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Brooklyn Nets

Archive coverage 1976 to 2026

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506

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2026

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The full franchise story

Every era of the Brooklyn Nets.

The Nets span ABA brilliance, New Jersey's Kidd-led Finals teams and Brooklyn's repeated superstar swings—a franchise often transformed by bold bets and their consequences.

Historical reference: Brooklyn Nets official team history ↗
1

1967–68—1975–76

Two titles before the merger

Dr. J and the ABA Nets

Erving made the New York Nets the ABA's signature attraction and led championships in 1974 and 1976.

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Julius Erving →Brian Taylor →Bill Melchionni →
2

1976–77—1992–93

From merger costs to a gifted young core

Peak indexed season1982–83 · 48–34→

Finding footing in New Jersey

The NBA transition was costly, but Williams's consistency and the Petrović–Coleman teams eventually restored promise.

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Buck Williams →Dražen Petrović →Derrick Coleman →
3

1993–94—2000–01

Kenny Anderson to the Marbury reset

Peak indexed season1993–94 · 45–37→

Talent and turbulence

Injuries, tragedy and constant turnover kept New Jersey from converting individual talent into sustained success.

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Kenny Anderson →Jayson Williams →Stephon Marbury →
4

2001–02—2007–08

Back-to-back Finals through pace and defense

Peak indexed season2001–02 · 52–30→

Kidd changes everything

Kidd transformed a 26-win team into an immediate Finals participant and later formed an electric perimeter trio with Carter and Jefferson.

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Jason Kidd →Vince Carter →Richard Jefferson →
5

2008–09—2015–16

A new arena, then the costly veteran trade

Peak indexed season2012–13 · 49–33→

Brooklyn and the all-in gamble

The move to Brooklyn brought enormous ambition; the 2013 trade delivered one playoff run but surrendered the draft future.

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Deron Williams →Brook Lopez →Kevin Garnett →Paul Pierce →
6

2016–17—2018–19

Culture and development recover the franchise

Peak indexed season2018–19 · 42–40→

The patient rebuild

Without its own premium picks, Brooklyn found undervalued players and built a surprising playoff team.

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D'Angelo Russell →Caris LeVert →Spencer Dinwiddie →
7

2019–20—present

Durant and Irving arrive; another future is rebuilt

Peak indexed season2020–21 · 48–24→

The superstar swing and reset

A breathtaking collection of scorers never stayed healthy or stable long enough, leading Brooklyn back into an asset-driven rebuild.

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Kevin Durant →Kyrie Irving →James Harden →Mikal Bridges →

Franchise leaders

Most indexed appearances

Buck Williams655 appearancesJason Collins647 appearancesBrook Lopez599 appearancesJason Kidd593 appearancesRichard Jefferson592 appearancesKerry Kittles574 appearancesMike Gminski570 appearancesChris Morris523 appearancesLucious Harris502 appearancesDarwin Cook483 appearancesJoe Harris455 appearancesJan Van Breda Kolff438 appearances

Season history

Past seasons

50 seasons · newest first

Game archive

Brooklyn Nets games

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