-date=October 19, 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> in response to Kidd's 2001 domestic abuse charge. When the series returned to New Jersey, Nets fans responded, with some brandishing signs that read "Will someone please stab Paul Pierce?"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2002/05/31/spt_nets_celtics_heating.html |title=Nets, Celtics heating it up |publisher=Enquirer.com |date=May 31, 2002 |access-date=October 16, 2013 |archive-date=October 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191017200834/https://www.cincinnati.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> referring to a night club incident in 2000 in which Pierce was stabbed 11 times. When asked about the fan barbs being traded, [[Kenyon Martin]] stated, "Our fans hate them, their fans hate us." [[Bill Walton]] said at the time that Nets–Celtics was the "beginning of the next great NBA rivalry" during the conference finals. Led by Kidd, the Nets advanced to the [[2002 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]], and the following year, swept Boston in the [[2003 NBA playoffs|2003 playoffs]].

On November 28, 2012, there were indications that the rivalry might be rekindled when an altercation occurred on the court, resulting in the ejection of [[Rajon Rondo]], [[Gerald Wallace]], and [[Kris Humphries]]. Rondo was suspended for two games in the aftermath, while Wallace and [[Kevin Garnett]] were fined.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/30/sports/basketball/celtics-rajon-rondo-suspended-2-games-for-melee.html?_r=0 | work=The New York Times | title=Suspension and 2 Fines After Brawl | first1=May | last1=Peter | date=November 30, 2012 | access-date=February 6, 2017 | archive-date=November 8, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108035905/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/30/sports/basketball/celtics-rajon-rondo-suspended-2-games-for-melee.html?_r=0 | url-status=live}}</ref> The story was revisited on December 25, when Wallace grabbed Garnett's shorts and the two had to be broken up by referees and players alike.

In the 2019 NBA off-season, the Nets signed point guard [[Kyrie Irving]]. Coming off two seasons with the Celtics, Irving was described as selfish by many critics. This impression caused many Celtics fans to blame him for the Celtics' inability to get through to the playoffs.

During a regular season game in the 2019–20 season between the Celtics and Nets, the Celtics' fans displayed their displeasure with Irving by chanting "Kyrie sucks" in [[TD Garden]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Brian |title=Even injured and absent, Kyrie Irving isn't welcome in Boston |url=https://nypost.com/2019/11/27/even-injured-and-absent-kyrie-irving-isnt-welcome-in-boston/ |website=New York Post |access-date=December 11, 2019 |date=November 27, 2019 |archive-date=December 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207005725/https://nypost.com/2019/11/27/even-injured-and-absent-kyrie-irving-isnt-welcome-in-boston/ |url-status=live}}</ref> When the series returned to Brooklyn two days later, the Nets' fans chanted "Kyrie's better" in response to the chants in Boston.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nets fans clap back with 'Kyrie's better' chant with Kemba Walker at line |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/nets-fans-clap-back-kyries-better-chant-kemba-walker-line |website=NBC Sports Boston |access-date=December 11, 2019 |date=November 29, 2019 |archive-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211010840/https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/nets-fans-clap-back-kyries-better-chant-kemba-walker-line |url-status=live}}</ref> The "Kyrie's Better" chants reference to how the Celtics signed [[Kemba Walker]] after Irving left for the Nets.

On May 30, 2021, after Kyrie Irving stomped on the Celtics center-court logo, a fan threw a [[water bottle]] at Irving at TD Garden following a Nets victory and a 3–1 lead in the series.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Andrews|first1=Malika|last2=Bontemps|first2=Tim|title=Boston Celtics fan arrested after allegedly throwing water bottle at Kyrie Irving|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31540143/boston-celtics-fan-appears-throw-water-bottle-brooklyn-nets-kyrie-irving|website=ESPN.com|access-date=June 1, 2021|date=May 27, 2021|archive-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327092130/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/31540143/boston-celtics-fan-appears-throw-water-bottle-brooklyn-nets-kyrie-irving|url-status=live}}</ref>

===New York Knicks===
{{Main|Knicks–Nets rivalry}}
The Knicks–Nets rivalry has historically been a geographical one, with the Knicks playing in [[Madison Square Garden]] in the New York City borough of [[Manhattan]], while the Nets played in the suburban area of [[Long Island]] and in [[New Jersey]], and since 2012 have been playing at [[Barclays Center]] in [[Brooklyn]]. Media outlets have noted the Knicks–Nets rivalry's similarity to those of other New York City teams, such as the [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) historical [[Subway Series]] rivalry and the current [[Mets–Yankees rivalry|rivalry]] between the [[American League]] (AL)'s [[New York Yankees]] and the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL)'s [[New York Mets]], and the [[National Football League]] (NFL) [[Giants–Jets rivalry|rivalry]] between the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC)'s [[New York Giants]] and the [[American Football Conference]] (AFC)'s [[New York Jets]], the result of the boroughs' proximity through the [[New York City subway]]. Historically, the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn competed via the [[Dodgers–Giants rivalry]], when the two teams were the [[History of the Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]] and the [[History of the New York Giants (NL)|New York Giants]]. Like the Knicks and Nets, the Giants and Dodgers played in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, and were fierce intraleague rivals.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/sports/basketball/knicks-nets-will-turn-into-a-rivalry-to-join-new-yorks-rich-past.html?_r=0 | work=The New York Times | title=A Rivalry to Add to the City's Rich History | first=George | last=Vecsey | date=November 25, 2012 | access-date=February 6, 2017 | archive-date=October 21, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021220153/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/26/sports/basketball/knicks-nets-will-turn-into-a-rivalry-to-join-new-yorks-rich-past.html?_r=0 | url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Islanders–Rangers rivalry|rivalry]] between the [[New York Islanders]] and [[New York Rangers]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) took on a similar dimension while the Islanders inhabited the Barclays Center, from 2015 to 2021.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/islanders-fans-react-to-barclays-center-move/ | work=The New York Times | title=Islanders Fans React to Barclays Center Move | first=Chris | last=Dell | date=October 31, 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104113253/http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2012/10/31/islanders-fans-react-to-barclays-center-move/ | archive-date=January 4, 2013}}</ref> Due to the Knicks being located in Manhattan and the Nets being located in Brooklyn, some media outlets have dubbed this rivalry "Clash of the Boroughs".<ref name="rivalry begins" /><ref name="clashofboros">{{cite web|title=Clash of the Boroughs Resounds in Brooklyn|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/viewfromcouch/clash-boroughs-resounds-brooklyn|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129160633/http://www.nba.com/nets/viewfromcouch/clash-boroughs-resounds-brooklyn|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 29, 2013|website=BrooklynNets.com|access-date=November 26, 2012}}</ref>

===Toronto Raptors===
{{Main|Nets–Raptors rivalry}}
The rivalry with the [[Toronto Raptors]] began in the 2000s, specifically in 2004, after Raptors guard/forward [[Vince Carter]] was traded to the New Jersey Nets.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rausch|first=William|title=A Brief History Of The Nets-Raptors Rivalry|url=http://thebrooklyngame.com/brooklyn-nets-toronto-raptors-rivalry-history/|publisher=The Brooklyn Game|date=April 18, 2014|access-date=July 3, 2015|archive-date=July 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704053527/http://thebrooklyngame.com/brooklyn-nets-toronto-raptors-rivalry-history/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Carter acquired">{{cite web|title=Raptors receive three players and two picks|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=1948449|website=[[ESPN|ESPN.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=June 20, 2014|location=Indianapolis|date=December 18, 2004|archive-date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006233036/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1948449|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the two teams did not meet in the playoffs until [[2007 NBA playoffs|2007]], when the Nets defeated the Raptors in the first round series, 4 games to 2, after a go-ahead shot by [[Richard Jefferson]] with 8 seconds left in Game 6 led to a 98–97 victory.<ref name="Game 6 win vs Raptors 2007">{{cite web|title=Jefferson's late basket sends Nets to second round|url=http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270504017|website=[[ESPN|ESPN.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=June 20, 2014|archive-date=August 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808151827/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=270504017|url-status=dead}}</ref> In [[2014 NBA playoffs|2014]], the teams met again in the first round, and the series went to seven games, with a game-winning block by [[Paul Pierce]], giving the Nets the 104–103 victory.<ref name="Game 7 victory vs Raptors 2014">{{cite web|title=Paul Pierce's block leads Nets past Raptors in Game 7|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400553094|website=[[ESPN|ESPN.com]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=June 20, 2014|archive-date=July 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707081226/http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400553094|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was noted for controversy when Toronto Raptors general manager [[Masai Ujiri]] made derogatory remarks towards Brooklyn at a fan rally outside [[Maple Leaf Square]] in [[Toronto]] before Game 1. Ujiri later apologized at halftime.<ref>{{cite web|author=Slam Staff|title=Raptors GM Masai Ujiri Shouts 'F*** Brooklyn' at Fan Rally (Video)|url=http://www.slamonline.com/media/slam-tv/masai-ujiri-shouts-fuck-brooklyn-video/|work=[[SLAM Magazine]]|date=April 19, 2014|access-date=July 3, 2015|archive-date=July 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703045051/http://www.slamonline.com/media/slam-tv/masai-ujiri-shouts-fuck-brooklyn-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Raptors and Nets faced each other in the [[2020 NBA playoffs]] in the first round, with Toronto winning the series four games to none.<ref>{{cite web |title=Raptors overwhelm Nets 150-122 to finish first-round sweep |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401236264 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=November 30, 2020 |date=August 23, 2020 |archive-date=August 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200824100851/https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401236264 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Season-by-season record==
''List of the last five seasons completed by the Nets. For the full season-by-season history, see [[List of Brooklyn Nets seasons]].''

'''''Note:''' GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, W–L% = Winning percentage''
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="font-weight:bold; {{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"
| Season || GP || W || L || W–L% || Finish || Playoffs
|-
| [[2020–21 NBA season|2020–21]] || 72 || 48 || 24 || {{Winning percentage|48|24}} || 2nd, Atlantic || Lost in conference semifinals, 3–4 ([[Milwaukee Bucks|Bucks]])
|-
| [[2021–22 NBA season|2021–22]] || 82 || 44 || 38 || {{Winning percentage|44|38}} || 4th, Atlantic || Lost in first round, 0–4 ([[Boston Celtics|Celtics]])
|-
| [[2022–23 NBA season|2022–23]] || 82 || 45 || 37 || {{Winning percentage|45|37}} || 4th, Atlantic || Lost in first round, 0–4 ([[Philadelphia 76ers|76ers]])
|-
| [[2023–24 NBA season|2023–24]] || 82 || 32 || 50 || {{Winning percentage|32|50}} || 4th, Atlantic || Did not qualify
|-
| [[2024–25 NBA season|2024–25]] || 82 || 26 || 56 || {{Winning percentage|26|56}} || 4th, Atlantic || Did not qualify
|}

==Uniforms==

===New Jersey Americans===
Upon debuting in the ABA in 1967, the New Jersey Americans wore white and red uniforms. The white uniforms contained red, blue and white stripes, with the team name and numerals in red with blue trim. The red uniforms mirror the striping configurations of the white uniforms while the city name and numerals were in blue with white trim.<ref name=NetsUniforms>{{cite web|title=Nets uniform history|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/history/uniform-history|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|access-date=October 17, 2020|archive-date=December 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204212754/https://www.nba.com/nets/history/uniform-history|url-status=live}}</ref>

===New York Nets===

====1968–1972====
Moving to Long Island as the New York Nets, they kept the original Americans template except for the location and team name. The white uniforms featured a script "Nets" lettering with a tail accent below, while the red uniforms featured "New York" in block letters (similar to the New York Knicks). Over the years, the letters and stripes would endure a few adjustments.<ref name=NetsUniforms/>

====1972–1977====
The Nets changed uniforms upon moving to Nassau Coliseum. The white uniforms featured a thick blue stripe with white stars on the left, along with a red stripe and white outline. The team name is written in red block letters. The blue uniforms, which featured "New York" in white block letters, mirrored that of the white uniforms.<ref name=NetsUniforms/>

===New Jersey Nets===
====1977–1981; 1983–1990====
The Nets carried the "Stars and Stripes" uniform to New Jersey in 1977. The white uniform remained the same but the blue uniform read "Nets" in front. The blue uniform later added "New Jersey" in white block letters inside the red stripe.<ref name=NetsUniforms/>

====1981–1983====
Upon moving to the Meadowlands in 1981, the Nets briefly changed their uniform set. The white uniform brought back the "Nets" script from the original New York Nets uniforms, but the color scheme became blue with red trim. The blue uniform featured "New Jersey" stacked together in a similar script style, and the letters were colored in red with white trim.<ref name=NetsUniforms/>

====1990–1997====
The Nets underwent a visual rebrand before the 1990–91 season. The white uniform featured a more futuristic "Nets" script in red with white and blue trim, while adding red and blue stripes. Initially, the Nets wore white and light blue gradient road uniforms that had a [[tie-dye]] effect, but switched to a solid blue uniform after only one season. Both blue uniforms featured the same "Nets" script in red with blue and white trim along with red and white stripes.<ref name=NetsUniforms/>

====1997–2012====
The Nets updated their visual identity prior to the 1997–98 season, going with a deeper red and navy scheme with silver accents. The white uniform, which remained virtually unchanged throughout its history, featured the team name in navy with silver and red trim. The navy uniform featured the city name in silver with navy and red trim. The dark grey alternate uniform, used until 2006, initially went with the city name in navy with white and red trim, but reversed the color scheme to white with red and navy trim after only two seasons. This uniform was the only one to feature the "NJ" alternate logo on the neckline. The red alternate uniform, which replaced the grey alternate and became the primary dark uniform in 2009, featured the team name in white with navy and silver trim. All uniforms featured thick navy and silver [[argyle (pattern)|argyle]] stripes.<ref name=NetsUniforms/>

===Brooklyn Nets===
[[File:Brooklyn Nets newlogo.svg|thumb|200px|right|The Brooklyn Nets' former primary logo, used from the club's first season in Brooklyn in [[2012–13 Brooklyn Nets season|2012]] until [[2023–24 Brooklyn Nets season|2024]].]]

====2012–2017====
Upon moving to Brooklyn in 2012, the Nets went with a simple black and white uniform design, with "Brooklyn" in front of both the white and black uniforms. They also wore three different alternate uniforms. A grey-sleeved alternate with "Brooklyn" in [[Dodger blue]], was first used in 2013 as a visual recall to the [[History of the Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Dodgers]]. A white-sleeved alternate with the team name in black, featured the same "Stars and Stripes" look from the 1970s. A dark grey sleeveless alternate, meant to recall the 1980s New Jersey Nets uniforms, featured the team name in white and the city name in white written inside a black stripe.<ref name=NetsUniforms/>

====2017–present====
With the switch from [[Adidas]] to [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], the Nets kept most aspects of their visual identity intact. The white uniform became the "Association" uniform while the black uniform became the "Icon" uniform. The Nets have had three different versions of the "Statement" uniform. The first set, with "BKLYN" in white, was in dark grey and featured the same stars and stripes look from the 1970s. The uniform was updated in 2019 to a lighter grey base and black/dark grey stripes, with "BKLYN" written in [[graffiti]] style designed by Eric Haze. In 2022, the Nets again changed its "Statement" uniform, this time with a black base, black letters with silver trim, and a subtle greyscale herringbone striping with three black stars on the left.<ref name=NetsUniforms/>

The Nets also employed a fourth uniform option: the "City" uniform. The 2017–18 black "City" uniform featured the full team name spelled in white along with grey accents inspired from the [[Brooklyn Bridge]]. The following season, it was replaced with a black uniform featuring stylized Brooklyn camo patterns as a tribute to [[the Notorious B.I.G.]] For 2019–20, the Nets wore white versions of the "Biggie" uniforms, but with Haze-designed "BED-STUY" graffiti lettering in front (a reference to [[Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn|Bedford–Stuyvesant]] where the Notorious B.I.G. grew up). The 2020–21 "City" uniform, which honors Brooklyn-born artist [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]], is predominantly black and features "BKLYN NETS" written in Basquiat's style along with multi-colored striping.<ref name=NetsUniforms/> The Basquiat-inspired "City" uniform returned in 2022–23 but in a white base.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Nets 22/23 City Edition Uniform: Brooklyn Graffiti|url=https://www.nba.com/news/brooklyn-nets-city-edition|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|access-date=November 10, 2022|archive-date=November 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110183418/https://www.nba.com/news/brooklyn-nets-city-edition|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 2021–22 season, the Nets' "City" uniform featured visual references to the Nets' uniform history. The navy base and white and silver argyle stripes recalled the 1997–2009 uniforms. The "Nets" wordmark and lettering were taken from the 1990–97 uniforms. A red stripe with white stars honored the "Stars and Stripes" uniform of the 1970s and 1980s. A modified version of the 1980s New Jersey Nets logo, replacing the New Jersey outline with the map of Brooklyn, was added to the right leg. The 1997–2012 shield logo, also tweaked to feature the current "B" alternate logo, was added on the waist.<ref>{{cite web|title=2021–22 Nets City uniform|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/city-edition|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=November 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102160934/https://www.nba.com/nets/city-edition|url-status=live}}</ref>

The "City" uniform for the 2023–24 season featured a collaboration with Brooklyn-based artist [[Kaws]]. The predominantly dark grey design featured splashes of light grey, blue, turquoise and pink inspired by Kaws' "Tension" series. The stylized "Nets" wordmark was also influenced by Kaws' graphic style.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Nets Unveil 2023-24 Nike NBA City Edition Uniform, Created With Renowned Artist KAWS|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/brooklyn-nets-unveil-2023-24-nike-nba-city-edition-uniform-created-with-renowned-artist-kaws|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|access-date=October 20, 2023|archive-date=November 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126180314/https://www.nba.com/nets/news/brooklyn-nets-unveil-2023-24-nike-nba-city-edition-uniform-created-with-renowned-artist-kaws|url-status=live}}</ref> The design was slightly tweaked for the 2024–25 "City" uniform, this time with the color splashes relegated to the "Brooklyn" wordmark as part of an outer trim, with the base now featuring greyscale splashes.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Nets 2024-25 City Edition Uniform in collaboration with Artist KAWS|url=https://www.nba.com/news/brooklyn-nets-2024-25-city-edition-uniform|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|access-date=November 14, 2024}}</ref>

A fifth uniform option, the "Earned" uniform, is released occasionally and is exclusive only to the teams who qualified in the [[NBA playoffs]] the previous year. The Nets, by virtue of qualifying in the [[2020 NBA playoffs]], were given an "Earned" uniform. The design featured the [[parquetry|herringbone parquet]] style of the Barclays Center court in shades of black and grey, with [[Helvetica]] lettering inspired from the signs found at the [[New York City Subway]].<ref name=NetsUniforms/>

==Culture==

===Mascot===
[[File:BrooklyKnight- 1 Cover.jpg|thumb|Cover to ''BrooklyKnight #1'', distributed at the Brooklyn Nets home opener. Art by [[Mike Deodato]].]]
The [[List of National Basketball Association mascots|mascot]] of the New Jersey Nets was Sly the Silver Fox, who debuted on October 31, 1997, as part of the rebranding of the Nets for the [[1997–98 NBA season|1997–98 season]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Sly, the Silver Fox|website = [[NBA.com]]|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/mascot/bio.html?nav=ArticleList|access-date=August 1, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041101124841/http://www.nba.com/nets/mascot/bio.html?nav=ArticleList|archive-date=November 1, 2004}}</ref> Prior to that, the Nets' mascot was an anthropomorphic dragon named Duncan the Dragon.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pro Basketball – For Nets, Stakes Are High In Meeting With Knicks|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/15/sports/pro-basketball-for-nets-stakes-are-high-in-meeting-with-knicks.html|access-date=August 1, 2012|work=The New York Times|first=Jack|last=Curry|date=December 15, 1990|archive-date=April 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421235422/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/15/sports/pro-basketball-for-nets-stakes-are-high-in-meeting-with-knicks.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

After the Nets' move to Brooklyn, the team introduced a new [[superhero]] mascot named BrooklyKnight (a pun on the [[demonym]] "Brooklynite") on November 3, 2012. In his first appearance, he was lowered from the ceiling of [[Barclays Center]] amid sparks and fanfare and introduced by Nets public address announcer [[David Diamante]]: "Here to defend Brooklyn, he's the BrooklyKnight." The mascot was co-created by [[Marvel Entertainment]], a sister company to NBA broadcasters [[NBA on ABC|ABC]] and [[NBA on ESPN|ESPN]]. The character also starred in a 32-page [[comic book]] published by Marvel titled ''BrooklyKnight #1'', written by [[Jason Aaron]] with art from [[Mike Deodato]].<ref>{{cite press release|title=Marvel & the Brooklyn Nets Unveil First Super Hero in NBA history!|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/news/marvel-brooklyn-nets-unveil-first-super-hero-nba-history|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|date=November 3, 2012|access-date=November 3, 2012|archive-date=November 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106230401/http://www.nba.com/nets/news/marvel-brooklyn-nets-unveil-first-super-hero-nba-history|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=BrooklyKnight Debuts at First Brooklyn Nets Game|url=http://marvel.com/news/comics/19654/brooklyknight_debuts_at_first_brooklyn_nets_game|publisher=Marvel Entertainment|date=November 5, 2012|access-date=July 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704093355/http://marvel.com/news/comics/19654/brooklyknight_debuts_at_first_brooklyn_nets_game|archive-date=July 4, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> After the Nets' second season in Brooklyn, the BrooklyKnight mascot was retired, leaving the Nets mascotless.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sherman|first1=Rodger|title=A farewell to BrooklyKnight, the Brooklyn Nets' awful mascot|url=https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/7/9/5886279/a-farewell-to-brooklyknight-the-brooklyn-nets-awful-mascot|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|access-date=July 10, 2014|date=July 9, 2014|archive-date=July 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712230602/http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/7/9/5886279/a-farewell-to-brooklyknight-the-brooklyn-nets-awful-mascot|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Team anthem===
On November 3, 2012, the Nets introduced a new team anthem titled "Brooklyn: Something To Lean On", written and recorded by Brooklyn-born musician [[John Forté]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooklyn: Something to Lean On|url=http://www.nba.com/nets/brooklyn-something-lean|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|date=November 2, 2012|access-date=July 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029224216/http://www.nba.com/nets/brooklyn-something-lean|archive-date=October 29, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The song is notable for its refrain, which features the "Brooklyn" chant that has been popular with fans in the Barclays Center.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Nets' new anthem: "Brooklyn (something to lean on)" is all about the borough (not the "Nets")|url=http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-nets-new-anthem-brooklyn-something.html|publisher=Atlantic Yards Report|access-date=November 20, 2012|archive-date=September 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130906172855/http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-nets-new-anthem-brooklyn-something.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Brooklyn Brigade===
{{anchor|Brooklyn Brigade}}
The Brooklyn Brigade<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.brooklynbrigade.com/| title=The Brooklyn Brigade| website=The Brooklyn Brigade| access-date=January 27, 2021| archive-date=February 1, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201031953/https://www.brooklynbrigade.com/| url-status=live}}</ref> is a group of fans who are known for their loud chants and passionate attitude towards the Nets. The group was founded in November 2012 by Nets fan and Brooklyn native Udong "Bobby" Edemeka.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28504690/the-fight-new-york-next-generation-fans-starts-barclays-center-lower-bowl| title=The Fight for New York's Next Generation of Fans Starts in Barclays Center's Lower Bowl| date=January 20, 2020| website=ESPN.com| access-date=January 27, 2021| archive-date=January 21, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121184341/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28504690/the-fight-new-york-next-generation-fans-starts-barclays-center-lower-bowl| url-status=live}}</ref> Edemeka attended a few early season games of the team in their new Brooklyn home. Edemeka noticed that the team lacked a solid fan base in their new home, and decided to purchase tickets for a small group of roughly 20 fans who he noticed were regular followers of the team on the [[SB Nation]] online blog, NetsDaily.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/4/18/18412811/brooklyn-nets-playoffs-new-york-city-fan-base|title=Nets Fandom Is Having Its New York Moment|first=Chris|last=Almeida|date=April 18, 2019|website=The Ringer|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205094337/https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/4/18/18412811/brooklyn-nets-playoffs-new-york-city-fan-base|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Brooklyn Brigade Logo.png|left|thumb|upright=.75]]
The Brigade was not yet based in Section 114.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/sports/basketball/nets-knicks-fans-section-114.html| title=New York's N.B.A Teams Don't Have Much to Celebrate. These Fans Cheer Anyway| first=Kelly| last=Whiteside| date=December 3, 2018| website=The New York Times| access-date=January 27, 2021| archive-date=February 1, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201070500/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/sports/basketball/nets-knicks-fans-section-114.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Instead, Edemeka would purchase tickets in whichever section he could, which often included [[nosebleed seat]]s. The Brigade initially did not get much recognition from the Nets. Edemeka met with the CEO Irina Pavlova (of the ONEXIM Group), who was fond of the group's antics.<ref>{{Cite web| url=http://www.nba.com/article/2019/08/14/report-joseph-tsai-buy-nets-23-billion| title=Joseph Tsai to buy rest of Nets from Mikhail Prokhorov| website=NBA.com| access-date=January 27, 2021| archive-date=October 21, 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021201300/https://www.nba.com/article/2019/08/14/report-joseph-tsai-buy-nets-23-billion| url-status=live}}</ref> Although Pavlova was a supporter of the group, other members of the organization were resistant to showing support for the Brigade. During the 2014–15 season, however, the Brooklyn Nets organization began assigning seats to the Brigade in Section 114 of the Barclays Center. This section is adjacent to the press booth and gave the Brooklyn Brigade exposure on a regional level and then eventually on a national level.

During the conference semifinals in 2014, while the Nets battled the [[Miami Heat]], Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center CEO Brett Yomark noticed the Brigade's effect on the arena, and he started to visit Section 114 distributing Nets' apparel. In 2016, the Nets hired [[Sean Marks]] as their general manager, who became an immediate supporter of the group.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/brooklyn-nets-hire-spurs-exec-sean-marks-gm-article-1.2536018| title=Brooklyn Nets hire Spurs exec Sean Marks to be GM| first=Justin| last=Tasch| website=nydailynews.com| date=February 19, 2016| access-date=January 27, 2021| archive-date=February 6, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206101821/https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/brooklyn-nets-hire-spurs-exec-sean-marks-gm-article-1.2536018| url-status=live}}</ref> During the 2018–19 season, the Nets reserved section 114 for passionate fans, and called it "The BK Block."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/623392/2018/10/31/how-the-nets-are-betting-on-the-block-to-be-the-heart-of-a-growing-brooklyn-fanbase/|title=How the Nets are betting on 'The Block' to be the heart of a growing Brooklyn fanbase|first=Michael|last=Scotto|date=October 31, 2018|website=[[The Athletic]]|url-access=subscription|quote=The Nets unveiled 'The Block: Home of the Brooklyn Brigade' in section 114 this season, which is sponsored by East Coast Power and Gas.|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201215743/https://theathletic.com/623392/2018/10/31/how-the-nets-are-betting-on-the-block-to-be-the-heart-of-a-growing-brooklyn-fanbase/|url-status=live}}</ref> Although the Brigade is an independent fan group of the Nets, The Block<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/tickets/2019-20/thebkblock|title=The Block|website=Brooklyn Nets|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=February 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208015341/https://www.nba.com/nets/tickets/2019-20/thebkblock|url-status=live}}</ref> comprises mostly Brigade members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.netsdaily.com/2020/2/22/21148225/when-love-blooms-in-section-114-it-is-a-time-for-rejoicing|title=When Love Blooms in Section 114|date=February 22, 2020|website=NetsDaily|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-date=February 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201065553/https://www.netsdaily.com/2020/2/22/21148225/when-love-blooms-in-section-114-it-is-a-time-for-rejoicing|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Mr. Whammy===
Bruce Reznick, known commonly as "Mr. Whammy", is an iconic 86-year-old Nets [[Fan (person)|superfan]]. Reznick became a Nets season ticket holder in 1998 when the Nets played in [[Continental Airlines Arena]]. He is known for his signature "whammy", a practice in which he stands on the sidelines in view of opposing players while they are attempting free throws and tries to distract them with pointing, jumping, and yelling. Reznick will not "whammy" players that have previously played for the Nets. Reznick believes the practice is effective as [[Barclays Center]] often has one of the lowest opposing team free throw percentages in the league. For example, by January 11, 2023, opposing teams had only a 70.3 free throw shot percentage in Brooklyn, which was about eight points lower than league average for the [[2022–23 NBA season]]. Before Reznick was given the name "Mr. Whammy" by Nets broadcaster [[Ian Eagle]] he was referred to as "Red Shirt".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lunden |first1=Jeff |title=Meet Mr. Whammy, the Brooklyn Nets superfan and secret weapon |url=https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/meet-mr-whammy-the-brooklyn-nets-superfan-and-secret-weapon |website=Gothamist |access-date=January 13, 2023 |date=January 12, 2023 |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113182434/https://gothamist.com/arts-entertainment/meet-mr-whammy-the-brooklyn-nets-superfan-and-secret-weapon |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meet Nets' superfan Mr. Whammy, one of the stars of Sixers' win |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/philadelphia-76ers/meet-nets-superfan-mr-whammy-one-stars-sixers-win |website=NBC Sports |access-date=January 14, 2023 |date=January 9, 2017 |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113183133/https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/philadelphia-76ers/meet-nets-superfan-mr-whammy-one-stars-sixers-win |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Management==
On September 18, 2019, [[Joseph Tsai]], the executive vice chairman of the [[Alibaba Group]], completed the acquisition of full ownership of the Brooklyn Nets. With the closing of the transaction, Tsai became NBA Governor of the Nets and its affiliates.<ref>{{cite news|title=NBA Board of Governors approves sale of Nets to Joe Tsai|url=https://www.nba.com/article/2019/09/18/nba-approves-nets-sale-joe-tsai-david-levy-ceo|website=NBA.com|date=September 18, 2019|access-date=September 19, 2019|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918233153/https://www.nba.com/article/2019/09/18/nba-approves-nets-sale-joe-tsai-david-levy-ceo|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, former [[Turner Broadcasting]] president David Levy was named CEO of the Nets and Barclays Center.<ref>{{cite news|title=Leading Media and Sports Executive David Levy Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/2019/09/18/david-levy-appointed-chief-executive-officer-of-brooklyn-nets-and-barclays-center|website=BrooklynNets.com|date=September 18, 2019|access-date=September 18, 2019|archive-date=September 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926014931/https://www.nba.com/nets/2019/09/18/david-levy-appointed-chief-executive-officer-of-brooklyn-nets-and-barclays-center|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Speer|first=Deborah|title=Tsai Completes Acquisition Of Barclays Center, Brooklyn Nets; Names David Levy CEO|url=https://www.pollstar.com/article/tsai-completes-acquisition-of-barclays-center-brooklyn-nets-names-david-levy-ceo-141070|website=Pollstar.com|date=September 18, 2019|access-date=September 19, 2019|archive-date=September 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920214658/https://www.pollstar.com/article/tsai-completes-acquisition-of-barclays-center-brooklyn-nets-names-david-levy-ceo-141070|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 12, the Nets and Barclays Center announced that David Levy would step down from the CEO position he had assumed less than two months before. Oliver Weisberg, president of Tsai's holding company J Tsai Sports, assumed an interim CEO role.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nets, David Levy agree to part ways|url=https://www.nba.com/article/2019/11/12/nets-david-levy-agree-part-ways|website=NBA.com|date=November 12, 2019|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=November 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112210822/https://www.nba.com/article/2019/11/12/nets-david-levy-agree-part-ways|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Deb|first1=Sopan|last2=Draper|first2=Kevin|title=Nets C.E.O. Abruptly Steps Down|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/sports/basketball/nets-ceo-levy-resigns.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 12, 2019|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=December 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211010846/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/sports/basketball/nets-ceo-levy-resigns.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Ownership history===
The original owner of the Nets franchise was trucking magnate Arthur J. Brown, who founded the team in 1967. The next year, Brown sold the team for $1.1 million to entrepreneur [[Roy Boe]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Arthur J. Brown, 78, Former Owner of Nets|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/24/obituaries/arthur-j-brown-78-former-owner-of-nets.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=June 20, 2014|date=December 24, 1989|archive-date=August 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811011947/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/24/obituaries/arthur-j-brown-78-former-owner-of-nets.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Due to financial losses suffered while the team was on Long Island, Boe moved the team back to New Jersey in 1977 and sold the team a year later to a group of seven local businessmen led by [[Alan N. Cohen]] and Joseph Taub, who became known as the "[[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]] Seven".<ref>{{cite web|title=Boe owned Nets, Islanders in 1970s|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=4242513|website=[[ESPN]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=June 20, 2014|date=June 8, 2009|archive-date=August 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810154822/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4242513|url-status=live}}</ref>

After a lengthy ownership of the franchise and numerous unsuccessful attempts to improve the financial situation of the team, the "Secaucus Seven" finally sold the team in 1998 to a group of local real estate developers led by [[Raymond Chambers]] and [[Lewis Katz]],<ref name="Lewis Katz death">{{cite web|last1=Stubits|first1=Brian|title=Lewis Katz, former owner of Devils, Nets, dies in plane crash|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/24578495/lewis-katz-former-owner-of-devils-nets-dies-in-plane-crash|work=[[CBS Sports]]|access-date=June 20, 2014|date=June 1, 2014|archive-date=June 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606210637/http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on-hockey/24578495/lewis-katz-former-owner-of-devils-nets-dies-in-plane-crash|url-status=live}}</ref> who called themselves the "Community Youth Organization" and wanted to move the team to [[Newark, New Jersey]]. The next year the group signed an agreement with [[New York Yankees]] owner [[George Steinbrenner]] to form [[Yankee Global Enterprises|YankeeNets]], a holding company that owned the two teams, and later also the [[New Jersey Devils]], and increase leverage in future broadcast contracts by negotiating together. After receiving offers from several broadcast partners, including [[Cablevision]], which held their rights at that time, YankeeNets decided to launch its own regional sports television called the [[YES Network]].

YankeeNets failed in its attempts to secure a deal with Newark to construct a new arena in the city. By that point in time, tensions between the management of the Yankees, Nets, and the Devils had cause a rift between them, and a decision was made to split the group.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nypost.com/2003/06/23/a-split-decision-yankeenets-group-on-the-brink-of-breakup/ |title=A Split Decision – YankeeNets Group on the Brink of Breakup |work=New York Post |date=June 23, 2003 |access-date=December 10, 2017 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107222056/http://nypost.com/2003/06/23/a-split-decision-yankeenets-group-on-the-brink-of-breakup/ |url-status=live}}</ref> With their plan to move the Nets dead, the Community Youth Organization placed the team up for sale. After a short bidding process, the group secured a deal in 2004 with real estate developer [[Bruce Ratner]] to buy the team for $300 million, defeating a similar offer by [[Charles Kushner]] and Senator [[Jon Corzine]] of New Jersey. Ratner had purchased the team with the intent of moving it to a new arena in [[Brooklyn]], which was to be a centerpiece of the large-scale [[Atlantic Yards]] development.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/21/sports/basketball/21CND-NETS.html |title=Brooklyn Developer Reaches Deal to Buy New Jersey Nets |work=The New York Times |date=January 21, 2004 |access-date=May 10, 2011 |first1=Richard |last1=Sandomir |first2=Charles V. |last2=Bagli |archive-date=January 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126102053/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/21/sports/basketball/21CND-NETS.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Rapper [[Jay-Z]] owned a small minority stake in the Nets from 2003 until 2013. Jay-Z was a leader in the marketing for the team and helped encourage their move from New Jersey to the [[Barclays Center]] in Brooklyn, in which he also held a stake. He relinquished his stake after registering as a sports agent with his new agency [[Roc Nation Sports]], to avert any potential conflicts of interest.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Cubarrubia |first1=R. J. |title=Jay-Z Explains Reason for Selling Brooklyn Nets Stake |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jay-z-explains-reason-for-selling-brooklyn-nets-stake-181079/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 15, 2021 |date=April 19, 2013 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195811/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jay-z-explains-reason-for-selling-brooklyn-nets-stake-181079/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Greenburg |first1=Zack O'Malley |title=Jay-Z Sells Nets Stake, Earns Warren Buffett-Like Return |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2013/04/19/jay-z-sells-nets-stake-earns-warren-buffett-like-return |website=Forbes |access-date=June 15, 2021 |date=April 19, 2013 |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200759/https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2013/04/19/jay-z-sells-nets-stake-earns-warren-buffett-like-return/ |url-status=live}}</ref> His shares were eventually sold to singer, rapper, actor and entrepreneur [[Will Pan]], making Pan the first American of Taiwanese descent to own a U.S. professional sports franchise.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Killin |first1=James |title=Jay Z faces $600m lawsuit over Brooklyn Nets trademark |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/jay-z-faces-600m-lawsuit-over-brooklyn-nets-trademark-144665 |website=thelineofbestfit.com |access-date=June 16, 2021 |date=January 24, 2014 |quote=Last year, Jay Z sold his 0.067% stake in the Nets to Taiwanese artist and fellow basketball fan Wilber Pan... |archive-date=June 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195629/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/jay-z-faces-600m-lawsuit-over-brooklyn-nets-trademark-144665 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 24, 2009, [[Mikhail Prokhorov]], Russia's third-richest man according to ''[[Forbes magazine|Forbes]]'', confirmed his intention to become majority owner of the Nets. Prokhorov sent an offer to the team owners requesting that the controlling shares of the basketball club be sold to his company, Onexim, for a symbolic price. In return, Prokhorov funded a loan of $700 million for the construction of Barclays Center, and attracted additional funds from Western banks. Prokhorov stated that he initiated the deal to help push Russian basketball to a new level of development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.pravda.ru/business/finance/109479-0 |title=Mikhail Prokhorov Buys New Jersey Nets to Build Them New Arena |access-date=September 24, 2009 |date=September 24, 2009 |publisher=Pravda.ru |archive-date=September 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926074605/http://english.pravda.ru/business/finance/24-09-2009/109479-mikhail_prokhorov-0/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On May 11, 2010, following approval from the other owners of NBA teams, Prokhorov had become the principal owner of the Nets.<ref name="Prokhorov buys Nets">{{cite web|last1=Eichelberger|first1=Curtis|title=Prokhorov's $200 Million Purchase of Nets Gains Approval From NBA Owners|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-05-11/prokhorov-s-200-million-purchase-of-nets-gains-approval-from-nba-owners.html|publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]|access-date=June 20, 2014|date=May 11, 2010|archive-date=December 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141206065939/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-05-11/prokhorov-s-200-million-purchase-of-nets-gains-approval-from-nba-owners.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In late 2017, Prokhorov agreed to sell a 49% stake in the team to Joseph Tsai, with an option for Tsai to become the majority owner.<ref>{{cite news|title=Porzingis Scores 30, Knicks Beat Nets 107-86 for 1st Win – Brooklyn Buyer|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/10/27/sports/basketball/ap-bkn-nets-knicks.html|access-date=November 7, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|agency=Associated Press|date=October 27, 2017|archive-date=November 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107222626/https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/10/27/sports/basketball/ap-bkn-nets-knicks.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The option was exercised in August 2019, with Tsai also buying the Nets' arena, Barclays Center, from Prokhorov for nearly $1 billion in a separate deal. The NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale to Tsai on September 18, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27644399/nba-approves-sale-nets-barclays-tsai|title=NBA approves sale of Nets, Barclays to Tsai|date=September 18, 2019|website=ESPN.com|access-date=February 16, 2021|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308144925/https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/27644399/nba-approves-sale-nets-barclays-tsai|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Facilities==
[[File:BarclayCenter-2 (48034233762).jpg|thumb|275px|right|Barclays Center in 2019]]

===Home arenas===
Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Arena History|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/history/arena-history|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=BrooklynNets.com|access-date=November 19, 2019|archive-date=November 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115075120/https://www.nba.com/nets/history/arena-history|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Arena
! style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Location
! class="unsortable" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Duration
|-
| [[Teaneck Armory]]
| [[Teaneck, New Jersey]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1967–1968
|-
| [[Long Island Arena]]
| [[Commack, New York]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1968–1969
|-
| [[Island Garden]]
| [[West Hempstead, New York]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1969–1972
|-
| [[Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Uniondale, New York]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1972–1977
|-
| [[Rutgers Athletic Center]]
| [[Piscataway, New Jersey]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1977–1981
|-
| Brendan Byrne Arena (1981–1996)<br />renamed Continental Airlines Arena (1996–2007)<br />renamed [[Izod Center]] (2007–2010)
| [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1981–2010
|-
| [[Prudential Center]]
| [[Newark, New Jersey]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2010–2012
|-
| [[Barclays Center]]
| [[Brooklyn, New York]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2012–present
|}

===Practice facilities===
The Nets' practice facility and headquarters for the team's basketball operations are located at the [[Hospital for Special Surgery]] Training Center in the [[Industry City]] complex in the [[Sunset Park, Brooklyn|Sunset Park]] neighborhood of Brooklyn. The facility opened on February 17, 2016, and is built on the roof of an empty warehouse in the complex, occupying 70,000 square feet of space in total. The renovation project cost roughly $50 million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/nets-unveil-50m-brooklyn-practice-facility-article-1.1845348|title=Nets will be all-Brooklyn by 2015-16: Team unveils $50M Industry City training center|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=June 26, 2014|access-date=July 31, 2014|archive-date=August 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808042048/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/nets/nets-unveil-50m-brooklyn-practice-facility-article-1.1845348|url-status=live}}</ref> The opening of the training center completed the Nets' move to Brooklyn.

The team's previous practice facility was at the 65,000-square-foot [[PNY Technologies|PNY]] Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which opened in 1998.<ref name="pny1998">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/18/sports/pro-basketball-nets-new-practice-facility-befits-a-first-class-team.html|title=Pro Basketball – Nets' New Practice Facility Befits a First-Class Team|work=The New York Times|date=February 18, 1998|access-date=July 31, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811011513/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/02/18/sports/pro-basketball-nets-new-practice-facility-befits-a-first-class-team.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to that, the team practiced at the APA Recreation Center in [[North Bergen, New Jersey]], sharing their lockers and practice courts with [[truck drivers]] who used the facility, and at [[Ramapo College]] in [[Mahwah, New Jersey]].<ref name="pny1998" />

In the aftermath of [[Hurricane Sandy]] in November 2012, PNY Center suffered a power outage and extensive water damage due to flooding, and for several months, the team used the smaller training spaces and practice courts inside the Barclays Center instead.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2012/11/01/damage-moves-nets-practices/|title=Damage moves Nets practices|newspaper=New York Post|date=November 1, 2012|access-date=July 31, 2014|archive-date=June 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630070723/http://nypost.com/2012/11/01/damage-moves-nets-practices/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personnel==
{{Main|Brooklyn Nets all-time roster|List of Brooklyn Nets head coaches}}

===Current roster===
{{Brooklyn Nets roster}}

===Retained draft rights===
The Nets hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA. A drafted player, either an international draftee or a college draftee who is not signed by the team that drafted him, is allowed to sign with any non-NBA team. In this case, the team retains the player's draft rights in the NBA until one year after the player's contract with the non-NBA team ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm|title=NBA Salary Cap FAQ – 2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement|quote=If the player is already under contract to, or signs a contract with a non-NBA team, the team retains the player's draft rights for one year after the player's obligation to the non-NBA team ends. Essentially, the clock stops as long as the player plays pro ball outside the NBA.|first=Larry|last=Coon|author-link=Larry Coon|access-date=April 13, 2014|archive-date=May 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527075033/http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> This list includes draft rights that were acquired from trades with other teams.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%;"
! style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Draft
! style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Round
! style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Pick
! style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Player
! style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Pos.
! style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Nationality
! style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Current team
! style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Note(s)
! class="unsortable" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Ref
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2019 NBA draft|2019]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|60
| {{sortname|Vanja|Marinković}}
| style="text-align:center"|G/F
| {{flagu|Serbia}}
| [[KK Partizan|Partizan Mozzart Bet]] ([[Basketball League of Serbia|Serbia]])
| Acquired from the [[Sacramento Kings]] (via [[Los Angeles Clippers|LA Clippers]] and [[Memphis Grizzlies|Memphis]])
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Nets Complete Three-Team Trade with Phoenix and Memphis|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/brooklyn-nets-complete-three-team-trade-with-phoenix-and-memphis|website=NBA.com|date=February 8, 2024|access-date=February 8, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2016 NBA draft|2016]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|39
| {{sortname|David|Michineau}}
| style="text-align:center;"|G
| {{flagu|France}}
| [[Bursaspor Basketbol|Bursaspor Yörsan]] ([[Basketbol Süper Ligi|Turkey]])
| Acquired from the [[Sacramento Kings]] (via [[Los Angeles Clippers|LA Clippers]] and [[New Orleans Pelicans|New Orleans]])
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Kings Complete Trade With Brooklyn Nets|url=https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-complete-trade-with-brooklyn-nets|website=NBA.com|date=February 8, 2023|access-date=February 8, 2023|archive-date=February 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208220535/https://www.nba.com/kings/news/kings-complete-trade-with-brooklyn-nets|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2015 NBA draft|2015]]
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|26
| {{sortname|Nikola|Milutinov}}
| style="text-align:center;"|C
| {{flagu|Serbia}}
| [[Olympiacos B.C.|Olympiacos]] ([[Greek Basket League|Greece]])
| Acquired from the [[San Antonio Spurs]]
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Nets acquire future draft considerations in five team trade|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2021/08/06/brooklyn-nets-acquire-future-draft-considerations-five-team-trade|website=NBA.com|date=August 6, 2021|access-date=August 6, 2021|archive-date=August 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807004821/https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2021/08/06/brooklyn-nets-acquire-future-draft-considerations-five-team-trade|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2015 NBA draft|2015]]
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|49
| {{sortname|Aaron|White|dab=basketball}}
| style="text-align:center;"|F
| {{flagu|United States}}
| [[Toyama Grouses]] ([[B.League|Japan]])
| Acquired from the [[Washington Wizards]]
| style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{cite news|title=Brooklyn Nets Complete Three-Team Trade|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2019/07/06/brooklyn-nets-complete-three-team-trade|website=NBA.com|date=July 6, 2019|access-date=July 6, 2019|archive-date=July 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706225004/https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2019/07/06/brooklyn-nets-complete-three-team-trade|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Franchise leaders===
{{Main article|Brooklyn Nets accomplishments and records}}
'''Bold''' denotes still active with the team. ''Italics'' denotes still active, but not with the team. "Name*" includes combined statistics for the team from both the ABA and NBA.

;Points scored (regular season) as of the end of the 2024–25 season<ref name="basketball-reference1">{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/players.html|title=Nets: Players|publisher=Basketball Reference|access-date=April 10, 2023|archive-date=April 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401132124/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/players.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Div col|colwidth=30em}}
# ''[[Brook Lopez]]'' (10,444)
# [[Buck Williams]] (10,440)
# [[Vince Carter]] (8,834)
# [[Richard Jefferson]] (8,507)
# [[Jason Kidd]] (7,373)
# [[John Williamson (basketball, born 1951)|John Williamson]]* (7,202)
# [[Julius Erving]]* (7,104)
# [[Kerry Kittles]] (7,096)
# [[Derrick Coleman]] (6,930)
# [[Chris Morris (basketball)|Chris Morris]] (6,762)
# [[Mike Gminski]] (6,415)
# [[Billy Paultz]]* (6,297)
# [[Bill Melchionni]]* (6,230)
# [[Otis Birdsong]] (5,968)
# [[Keith Van Horn]] (5,700)
# [[Albert King (basketball)|Albert King]] (5,595)
# [[Joe Harris (basketball)|Joe Harris]] (5,007)
# ''[[Spencer Dinwiddie]]'' (4,953)
# [[Kendall Gill]] (4,932)
# [[Darwin Cook]] (4,699)
{{Div col end}}

;Other statistics (regular season) as of the end of the 2024–25 season<ref name="basketball-reference1"/>
{{columns-start|num=5}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Most minutes played
|-
! style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell2|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Player
! style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell2|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Minutes
|-
| [[Buck Williams]] || 23,100
|-
| [[Jason Kidd]] || 18,733
|-
| ''[[Brook Lopez]]'' || 18,118
|-
| [[Richard Jefferson]] || 17,499
|-
| [[Kerry Kittles]] || 16,686
|}
{{column}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Most rebounds
|-
! style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell2|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Player
! style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell2|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Rebounds
|-
| [[Buck Williams]] || 7,576
|-
| [[Billy Paultz]]* || 4,544
|-
| ''[[Brook Lopez]]'' || 4,004
|-
| [[Derrick Coleman]] || 3,690
|-
| [[Mike Gminski]] || 3,671
|}
{{column}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Most assists
|-
! style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell2|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Player
! style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell2|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Assists
|-
| [[Jason Kidd]] || 4,620
|-
| [[Bill Melchionni]]* || 3,044
|-
| [[Kenny Anderson (basketball)|Kenny Anderson]] || 2,363
|-
| [[Deron Williams]] || 2,078
|-
| ''[[Spencer Dinwiddle]]'' || 1,985
|}
{{column}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Most steals
|-
! style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell2|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Player
! style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell2|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Steals
|-
| [[Jason Kidd]] || 950
|-
| [[Darwin Cook]] || 875
|-
| [[Kerry Kittles]] || 803
|-
| [[Chris Morris (basketball)|Chris Morris]] || 784
|-
| [[Kendall Gill]] || 652
|}
{{column}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Most blocks
|-
! style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell2|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Player
! style="text-align:center; {{NBA color cell2|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Blocks
|-
| ''[[Brook Lopez]]'' || 972
|-
| [[George T. Johnson|George Johnson]] || 863
|-
| [[Buck Williams]] || 696
|-
| [[Mike Gminski]] || 599
|-
| [[Derrick Coleman]] || 559
|}
{{columns-end}}

===Retired numbers===
{{See also|List of National Basketball Association retired jersey numbers}}
[[File:Brooklyn Nets vs NY Knicks 2018-10-03 td 13 - Pregame.jpg|thumb|New York / New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets retired numbers hanging prior to the NBA pre-season game between the Nets and the [[New York Knicks]] in October 2018]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Brooklyn Nets retired numbers<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Nets Uniform Numbers|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/numbers.html|publisher=Basketball Reference|access-date=April 14, 2019|archive-date=June 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220610193353/https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/numbers.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|No.
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Player
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Position
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Tenure
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Date
|-
! scope="row"|3
| [[Dražen Petrović]] || [[Basketball positions#Guards|G]] || 1991–1993 || November 11, 1993
|-
! scope="row"|5
| [[Jason Kidd]] || G || 2001–2008 || October 17, 2013
|-
! scope="row"|15
| [[Vince Carter]] || G/[[Basketball positions#Forwards|F]]|| 2004–2009 || January 25, 2025
|-
! scope="row"|23
| [[John Williamson (basketball, born 1951)|John Williamson]] || G || 1973–1980 || December 7, 1990
|-
! scope="row"|25
| [[Bill Melchionni]] || G || 1969–1976 || September 1976
|-
! scope="row"|32
| [[Julius Erving]] || F || 1973–1976 || April 3, 1987
|-
! scope="row"|52
| [[Buck Williams]] || F || 1981–1989 || April 11, 1999
|}
* The NBA retired [[Bill Russell]]'s No. 6 for all its member teams on August 11, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Russell's No. 6 jersey to be retired throughout NBA |url=https://www.nba.com/news/bill-russells-no-6-jersey-to-be-retired-throughout-nba |website=NBA.com |access-date=August 18, 2022 |date=August 11, 2022 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817080803/https://www.nba.com/news/bill-russells-no-6-jersey-to-be-retired-throughout-nba |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Golliver |first1=Ben |title=NBA permanently retires Bill Russell's No. 6 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/11/bill-russell-nba-jersey-retirement/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=August 18, 2022 |date=August 11, 2022 |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107143239/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/11/bill-russell-nba-jersey-retirement/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Basketball Hall of Famers===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Players
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|No.
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Name
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Position
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Tenure
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Inducted
|-
| 24
! scope="row"|[[Rick Barry]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/rick-barry/|title=Rick Barry|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608165533/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/rick-barry/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Basketball positions#Forwards|F]]|| 1970–1972 || 1987
|-
| 1
! scope="row"|[[Nate Archibald]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/nate-archibald/|title=Nate Archibald|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=May 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526134144/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/nate-archibald/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Basketball positions#Guards|G]]|| 1976–1977 || 1991
|-
| 32
! scope="row"|[[Julius Erving]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/julius-erving/|title=Julius Erving|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608165556/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/julius-erving/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| F || 1973–1976 || 1993
|-
| 21
! scope="row"|[[Bob McAdoo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/bob-mcadoo/|title=Bob McAdoo|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 12, 2019|archive-date=May 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220523125614/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/bob-mcadoo|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Center (basketball)|C]] || 1981 || 2000
|-
| 3
! scope="row"|[[Dražen Petrović]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/drazen-petrovic/|title=Drazen Petrovic|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 12, 2019|archive-date=May 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170507213852/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/drazen-petrovic|url-status=live}}</ref>
| G || 1991–1993 || 2002
|-
| 34
! scope="row"|[[Mel Daniels]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/mel-daniels/|title=Mel Daniels|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608165540/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/mel-daniels/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| C || 1976 || 2012
|-
| 22
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Bernard King]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/bernard-king/|title=Bernard King|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 12, 2019|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608165551/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/bernard-king/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"|F || 1977–1979 || rowspan="2"|2013
|-
| 30 || 1993
|-
| 33
! scope="row"|[[Alonzo Mourning]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/alonzo-mourning/|title=Alonzo Mourning|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 12, 2019|archive-date=October 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019172911/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/alonzo-mourning|url-status=live}}</ref>
| C || 2003–2004 || 2014
|-
| 55
! scope="row"|[[Dikembe Mutombo]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/dikembe-mutombo/|title=Dikembe Mutombo|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006160739/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/dikembe-mutombo/|archive-date=October 6, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| C || 2002–2003 || 2015
|-
| 10
! scope="row"|[[Maurice Cheeks]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/maurice-cheeks/|title=Maurice Cheeks|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=September 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920224634/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/maurice-cheeks/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| G || 1992–1993 || 2018
|-
| 5
! scope="row"|[[Jason Kidd]]{{efn|name=Kidd|Kidd was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as player and as a member of the [[2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team|2008 Olympic team]]. Also served as head coach of the team in 2013–2014.}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/jason-kidd/|title=Jason Kidd|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016055323/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/jason-kidd/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| G || 2001–2008 || 2018
|-
| 2
! scope="row"|[[Kevin Garnett]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/kevin-garnett/|title=Kevin Garnett|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 4, 2020|archive-date=December 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208184607/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/kevin-garnett|url-status=live}}</ref>
| F || 2013–2015 || 2020
|-
| 34
! scope="row"|[[Paul Pierce]]
| F || 2013–2014 || 2021
|-
| 15
! scope="row"|[[Vince Carter]]
| G/F || 2004–2009 || 2024
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Coaches
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Name
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Position
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Tenure
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Inducted
|-
! scope="row"|[[Lou Carnesecca]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/lou-carnesecca/|title=Lou Carnesecca|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608165601/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/lou-carnesecca/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Head coach]] || 1970–1973 || 1992
|-
! scope="row"|[[Chuck Daly]]{{efn|name=Daly|Daly was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice – as coach and as a member of the [[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team|1992 Olympic team]].}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/chuck-daly/|title=Chuck Daly|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=May 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524204656/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/chuck-daly/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Head coach || 1992–1994 || 1994
|-
! scope="row"|[[Larry Brown (basketball)|Larry Brown]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/larry-brown/|title=Larry Brown|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=May 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521150333/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/larry-brown/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Head coach || 1981–1983 || 2002
|-
! scope="row"|[[John Calipari]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/john-calipari/|title=John Calipari|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006160811/http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/john-calipari/|archive-date=October 6, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Head coach || 1996–1999 || 2015
|-
! scope="row"|[[Bill Fitch]]<ref name="Campbell">{{cite news|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/rockets/article/Rockets-Bill-Fitch-2019-Hall-of-Fame-Divac-Sikma-13746994.php|newspaper=Houston Chronicle|first=Dave|last=Campbell|agency=AP|title=Former Rockets coach Bill Fitch to be inducted into 2019 Basketball Hall of Fame|date=April 6, 2019|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=April 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413184329/https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/rockets/article/Rockets-Bill-Fitch-2019-Hall-of-Fame-Divac-Sikma-13746994.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Head coach || 1989–1992 || 2019
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Contributors
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Name
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Position
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Tenure
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Inducted
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"|[[Rod Thorn]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/rod-thorn/|title=Rod Thorn|website=The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=May 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509141551/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/rod-thorn|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Assistant coach || 1973–1975, 1976–1978 ||rowspan="2"| 2018
|-
| Executive || 2000–2010
|-
! scope="row"|[[Del Harris]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nba.com/news/2022-hall-of-fame-class-announced | title=Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announces 13 members for the Class of 2022 | website=[[NBA.com]] | access-date=June 26, 2022 | archive-date=April 2, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402214730/https://www.nba.com/news/2022-hall-of-fame-class-announced | url-status=live}}</ref>
| Assistant coach || 2009–2010 || 2022
|}

====FIBA Hall of Fame====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Players
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|No.
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Name
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Position
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Tenure
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Inducted
|-
| 3
! scope="row"|[[Dražen Petrović]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/Drazen-Petrovic|title=Drazen Petrovic|website=FIBA Hall of Fame|access-date=April 13, 2019|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604124333/https://www.fiba.basketball/hall-of-fame/Drazen-Petrovic|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Basketball positions#Guards|G]]|| 1991–1993 || 2007
|-
| 33
! scope="row"|[[Alonzo Mourning]]
| [[Center (basketball)|C]] || 2003–2004 || 2019
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Coaches
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Name
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Position
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Tenure
! scope="col" style="{{NBA color cell|Brooklyn Nets}};"|Inducted
|-
! scope="row"|[[Chuck Daly]]{{efn|name=Daly2|Daly was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame twice – as coach and as a member of the [[1992 United States men's Olympic basketball team|1992 Olympic team]].}}
| Head coach || 1992–1994 || 2021
|}

==Individual awards==

===NBA===
{{columns-start|num=2}}
;[[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|NBA Rookie of the Year]]
* [[Buck Williams]]&nbsp;– 1982
* [[Derrick Coleman]]&nbsp;– 1991

;[[NBA Executive of the Year Award|NBA Executive of the Year]]
* [[Rod Thorn]]&nbsp;– 2002

;[[NBA Sportsmanship Award]]
* [[Patty Mills]]&nbsp;– 2022

;[[J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award]]
* [[Wayne Ellington]]&nbsp;– 2016

;[[All-NBA First Team]]
* [[Jason Kidd]]&nbsp;– 2002, 2004

;[[All-NBA Second Team]]
* [[Buck Williams]]&nbsp;– 1983
* [[Jason Kidd]]&nbsp;– 2003
* [[Kevin Durant]]&nbsp;– 2022

;[[All-NBA Third Team]]
* [[Derrick Coleman]]&nbsp;– 1993, 1994
* [[Dražen Petrović]]&nbsp;– 1993
* [[Stephon Marbury]]&nbsp;– 2000
* [[Kyrie Irving]]&nbsp;– 2021

;[[NBA All-Defensive First Team]]
* [[Jason Kidd]]&nbsp;– 2002, 2006
{{column}}
;[[NBA All-Defensive Second Team]]
* [[Buck Williams]]&nbsp;– 1988
* [[Jason Kidd]]&nbsp;– 2003–2005, 2007

;[[NBA All-Rookie First Team]]
* [[Bernard King]]&nbsp;– 1978
* [[Buck Williams]]&nbsp;– 1982
* [[Derrick Coleman]] – 1991
* [[Keith Van Horn]]&nbsp;– 1998
* [[Kenyon Martin]]&nbsp;– 2001
* [[Brook Lopez]]&nbsp;– 2009
* [[Mason Plumlee]]&nbsp;– 2014

;[[NBA All-Rookie Second Team]]
* [[Chris Morris (basketball)|Chris Morris]]&nbsp;– 1989
* [[Kerry Kittles]]&nbsp;– 1997
* [[Richard Jefferson]]&nbsp;– 2002
* [[Nenad Krstić]]&nbsp;– 2005
* [[Marcus Williams (basketball, born 1985)|Marcus Williams]]&nbsp;– 2007
* [[MarShon Brooks]]&nbsp;– 2012
* [[Bojan Bogdanović]]&nbsp;– 2015
{{columns-end}}

===ABA===
{{columns-start|num=2}}
;[[ABA Most Valuable Player Award|ABA Most Valuable Player]]
* [[Julius Erving]]&nbsp;– 1974–1976

;[[ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player]]
* [[Julius Erving]]&nbsp;– 1974, 1976

;[[ABA Rookie of the Year Award|ABA Rookie of the Year]]
* [[Brian Taylor (basketball)|Brian Taylor]]&nbsp;– 1973

;[[All-ABA Team|All-ABA Team First Team]]
* [[Rick Barry]]&nbsp;– 1971, 1972
* [[Bill Melchionni]]&nbsp;– 1972
* [[Julius Erving]]&nbsp;– 1974–1976

;[[All-ABA Team|All-ABA Team Second Team]]
* [[Brian Taylor (basketball)|Brian Taylor]]&nbsp;– 1975

'''[[ABA All-Time Team]]'''
* [[Rick Barry]]&nbsp;– 1997
* [[Julius Erving]]&nbsp;– 1997
* [[Billy Paultz]]&nbsp;– 1997
{{column}}
'''[[ABA All-Time Team|ABA All-Time MVP]]'''
*[[Julius Erving]]&nbsp;– 1997

;[[ABA All-Defensive Team]]
* [[Mike Gale]]&nbsp;– 1974
* [[Brian Taylor (basketball)|Brian Taylor]]&nbsp;– 1975, 1976
* [[Julius Erving]]&nbsp;– 1976

;[[ABA All-Rookie Team]]
* [[John Roche (basketball)|John Roche]]&nbsp;– 1972
* [[Jim Chones]]&nbsp;– 1973
* [[Brian Taylor (basketball)|Brian Taylor]]&nbsp;– 1973
* [[Larry Kenon]]&nbsp;– 1974
* [[John Williamson (basketball, born 1951)|John Williamson]]&nbsp;– 1974
* [[Kim Hughes (basketball)|Kim Hughes]]&nbsp;– 1976
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===NBA All-Star Weekend===
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;[[NBA All-Star Game]]
* [[Buck Williams]]&nbsp;– 1982, 1983, 1986
* [[Otis Birdsong]]&nbsp;– 1984
* [[Micheal Ray Richardson]]&nbsp;– 1985
* [[Kenny Anderson (basketball)|Kenny Anderson]]&nbsp;– 1994
* [[Derrick Coleman]]&nbsp;– 1994
* [[Jayson Williams]]&nbsp;– 1998
* [[Stephon Marbury]]&nbsp;– 2001
* [[Jason Kidd]]&nbsp;– 2002–2004, 2007,{{efn|Did not participate}} 2008
* [[Kenyon Martin]]&nbsp;– 2004
* [[Vince Carter]]&nbsp;– 2005–2007
* [[Devin Harris]]&nbsp;– 2009
* [[Deron Williams]]&nbsp;– 2012
* [[Brook Lopez]]&nbsp;– 2013
* [[Joe Johnson (basketball)|Joe Johnson]]&nbsp;– 2014
* [[D'Angelo Russell]]&nbsp;– 2019
* [[Kevin Durant]]&nbsp;– 2021, 2022 
* [[James Harden]]&nbsp;– 2021
* [[Kyrie Irving]]&nbsp;– 2021
{{column}}
;[[List of NBA All-Star Game head coaches|NBA All-Star Game head coaches]]
* [[Byron Scott]]&nbsp;– 2002
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===ABA All-Star Game===
'''[[ABA All-Star Game]]'''
* [[Julius Erving]] – 1974–1976
* [[Bill Melchionni]] – 1971–1973
* [[Billy Paultz]] – 1973–1975{{efn|Did not participate in 1974}}
* [[Rick Barry]] – 1971, 1972
* [[Larry Kenon]] – 1974, 1975
* [[Brian Taylor (basketball)|Brian Taylor]] – 1975, 1976
* [[Tony Jackson (basketball, born 1942)|Tony Jackson]] – 1968
* [[Walt Simon]] – 1969
* [[Levern Tart]] – 1970

'''[[ABA All-Star Game|ABA All-Star Game head coaches]]'''
* [[Kevin Loughery]] – 1975, 1976

'''[[Slam Dunk Contest|ABA Slam Dunk Contest]]'''
* [[Julius Erving]] – 1976

==NBA D-League/G League affiliation==
The Nets signed an agreement with the [[Springfield Armor]] to become its exclusive [[NBA G League|NBA Development League]] affiliate starting in the 2011–12 season. This made the Nets the second team to opt for a D-League "hybrid affiliation", the first being the [[Houston Rockets]] with the [[Rio Grande Valley Vipers]]. Springfield ownership maintained control over business, marketing, and day-to-day operations, with the Nets having control over coaching and player decisions. This hybrid model was well received by GMs and owners.<ref>{{cite web |author=Matt Moore %BloggerTitle% |url=http://www.aolnews.com/2010/11/11/new-jersey-nets-springfield-armor-to-enter-single-affiliate-par/ |title=New Jersey Nets, Springfield Armor to Enter Single-Affiliate Partnership |publisher=Aolnews.com |date=November 11, 2010 |access-date=May 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006103950/http://www.aolnews.com/2010/11/11/new-jersey-nets-springfield-armor-to-enter-single-affiliate-par/ |archive-date=October 6, 2012}}</ref> However, after three seasons, the [[Detroit Pistons]] purchased the Armor from its former owners, and moved and renamed the team the [[Grand Rapids Drive]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Van Gundy looks to make full use of new D-League team|url=http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2014/6/10/5796754/van-gundy-looks-to-make-full-use-of-new-d-league-team|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|access-date=June 20, 2014|date=June 10, 2014|archive-date=August 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115529/http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2014/6/10/5796754/van-gundy-looks-to-make-full-use-of-new-d-league-team|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 6, 2015, the Nets announced that they had purchased a new D-League team to be called the [[Long Island Nets]]. The team played their home games during the 2016–17 season at the Barclays Center and then at the [[Nassau Coliseum]] in [[Uniondale, New York]], after renovations were complete for the 2017–18 season. The Long Island Nets became the twelfth D-League team to be owned by an NBA team.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Brooklyn Nets Purchase NBA Development League Team|url=https://gleague.nba.com/news/brooklyn-nets-purchase-nba-development-league-team/|website=GLeague.NBA.com|date=November 6, 2015|access-date=February 14, 2021|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329234402/https://gleague.nba.com/news/brooklyn-nets-purchase-nba-development-league-team/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Media==
{{See also|List of Brooklyn Nets broadcasters}}
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The television home of the Nets is currently the [[YES Network]], which the team helped create while they were under the corporate umbrella of [[Yankee Global Enterprises|YankeeNets LLC]], a merger of business operations between the Nets and the [[New York Yankees]]. After the dissolution of YankeeNets and Bruce Ratner's purchase of the team, YES signed a long-term deal to keep broadcasting Nets games. The sale to the Ratner group did not include the percentage of YES that was previously owned by the Nets, which remains with the pre-merger Nets owners. Prior to that, the Nets' TV home was [[Fox Sports Net New York]] and [[SportsChannel New York]].

Select playoff games air [[Terrestrial television|over-the-air]] on [[WWOR-TV]] instead of on YES, this is only when Yankees games are airing at the same time. Previously these games aired on [[WLNY-TV]] or [[WPIX]].

The current [[flagship (radio)|flagship radio station]] of the Nets is [[WFAN (AM)|WFAN]], which took over the radio rights to the Nets after losing their basketball contract with the [[New York Knicks|Knicks]] (who moved to [[WEPN (AM)|WEPN]]). Prior to that, Nets games aired on [[WBBR|WNEW]], [[WMCA (AM)|WMCA]], [[WVNJ]], [[WNBC (AM)|WNBC]], [[WFME (AM)|WQEW]], and [[WOR (AM)|WOR]].

In the club's early ABA years, some Sunday road games were televised in a package carried by [[WPIX]]. The team's later ABA tenure featured more frequent road telecasts on their current broadcast partner, WWOR-TV. Known then as WOR-TV, it continued airing road games for a time once the team joined the NBA in 1976.

===Television===
[[Ian Eagle]] has been the sole television play-by-play announcer for the Nets since the departure of [[Marv Albert]] in 2011. Eagle became the lead television voice for the team in 1995 after serving as the team's radio voice for one year, while Albert joined the Nets following his firing by [[MSG (TV network)|MSG Network]] in 2005 after four decades as the lead voice of the [[New York Knicks]]. When Albert joined the broadcast team, he became the lead broadcaster with Eagle as his substitute; beginning in the 2009–10 season, due to Albert's advancing age and his other commitments, Eagle once again assumed the lead play-by-play spot. [[Ryan Ruocco]] substitutes for Eagle during the latter's CBS NFL and NCAA commitments.

As of 2024, [[Sarah Kustok]], Ian Eagle, [[Ryan Ruocco]], and/or [[Noah Eagle]] provide color commentary on YES Network broadcasts, and Meghan Triplett serves as courtside reporter.

===Radio===
[[WFAN (AM)|WFAN]] is the Nets' current radio flagship, the station having assumed radio rights from [[WOR (AM)|WOR]] following the 2003–04 season. [[Chris Carrino]] and [[Tim Capstraw]] comprise the broadcast team, Carrino on play-by-play and Capstraw as the analyst. The games air on other [[Entercom]]-operated stations, such as [[WCBS (AM)]] and [[WXBK]], when there are programming conflicts on WFAN.

Other broadcasters who have worked for the Nets include [[Howard David]], [[Bob Papa]], [[Bill Raftery]], [[Kelly Tripucka]], [[Albert King (basketball)|Albert King]], Mike O'Koren, [[Spencer Ross]], [[Mel Proctor]], [[Joe Tait]], [[John Sterling (sportscaster)|John Sterling]], [[John Minko]] and [[Mark Jackson (basketball)|Mark Jackson]].

Nets games have also aired on [[WBBR|WNEW]] and [[WFME (AM)|WQEW]] in the past.

During the club's ABA years, announcers included [[Marty Glickman]], Marv Albert's brothers [[Al Albert (sportscaster)|Al Albert]] and [[Steve Albert]], baseball Hall of Fame pitcher [[Bob Gibson]], Bob Goldsholl, as well as Sterling and Vince DiTomasso. The latter two joined the club's move into the NBA.

==Notes==
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==References==
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