Brooklyn Nets Conference Eastern Division Atlantic Founded 1967 History New Jersey Americans 1967–1968 (ABA)New York Nets 1968–1976 (ABA) 1976–1977 (NBA)New Jersey Nets 1977–2012Brooklyn Nets 2012–present[ 1] [ 2] Arena Barclays Center Location Brooklyn, New York Team colors Black, white[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] Main sponsor Infor [ 6] President Maureen Hanlon General manager Sean Marks Head coach Steve Nash Ownership Mikhail Prokhorov (51%)[ 7] Joseph Tsai (49%)[ 8] [ 9] Affiliation(s) Long Island Nets Championships 2 ABA: 2 (1974 , 1976 )NBA: 0 Conference titles 5 ABA: 3 (1972 , 1974 , 1976 )NBA: 2 (2002 , 2003 )Division titles 5 ABA: 1 (1974 )NBA: 4 (2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2006 )Retired numbers 7 (3 , 5 , 6 , 23 , 25 , 32 , 52 )Website www .nba .com /nets
The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the New York City community of Brooklyn . They play their home games in the, Barclays Center .[ 10]
The team was founded as the New Jersey Americans in 1967, and played in the American Basketball Association (ABA). After one season in that state , they moved to Long Island , becoming the New York Nets . In 1976, the Nets were one of four ABA teams that joined the NBA, and returned to New Jersey a year later, becoming the New Jersey Nets . After their return to New Jersey, they played on the campus of Rutgers University . In 1981, they moved to East Rutherford , closer to New York City. In 2010, they moved to Newark , and played there until their new Brooklyn arena was built. Once they moved to Brooklyn, they became the Brooklyn Nets.
Home arenas
The Prudential Center is where the Nets played from 2010 to 2012
Teaneck Armory (1967–1968)
Long Island Arena (1968–1969)
Island Garden (1969–1971)
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (1971–1977)
Louis Brown Athletic Center|Rutgers Athletic Center (1977–1981)
Izod Center|Brendan T. Byrne Arena/Continental Airlines Arena/Izod Center (1981–2011)
Prudential Center (2010-2012)
Barclays Center (2012–present)
High points
Individual awards
All-NBA First Team
All-NBA Second Team
All-NBA Third Team
Dražen Petrović – 1993
Derrick Coleman – 1993, 1994
Stephon Marbury – 2000
Kyrie Irving – 2021
NBA All-Defensive First Team
NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Buck Williams – 1988
Jason Kidd – 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
NBA All-Rookie Team
Bernard King – 1978
Buck Williams – 1982
Derrick Coleman 1991
Keith Van Horn – 1998
Kenyon Martin – 2001
Brook Lopez – 2009
Mason Plumlee – 2014
NBA All-Rookie Team|NBA Rookie Second Team
References
↑ "History: Team by Team" (PDF) . 2018-19 Official NBA Guide . NBA Properties, Inc. October 8, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019 .
↑ "NBA.com/Stats–Brooklyn Nets seasons" . Stats.NBA.com . NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017 .
↑ "Brooklyn Nets Unveil Black & White Team Colors and Logos" . BrooklynNets.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. April 30, 2012. Retrieved July 2, 2015 .
↑ Couch, Ben (October 2, 2012). "Nets New Jerseys Unveiled by JAY Z" . BrooklynNets.com . NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2016 .
↑ "Brooklyn Nets Reproduction Guideline Sheet" . NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2016 .
↑ "BROOKLYN NETS FORM WIDE-RANGING PARTNERSHIP WITH GLOBAL SOFTWARE LEADER INFOR" . BrooklynNets.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. February 8, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017 .
↑ "NBA Board of Governors Approves Sale of Nets to Prokhorov" . BrooklynNets.com (Press release). NBA Media Ventures, LLC. May 11, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2017 .
↑ Mahoney, Brian (October 27, 2017). "Report: Joseph Tsai agrees to deal for purchase of Brooklyn Nets" . NBA.com . NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Associated Press. Retrieved June 1, 2019 .
↑ Lewis, Brian (April 12, 2018). "The Sale of the Nets is Complete" . The New York Post . Retrieved April 12, 2018 .
↑ "Jay Z: NBA Nets Renamed 'Brooklyn Nets' " . myfoxny.com . 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012 .
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