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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox basketball club The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the 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 relocating to Long Island, New York, in 1968 and changing their name to the New York Nets. During this time, the Nets won two ABA championships (1974 and 1976), led by Hall of Famer Julius Erving. In 1976, the ABA 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 and 2002–03), but failed to win a championship.^[1] In the summer of 2012, the team moved to Barclays Center in Brooklyn,^[2] becoming the first major sports franchise in the borough since the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team in 1957.^[3] Since moving to Brooklyn, the Nets have qualified for the playoffs on eight occasions, including trips to the conference semifinals in 2014 and 2021.

History

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Template:Multiple image The Nets were founded in 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.^[4]

Led by Hall of Famer Julius Erving, the Nets won two 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 $4.8Template:Nbspmillion (equivalent to $Template:Inflation Template:Nbspmillion in Template:Inflation/year) to the New York Knicks.^[5] The team was forced to finance that payment by selling Erving's contract to the Philadelphia 76ers;^[6] and the Nets went from winning the last ABA title in 1975–76 to having the worst record in the NBA in 1976–77. The team then moved back to New Jersey in 1977 and became the New Jersey Nets.^[7]^[8]

During their time in the state, the Nets played in two consecutive NBA Finals in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons, led by All-NBA point guard Jason Kidd, whose arrival helped transform the team into a perennial playoff contender.^[9] The later acquisition of Vince Carter further strengthened the core that kept the Nets competitive in the Eastern Conference through the mid-2000s.^[10] 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.^[2]^[11] The team's move from New Jersey to Brooklyn was approved unanimously by the NBA Board of Governors on April 13, 2012.^[12] Since the relocation, the team has struggled to achieve consistent success, as major roster overhauls, including the trade that helped bring Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, and the later acquisitions of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, ultimately fell short of expectations.^[13]^[14]

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 playoffs, which was preceded by trash talking from the Celtics,^[15] 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!"^[16] 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?"^[17] 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 NBA Finals, and the following year, swept Boston in the 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.^[18] 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.^[19] When the series returned to Brooklyn two days later, the Nets' fans chanted "Kyrie's better" in response to the chants in Boston.^[20] 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.^[21]

New York Knicks

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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 rivalry between the American League (AL)'s New York Yankees and the National League (NL)'s New York Mets, and the National Football League (NFL) 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 Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants. Like the Knicks and Nets, the Giants and Dodgers played in Manhattan and Brooklyn, respectively, and were fierce intraleague rivals.^[22] The 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.^[23] 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".^[24]^[25]

Toronto Raptors

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.^[26]^[27] However, the two teams did not meet in the playoffs until 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.^[28] In 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.^[29] 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.^[30] 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.^[31]

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

Season	GP	W	L	W–L%	Finish	Playoffs
2020–21	72	48	24	Template:Winning percentage	2nd, Atlantic	Lost in conference semifinals, 3–4 (Bucks)
2021–22	82	44	38	Template:Winning percentage	4th, Atlantic	Lost in first round, 0–4 (Celtics)
2022–23	82	45	37	Template:Winning percentage	4th, Atlantic	Lost in first round, 0–4 (76ers)
2023–24	82	32	50	Template:Winning percentage	4th, Atlantic	Did not qualify
2024–25	82	26	56	Template:Winning percentage	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.^[32]

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.^[32]

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.^[32]

New Jersey Nets

1977–1981; 1983–1990

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Buck Williams in the "Stars and Stripes" white uniform in the 1980s

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.^[32]

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.^[32]

1990–1997

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Dražen Petrović in the 1990 rebranded blue uniforms

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.^[32]

1997–2012

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Wordmark logo used on New Jersey Nets home uniforms from 1997 to 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 stripes.^[32]

Brooklyn Nets

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The Brooklyn Nets' former primary logo, used from the club's first season in Brooklyn in 2012 until 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 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.^[32]

2017–present

With the switch from Adidas to 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.^[32]

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James Harden in the 2020–21 "City" uniform

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. This uniform was later brought back for the 2025–26 season.^[33] 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 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.^[32] The Basquiat-inspired "City" uniform returned in 2022–23 but in a white base.^[34]

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 1990–1997 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.^[35]

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.^[36] 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.^[37]

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 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.^[32]

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Secondary script logo for the Nets, introduced in 2024

In 2024, Brooklyn unveiled a streamlined brand set that retired the shield logo and elevated the "B" basketball mark to the primary logo, which also included the "B" basketball mark replacing the shield on the uniform shorts. The global roundel was updated to a crisper "Brooklyn Nets" circle seal around the central B. New secondary marks include an arched “BROOKLYN” wordmark and a script “Nets” mark, expanding typography beyond the previous block-only system.^[38]

Culture

Mascot

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Cover to BrooklyKnight #1, distributed at the Brooklyn Nets home opener. Art by Mike Deodato.

The 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 season.^[39] Prior to that, the Nets' mascot was an anthropomorphic dragon named Duncan the Dragon.^[40]

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 ABC and 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.^[41]^[42] After the Nets' second season in Brooklyn, the BrooklyKnight mascot was retired, leaving the Nets mascotless.^[43]

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.^[44] The song is notable for its refrain, which features the "Brooklyn" chant that has been popular with fans in the Barclays Center.^[45]

Brooklyn Brigade

Script error: No such module "anchor". The Brooklyn Brigade^[46] 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.^[47] 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.^[48]

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The Brigade was not yet based in Section 114.^[49] Instead, Edemeka would purchase tickets in whichever section he could, which often included nosebleed seats. 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.^[50] 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.^[51] During the 2018–19 season, the Nets reserved section 114 for passionate fans, and called it "The BK Block."^[52] Although the Brigade is an independent fan group of the Nets, The Block^[53] comprises mostly Brigade members.^[54]

Mr. Whammy

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"Mr. Whammy" at Barclays Center in 2018

Bruce Reznick, known commonly as "Mr. Whammy", is an iconic 86-year-old Nets 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".^[55]^[56]

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.^[57] Additionally, former Turner Broadcasting president David Levy was named CEO of the Nets and Barclays Center.^[58]^[59] 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.^[60]^[61]

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.^[62] 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 Seven".^[63]

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,^[64] 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 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.^[65] 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.^[66]

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.^[67]^[68] 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.^[69]

On September 24, 2009, Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia's third-richest man according to 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.^[70] On May 11, 2010, following approval from the other owners of NBA teams, Prokhorov had become the principal owner of the Nets.^[71]

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.^[72] 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.^[73]

Facilities

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Barclays Center in 2019

Home arenas

Source:^[74]

style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Arena	style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Location	class="unsortable" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Duration
Teaneck Armory	Teaneck, New Jersey	1967–1968
Long Island Arena	Commack, New York	1968–1969
Island Garden	West Hempstead, New York	1969–1972
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	Uniondale, New York	1972–1977
Rutgers Athletic Center	Piscataway, New Jersey	1977–1981
Meadowlands Arena originally Brendan Byrne Arena (1981–1996) renamed Continental Airlines Arena (1996–2007) renamed Izod Center (2007–2010)	East Rutherford, New Jersey	1981–2010
Prudential Center	Newark, New Jersey	2010–2012
Barclays Center	Brooklyn, New York	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 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.^[75] 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 Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which opened in 1998.^[76] 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.^[76]

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.^[77]

Personnel

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Current roster

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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.^[78] This list includes draft rights that were acquired from trades with other teams.

style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Draft	style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Round	style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Pick	style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Player	style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Pos.	style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Nationality	style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Current team	style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Note(s)	class="unsortable" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Ref
2019	2	60	Template:Sortname	G/F	Template:Flagu	Partizan Mozzart Bet (Serbia)	Acquired from the Sacramento Kings (via LA Clippers and Memphis)	^[79]
2016	2	39	Template:Sortname	G	Template:Flagu	Bursaspor Yörsan (Turkey)	Acquired from the Sacramento Kings (via LA Clippers and New Orleans)	^[80]
2015	1	26	Template:Sortname	C	Template:Flagu	Olympiacos (Greece)	Acquired from the San Antonio Spurs	^[81]
2015	2	49	Template:Sortname	F	Template:Flagu	Toyama Grouses (Japan)	Acquired from the Washington Wizards	^[82]

Franchise leaders

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File:Brook Lopez.jpg

Brook Lopez played for the Nets from 2008 to 2017 and is franchise's leading scorer

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^[83]

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Brook Lopez (10,444)
Buck Williams (10,440)
Vince Carter (8,834)
Richard Jefferson (8,507)
Jason Kidd (7,373)
John Williamson* (7,202)
Julius Erving* (7,104)
Kerry Kittles (7,096)
Derrick Coleman (6,930)
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 (5,595)
Joe Harris (5,007)
Spencer Dinwiddie (4,953)
Kendall Gill (4,932)
Darwin Cook (4,699)

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Other statistics (regular season) as of the end of the 2024–25 season^[83]

colspan="2" style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell;"\|Most minutes played
style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell2;"\|Player	style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell2;"\|Minutes
Buck Williams	23,100
Jason Kidd	18,733
Brook Lopez	18,118
Richard Jefferson	17,499
Kerry Kittles	16,686

colspan="2" style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell;"\|Most rebounds
style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell2;"\|Player	style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell2;"\|Rebounds
Buck Williams	7,576
Billy Paultz*	4,544
Brook Lopez	4,004
Derrick Coleman	3,690
Mike Gminski	3,671

colspan="2" style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell;"\|Most assists
style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell2;"\|Player	style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell2;"\|Assists
Jason Kidd	4,620
Bill Melchionni*	3,044
Kenny Anderson	2,363
Deron Williams	2,078
Spencer Dinwiddle	1,985

colspan="2" style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell;"\|Most steals
style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell2;"\|Player	style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell2;"\|Steals
Jason Kidd	950
Darwin Cook	875
Kerry Kittles	803
Chris Morris	784
Kendall Gill	652

colspan="2" style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell;"\|Most blocks
style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell2;"\|Player	style="text-align:center; Template:NBA color cell2;"\|Blocks
Brook Lopez	972
George Johnson	863
Buck Williams	696
Mike Gminski	599
Derrick Coleman	559

Retired numbers

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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

Brooklyn Nets retired numbers^[84]
scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|No.	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Player	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Position	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Tenure	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Date
3	Dražen Petrović	G	1991–1993	November 11, 1993
5	Jason Kidd	G	2001–2008	October 17, 2013
15	Vince Carter	G/F	2004–2009	January 25, 2025
23	John Williamson	G	1973–1980	December 7, 1990
25	Bill Melchionni	G	1969–1976	September 1976
32	Julius Erving	F	1973–1976	April 3, 1987
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.^[85]^[86]

Basketball Hall of Famers

Players
scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|No.	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Name	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Position	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Tenure	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Inducted
24	Rick Barry^[87]	F	1970–1972	1987
1	Nate Archibald^[88]	G	1976–1977	1991
32	Julius Erving^[89]	F	1973–1976	1993
21	Bob McAdoo^[90]	C	1981	2000
3	Dražen Petrović^[91]	G	1991–1993	2002
34	Mel Daniels^[92]	C	1976	2012
22	Bernard King^[93]	F	1977–1979	2013
30	Bernard King^[93]	F	1993	2013
33	Alonzo Mourning^[94]	C	2003–2004	2014
55	Dikembe Mutombo^[95]	C	2002–2003	2015
10	Maurice Cheeks^[96]	G	1992–1993	2018
5	Jason Kidd Template:Efn^[97]	G	2001–2008	2018
2	Kevin Garnett^[98]	F	2013–2015	2020
34	Paul Pierce	F	2013–2014	2021
15	Vince Carter	G/F	2004–2009	2024

Coaches
scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Name	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Position	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Tenure	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Inducted
Lou Carnesecca^[99]	Head coach	1970–1973	1992
Chuck Daly Template:Efn^[100]	Head coach	1992–1994	1994
Larry Brown^[101]	Head coach	1981–1983	2002
John Calipari^[102]	Head coach	1996–1999	2015
Bill Fitch^[103]	Head coach	1989–1992	2019

Contributors
scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Name	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Position	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Tenure	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Inducted
Rod Thorn^[104]	Assistant coach	1973–1975, 1976–1978	2018
Rod Thorn^[104]	Executive	2000–2010	2018
Del Harris^[105]	Assistant coach	2009–2010	2022

FIBA Hall of Fame

Players
scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|No.	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Name	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Position	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Tenure	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Inducted
3	Dražen Petrović^[106]	G	1991–1993	2007
33	Alonzo Mourning	C	2003–2004	2019

Coaches
scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Name	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Position	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Tenure	scope="col" style="Template:NBA color cell;"\|Inducted
Chuck Daly Template:Efn	Head coach	1992–1994	2021

Individual awards

NBA

NBA Rookie of the Year

Buck Williams – 1982
Derrick Coleman – 1991

NBA Executive of the Year

Rod Thorn – 2002

NBA Sportsmanship Award

Patty Mills – 2022

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

Wayne Ellington – 2016

All-NBA First Team

Jason Kidd – 2002, 2004

All-NBA Second Team

Buck Williams – 1983
Jason Kidd – 2003
Kevin Durant – 2022

All-NBA Third Team

Derrick Coleman – 1993, 1994
Dražen Petrović – 1993
Stephon Marbury – 2000
Kyrie Irving – 2021

NBA All-Defensive First Team

Jason Kidd – 2002, 2006

NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Buck Williams – 1988
Jason Kidd – 2003–2005, 2007

NBA All-Rookie First 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 Second Team

Chris Morris – 1989
Kerry Kittles – 1997
Richard Jefferson – 2002
Nenad Krstić – 2005
Marcus Williams – 2007
MarShon Brooks – 2012
Bojan Bogdanović – 2015

ABA

ABA Most Valuable Player

Julius Erving – 1974–1976

ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player

Julius Erving – 1974, 1976

ABA Rookie of the Year

Brian Taylor – 1973

All-ABA Team First Team

Rick Barry – 1971, 1972
Bill Melchionni – 1972
Julius Erving – 1974–1976

All-ABA Team Second Team

Brian Taylor – 1975

ABA All-Time Team

Rick Barry – 1997
Julius Erving – 1997
Billy Paultz – 1997

ABA All-Time MVP

Julius Erving – 1997

ABA All-Defensive Team

Mike Gale – 1974
Brian Taylor – 1975, 1976
Julius Erving – 1976

ABA All-Rookie Team

John Roche – 1972
Jim Chones – 1973
Brian Taylor – 1973
Larry Kenon – 1974
John Williamson – 1974
Kim Hughes – 1976

NBA All-Star Weekend

NBA All-Star Game

Buck Williams – 1982, 1983, 1986
Otis Birdsong – 1984
Micheal Ray Richardson – 1985
Kenny Anderson – 1994
Derrick Coleman – 1994
Jayson Williams – 1998
Stephon Marbury – 2001
Jason Kidd – 2002–2004, 2007,Template:Efn 2008
Kenyon Martin – 2004
Vince Carter – 2005–2007
Devin Harris – 2009
Deron Williams – 2012
Brook Lopez – 2013
Joe Johnson – 2014
D'Angelo Russell – 2019
Kevin Durant – 2021, 2022
James Harden – 2021
Kyrie Irving – 2021

NBA All-Star Game head coaches

Byron Scott – 2002

ABA All-Star Game

ABA All-Star Game

Julius Erving – 1974–1976
Bill Melchionni – 1971–1973
Billy Paultz – 1973–1975Template:Efn
Rick Barry – 1971, 1972
Larry Kenon – 1974, 1975
Brian Taylor – 1975, 1976
Tony Jackson – 1968
Walt Simon – 1969
Levern Tart – 1970

ABA All-Star Game head coaches

Kevin Loughery – 1975, 1976

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 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.^[107] However, after three seasons, the Detroit Pistons purchased the Armor from its former owners, and moved and renamed the team the Grand Rapids Drive.^[108]

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.^[109]

Media

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Select playoff games air 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 station of the Nets is WFAN, which took over the radio rights to the Nets after losing their basketball contract with the Knicks (who moved to WEPN).^[112] Prior to that, Nets games aired on WNEW, WMCA, WVNJ, WNBC, WQEW, and 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.^[113] 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 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.^[114]

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 is the Nets' current radio flagship, the station having assumed radio rights from 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.^[115]

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

Nets games have also aired on WNEW and WQEW in the past.

During the club's ABA years, announcers included Marty Glickman, Marv Albert's brothers 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.

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-| 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>
+| 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=Brooklyn Nets seasons|url=https://www.nba.com/stats/team/1610612751/seasons|publisher=NBA Media Ventures|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|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|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}}</ref><br />{{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}} {{color box|#6F7271}}
+| 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|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}}</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>
+| sponsor = All in Won<ref name="All in One">{{cite press release |title=Brooklyn Nets Name All In Won as Official Jersey Patch Partner |url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/brooklyn-nets-name-all-in-won-as-official-jersey-patch-partner |publisher=NBA Media Ventures |website=NBA.com |access-date=September 20, 2025 |date=July 1, 2025}}</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>
+| ceo = Sam Zussman<ref>{{cite web|title=Sam Zussman|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/front-office/sam-zussman|publisher=NBA Media Ventures|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|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>
+| 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|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|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'''
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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.
+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), led by  Hall of Famer [[Julius Erving]]. 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]].
+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">{{cite press release |title=Jay-Z Announces He Will Open the Barclays Center in September 2012 |date=September 26, 2011 |publisher=NBA Media Ventures |url=http://www.nba.com/nets/jayz_announces_he_will_open_barclayscenter_2012.html |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 |website=BrooklynNets.com}}</ref> 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>
+{{multiple image
+| footer = [[Julius Erving]] (left) and [[Jason Kidd]] (right), are two of the most influential players in Nets history, representing the ABA championship era and early-2000s teams
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+The 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]].
+Led by Hall of Famer [[Julius 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>
-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>
+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 by All-NBA point guard [[Jason Kidd]], whose arrival helped transform the team into a perennial playoff contender.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Kidd and the Nets' Magical 2001-02 Season: An Oral History |url=https://www.nba.com/nets/news/2018/09/03/jason-kidd-and-the-nets-magical-2001-02-season-an-oral-history |access-date=November 4, 2025 |website=NBA.com |date=September 3, 2018}}</ref> The later acquisition of [[Vince Carter]] further strengthened the core that kept the Nets competitive in the Eastern Conference through the mid-2000s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Jason Kidd Elevated Vince Carter's Game with the Nets |url=https://www.si.com/nba/nets/onsi/old-school/how-jason-kidd-elevated-vince-carters-game-with-the-nets |access-date=November 4, 2025 |website=Brooklyn Nets On SI |date=November 24, 2023}}</ref> 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" /><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> Since the relocation, the team has struggled to achieve consistent success, as major roster overhauls, including the trade that helped bring [[Kevin Garnett]] and [[Paul Pierce]], and the later acquisitions of [[Kevin Durant]] and [[Kyrie Irving]], ultimately fell short of expectations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pandian |first=Ananth |title=Nets GM on Pierce, Garnett trade: 'We took our shot and it didn't work' |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nets-gm-on-pierce-garnett-trade-we-took-our-shot-and-it-didnt-work/ |access-date=November 4, 2025 |website=CBS Sports |date=November 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sykes II |first=Mike D. |title=3 reasons the Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving era Brooklyn Nets are the biggest failure in NBA history |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2023/02/09/brooklyn-nets-kevin-durant-kyrie-irving-failure/81208396007/ |access-date=November 4, 2025 |website=For The Win |date=February 9, 2023}}</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]].
+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 Wilstein |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.
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 ===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|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>
-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>
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 ===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>
+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|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===
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 ===New Jersey Nets===
 ====1977–1981; 1983–1990====
+[[File:New Jersey Nets at Charlotte Hornets 1988-12-09 (ticket) (Buck Williams crop).jpg|thumb|right|125px|[[Buck Williams]] in the "Stars and Stripes" white uniform in the 1980s]]
 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/>
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 ====1990–1997====
+[[File:Lipofsky-JDražen Petrović.jpg|thumb|right|125px|[[Dražen Petrović]] in the 1990 rebranded blue uniforms]]
 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====
+[[File:Nets97-12Wordmark.gif|thumb|150px|right|Wordmark logo used on New Jersey Nets home uniforms from 1997 to 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]].]]
+[[File:Brooklyn Nets newlogo.svg|thumb|150px|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====
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 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>
+[[File:Harden on the Nets wearing their city edition jersey..jpg|thumb|right|175px|[[James Harden]] in the 2020–21 "City" uniform]]
+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.]] This uniform was later brought back for the 2025–26 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Nets 2025-26 City Edition – Brooklyn Nets x The Notorious B.I.G.|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/uniform/city-edition|publisher=NBA Media Ventures|website=NBA.com|access-date=September 23, 2025}}</ref> 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|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>
+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 1990–1997 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|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>
+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|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|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/>
+[[File:Brooklyn nets logo alternate 2025.png|thumb|right|175px|Secondary script logo for the Nets, introduced in 2024]]
+In 2024, Brooklyn unveiled a streamlined brand set that retired the shield logo and elevated the "B" basketball mark to the primary logo, which also included the "B" basketball mark replacing the shield on the uniform shorts. The global roundel was updated to a crisper "Brooklyn Nets" circle seal around the central B. New secondary marks include an arched “BROOKLYN” wordmark and a script “Nets” mark, expanding typography beyond the previous block-only system.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooklyn Nets: Logo Set|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/logo-set|website=NBA.com|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|access-date=October 21, 2025}}</ref>
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 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>
+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|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>
+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|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>
+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.
+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://www.nytimes.com/athletic/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>
+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://www.nytimes.com/athletic/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===
+[[File:Brooklyn Nets vs NY Knicks 2018-10-03 td 16 - Mr. Whammy.jpg|thumb|right|"Mr. Whammy" at Barclays Center in 2018]]
 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>
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 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>
+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>
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 ===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>
+Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Arena History|url=https://www.nba.com/nets/history/arena-history|publisher=NBA Media Ventures|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>
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-| Brendan Byrne Arena (1981–1996)<br />renamed Continental Airlines Arena (1996–2007)<br />renamed [[Izod Center]] (2007–2010)
+| [[Meadowlands Arena]] <br />originally 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
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 ===Franchise leaders===
 {{Main article|Brooklyn Nets accomplishments and records}}
+[[File:Brook Lopez.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Brook Lopez]] played for the Nets from 2008 to 2017 and is franchise's leading scorer]]
 '''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.
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 ==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 |last=Hinson |first=Steve |date=June 10, 2014 |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 |url-status=live |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 |archive-date=August 26, 2014 |access-date=June 20, 2014 |publisher=[[SB Nation]]}}</ref>
+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 |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 |last=Hinson |first=Steve |date=June 10, 2014 |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 |url-status=live |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 |archive-date=August 26, 2014 |access-date=June 20, 2014 |publisher=[[SB Nation]]}}</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>
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 ==Media==
 {{See also|List of Brooklyn Nets broadcasters}}
-{{more citations needed|section|date=March 2019}}
+The television home of the Nets is the [[YES Network]], which the team helped create while they were under the corporate umbrella of [[Yankee Global Enterprises|YankeeNets]], a merger of business operations between the Nets and the [[New York Yankees]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kerschbaumer |first=Ken |title=YES Network Celebrates 20 Years With the NBA's Nets |url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2022/01/20/yes-network-celebrates-20-years-with-the-nbas-nets/ |access-date=October 21, 2025 |website=Sports Video Group |date=January 20, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Brooklyn Developer Reaches Deal to Buy New Jersey Nets (Published 2004) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/21/sports/basketball/brooklyn-developer-reaches-deal-to-buy-new-jersey-nets.html |access-date=October 21, 2025 |website=The New York Times |date=January 21, 2004}}</ref> Prior to that, the Nets' TV home was [[Fox Sports Net New York]] and [[SportsChannel New York]].
-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]].
+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]]).<ref>{{cite web |title=Nets extend their WFAN broadcast deal |url=https://nypost.com/2023/08/29/nets-extend-their-wfan-broadcast-deal/ |access-date=October 21, 2025 |website=New York Post |date=August 29, 2023}}</ref> 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.
+[[Ian Eagle]] has been the sole television play-by-play announcer for the Nets since the departure of [[Marv Albert]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Best |first=Neil |title=Marv says no to YES, joins CBS for football |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/media/marv-says-no-to-yes-joins-cbs-for-football-o38265 |access-date=October 21, 2025 |website=Newsday |date=June 6, 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=YES Network Talent |url=https://www.yesnetwork.com/talent |access-date=October 21, 2025 |website=yesnetwork.com}}</ref>
 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.
+[[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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nets and WFAN extend radio deal for multiple years |url=https://www.netsdaily.com/2023/8/29/23850905/nets-and-wfan-extend-radio-deal-for-multiple-years |access-date=October 21, 2025 |website=NetsDaily |date=August 29, 2023}}</ref>
 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]].
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