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Talent and turbulence: the Brooklyn Nets story
Franchise era
1993–94—2000–01
Talent and turbulence
Brooklyn Nets
The story in one sentence
Injuries, tragedy and constant turnover kept New Jersey from converting individual talent into sustained success.
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Kenny Anderson to the Marbury reset
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Kenny Anderson, Jayson Williams and Stephon Marbury gave the era its recognizable core.
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Its ending created the conditions for kidd changes everything.
Timeline
How it unfolded
Before 1993–94
What came before
The NBA transition was costly, but Williams's consistency and the Petrović–Coleman teams eventually restored promise.
1994
Eastern Conference First Round: New Jersey Nets vs New York Knicks
1998
Eastern Conference First Round: New Jersey Nets vs Chicago Bulls
After 2000–01
What came next
Kidd transformed a 26-win team into an immediate Finals participant and later formed an electric perimeter trio with Carter and Jefferson.
The core