# 2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season

The 2020–21 Brooklyn Nets season was the 45th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), 54th season overall, and its ninth season playing in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. On September 3, 2020, the Nets hired Steve Nash as their new head coach.
In the beginning of the 2020–21 season, the Nets acquired James Harden in a four-team trade on January 14, 2021. The trade reunited him with former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Kevin Durant, and along with Kyrie Irving, the Nets created a superteam.
The Nets set a franchise record for three-point field goals during the game versus the Sacramento Kings on February 15, 2021, with 27 three-point field goals, and narrowly missed the NBA record (29), which was set by the Milwaukee Bucks on December 29, 2020.
Fan attendance in home games was prohibited until February 23, 2021, per an executive order from Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo. The Nets reopened the Barclays Center to spectators on February 23.
The Nets clinched a playoff berth for the third straight year, following their victory over the Toronto Raptors on April 27, becoming the first Eastern Conference team, and second overall to do so.
The Nets faced the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs, defeating them in five games. The Nets then faced the eventual champion Milwaukee Bucks in the conference semifinals and lost the series in seven games despite taking a 2–0 and later a 3–2 lead.

## Draft

2020 NBA draft picks :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/club |
| 1 | 19 | Saddiq Bey | SF | United States | Villanova |
| 2 | 55 | Jay Scrubb | SG | United States | John A. Logan |
The Nets entered the draft holding one first round pick and one second round pick. The first round pick was acquired on June 20, 2019, in a trade with the Los Angeles Clippers. The second round pick was acquired on July 13, 2018, in a trade with the Denver Nuggets. The Nets used their 19th overall pick to select Saddiq Bey, and then selected Jay Scrubb with the 55th overall pick.

## Game log
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was announced on November 27, 2020.
2020 preseason game log Total: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0) :
Preseason: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 13
Washington
W 119–114
Irving (18)
Jordan, Perry (7)
Dinwiddie (7)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
1–0
2
December 18
@ Boston
W 113–89
Durant (25)
Allen (11)
Irving, Jordan (5)
TD Garden No in-person attendance
2–0 :
2020–21 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule for the first two games of the season was released on December 2, 2020, while the schedule for the first half of the season was released on December 4. The schedule for the second half of the season was released on February 24, 2021.
2020–21 game log Total: 48–24 (home: 28–8; road: 20–16) :
December: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 22
Golden State
W 125–99
Irving (26)
Jordan (11)
LeVert (5)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
1–0
2
December 25
@ Boston
W 123–95
Irving (37)
Allen (11)
Irving (8)
TD Garden No in-person attendance
2–0
3
December 27
@ Charlotte
L 104–106
Durant (29)
Allen (14)
Irving (6)
Spectrum Center No in-person attendance
2–1
4
December 28
Memphis
L 111–116 (OT)
LeVert (28)
Allen (15)
LeVert (11)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
2–2
5
December 30
Atlanta
W 145–141
Durant (33)
Allen (13)
Durant, LeVert (8)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
3–2 :
January: 10–7 (home: 7–3; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
January 1
Atlanta
L 96–114
Durant (28)
Irving (11)
Durant, Irving (4)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
3–3
7
January 3
Washington
L 122–123
Irving (30)
Allen, Durant (11)
Irving (10)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
3–4
8
January 5
Utah
W 130–96
Irving (29)
Allen (18)
T. Johnson (7)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
4–4
9
January 7
Philadelphia
W 122–109
Harris (28)
Allen, Jordan (11)
LeVert (10)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
5–4
10
January 8
@ Memphis
L 110–115
LeVert (43)
Green (9)
Allen, LeVert (6)
FedExForum No in-person attendance
5–5
11
January 10
Oklahoma City
L 116–129
Durant (36)
Durant (11)
LeVert (6)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
5–6
12
January 12
Denver
W 122–116
Durant (34)
Durant (9)
Durant (13)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
6–6
13
January 13
@ New York
W 116–109
Durant (26)
Brown (14)
Chiozza (7)
Madison Square Garden No in-person attendance
7–6
14
January 16
Orlando
W 122–115
Durant (42)
Harden (12)
Harden (14)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
8–6
15
January 18
Milwaukee
W 125–123
Harden (34)
Jordan (12)
Harden (12)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
9–6
16
January 20
@ Cleveland
L 135–147 (2OT)
Durant (38)
Durant (12)
Harden (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 1,944
9–7
17
January 22
@ Cleveland
L 113–125
Irving (38)
Harris (7)
Harden (11)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 1,944
9–8
18
January 23
Miami
W 128–124
Durant (31)
Jordan, Brown (8)
Harden (11)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
10–8
19
January 25
Miami
W 98–85
Durant, Harden (20)
Durant (13)
Harden (8)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
11–8
20
January 27
@ Atlanta
W 132–128 (OT)
Durant (32)
Harden (8)
Harden (15)
State Farm Arena 1,008
12–8
21
January 29
@ Oklahoma City
W 147–125
Harden, Irving (25)
Perry (11)
Harden (11)
Chesapeake Energy Arena No in-person attendance
13–8
22
January 31
@ Washington
L 146–149
Durant (37)
Brown (9)
Irving (8)
Capital One Arena No in-person attendance
13–9 :
February: 9–4 (home: 4–2; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
23
February 2
L.A. Clippers
W 124–120
Irving (39)
Harden (11)
Harden (14)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
14–9
24
February 5
Toronto
L 117–123
Harris (19)
Harden (7)
Harden (12)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
14–10
25
February 6
@ Philadelphia
L 108–124
Harden (26)
Harden (8)
Harden (10)
Wells Fargo Center No in-person attendance
14–11
26
February 9
@ Detroit
L 111–122
Irving (27)
Brown (9)
Harden (12)
Little Caesars Arena No in-person attendance
14–12
27
February 10
Indiana
W 104–94
Irving (35)
Jordan (13)
Irving (8)
Barclays Center No in-person attendance
15–12
28
February 13
@ Golden State
W 134–117
Irving (23)
Harden (8)
Harden (16)
Chase Center No in-person attendance
16–12
29
February 15
@ Sacramento
W 136–125
Irving (40)
Harden (13)
Harden (14)
Golden 1 Center No in-person attendance
17–12
30
February 16
@ Phoenix
W 128–124
Harden (38)
Green (8)
Harden (11)
Phoenix Suns Arena 3,181
18–12
31
February 18
@ L.A. Lakers
W 109–98
Harden (23)
Jordan (8)
Harden (11)
Staples Center No in-person attendance
19–12
32
February 21
@ L.A. Clippers
W 112–108
Harden (37)
Harden, Jordan (11)
Irving (8)
Staples Center No in-person attendance
20–12
33
February 23
Sacramento
W 127–118
Brown, Harden (29)
Harden (11)
Harden (14)
Barclays Center 324
21–12
34
February 25
Orlando
W 129–92
Irving (27)
Jordan (11)
Irving (9)
Barclays Center 327
22–12
35
February 27
Dallas
L 98–115
Harden (29)
Brown (9)
Harden (6)
Barclays Center 684
22–13 :
March: 11–2 (home: 6–0; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
36
March 1
@ San Antonio
W 124–113 (OT)
Harden (30)
Harden (14)
Harden (15)
AT&T Center No in-person attendance
23–13
37
March 3
@ Houston
W 132–114
Harden (29)
Harden, Jordan (10)
Harden (14)
Toyota Center 3,615
24–13
38
March 11
Boston
W 121–109
Irving (40)
Harden (10)
Harden (8)
Barclays Center 1,374
25–13
39
March 13
Detroit
W 100–95
Harden (24)
Harden (10)
Harden (10)
Barclays Center 1,364
26–13
40
March 15
New York
W 117–112
Irving (34)
Harden (15)
Harden (15)
Barclays Center 1,637
27–13
41
March 17
@ Indiana
W 124–115
Harden (40)
Harden (10)
Harden (15)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse No in-person attendance
28–13
42
March 19
@ Orlando
L 113–121
Irving (43)
Brown (7)
Harden (9)
Amway Center 3,665
28–14
43
March 21
Washington
W 113–106
Irving (28)
Irving (7)
Harden (8)
Barclays Center 1,773
29–14
44
March 23
@ Portland
W 116–112
Harden (25)
Jordan (10)
Harden (17)
Moda Center No in-person attendance
30–14
45
March 24
@ Utah
L 88–118
A. Johnson (23)
A. Johnson (15)
Chiozza (11)
Vivint Arena 5,546
30–15
46
March 26
@ Detroit
W 113–111
Harden (44)
Harden (14)
Harden (8)
Little Caesars Arena 750
31–15
47
March 29
Minnesota
W 112–107
Harden (38)
Harden (11)
Harden (13)
Barclays Center 1,732
32–15
48
March 31
Houston
W 120–108
Irving (31)
Claxton, Harden (8)
Irving (12)
Barclays Center 1,773
33–15 :
April: 10–6 (home: 6–2; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
April 1
Charlotte
W 111–89
Green (21)
Irving (11)
Irving (8)
Barclays Center 1,773
34–15
50
April 4
@ Chicago
L 107–115
Irving (24)
Griffin (8)
Irving (15)
United Center No in-person attendance
34–16
51
April 5
New York
W 114–112
Irving (40)
Harris (8)
Irving (7)
Barclays Center 1,773
35–16
52
April 7
New Orleans
W 139–111
Irving (24)
Brown (8)
Chiozza (8)
Barclays Center 1,773
36–16
53
April 10
L.A. Lakers
L 101–126
Durant (22)
Brown, Durant (7)
Durant (5)
Barclays Center 1,773
36–17
April 12
@ Minnesota
Postponed for security reasons due to Daunte Wright protests; moved to April 13
Target Center
54
April 13
@ Minnesota
W 127–97
Durant (31)
Brown (12)
Chiozza, Shamet (5)
Target Center No in-person attendance
37–17
55
April 14
@ Philadelphia
L 117–123
Irving (37)
Jordan (14)
Irving (9)
Wells Fargo Center 4,094
37–18
56
April 16
Charlotte
W 130–115
Harris (26)
Claxton (9)
Durant (11)
Barclays Center 1,773
38–18
57
April 18
@ Miami
L 107–109
Shamet (30)
Brown (11)
Irving (9)
American Airlines Arena No in-person attendance
38–19
58
April 20
@ New Orleans
W 134–129
Irving (32)
Brown (11)
Irving, Shamet (8)
Smoothie King Center 3,700
39–19
59
April 21
@ Toronto
L 103–114
Irving (28)
Brown (14)
Irving (8)
Amalie Arena No in-person attendance
39–20
60
April 23
Boston
W 109–104
Harris (20)
Jordan (11)
Irving (11)
Barclays Center 1,773
40–20
61
April 25
Phoenix
W 128–119
Irving (34)
Jordan (12)
Irving (12)
Barclays Center 1,773
41–20
62
April 27
@ Toronto
W 116–103
Green (22)
Durant (10)
James (8)
Amalie Arena No in-person attendance
42–20
63
April 29
@ Indiana
W 130–113
Durant (42)
A. Johnson (21)
Durant (10)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse No in-person attendance
43–20
64
April 30
Portland
L 109–128
Irving (28)
A. Johnson (12)
Griffin (4)
Barclays Center 1,773
43–21 :
May: 5–3 (home: 3–0; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
65
May 2
@ Milwaukee
L 114–117
Durant (42)
Jordan (11)
Irving (6)
Fiserv Forum 3,280
43–22
66
May 4
@ Milwaukee
L 118–124
Irving (38)
Durant, Jordan (9)
Durant (6)
Fiserv Forum 3,280
43–23
67
May 6
@ Dallas
L 109–113
Irving (45)
Griffin (10)
Irving, James (4)
American Airlines Center 4,602
43–24
68
May 8
@ Denver
W 125–119
Durant (33)
Durant (11)
Durant (7)
Ball Arena 4,044
44–24
69
May 11
@ Chicago
W 115–107
Durant (21)
Brown, Claxton (10)
Durant (8)
United Center 3,434
45–24
70
May 12
San Antonio
W 128–116
Shamet (21)
Brown (11)
Harden (11)
Barclays Center 1,773
46–24
71
May 15
Chicago
W 105–91
Irving (22)
Brown (12)
Harden (7)
Barclays Center 1,773
47–24
72
May 16
Cleveland
W 123–109
Durant (23)
Durant (8)
Durant (13)
Barclays Center 1,773
48–24 :
2020–21 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2021 playoff game log Total: 7–5 (home: 6–1; road: 1–4) :
First round: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 22
Boston
W 104–93
Durant (32)
Durant (12)
Harden (8)
Barclays Center 14,391
1–0
2
May 25
Boston
W 130–108
Durant (26)
Brown, Durant (8)
Harden (7)
Barclays Center 14,774
2–0
3
May 28
@ Boston
L 119–125
Harden (41)
Durant (9)
Harden (10)
TD Garden 4,789
2–1
4
May 30
@ Boston
W 141–126
Durant (42)
Irving (11)
Harden (18)
TD Garden 17,226
3–1
5
June 1
Boston
W 123–109
Harden (34)
Harden (10)
Harden (10)
Barclays Center 14,993
4–1 :
Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 3–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 5
Milwaukee
W 115–107
Durant (29)
Griffin (14)
Irving (8)
Barclays Center 15,750
1–0
2
June 7
Milwaukee
W 125–86
Durant (32)
Griffin (8)
Durant, Irving (6)
Barclays Center 15,776
2–0
3
June 10
@ Milwaukee
L 83–86
Durant (30)
Brown, Durant (11)
Durant (5)
Fiserv Forum 16,310
2–1
4
June 13
@ Milwaukee
L 96–107
Durant (28)
Durant (13)
Durant (5)
Fiserv Forum 16,310
2–2
5
June 15
Milwaukee
W 114–108
Durant (49)
Durant (17)
Durant (10)
Barclays Center 16,067
3–2
6
June 17
@ Milwaukee
L 89–104
Durant (32)
Durant (11)
Harden (7)
Fiserv Forum 16,310
3–3
7
June 19
Milwaukee
L 111–115 (OT)
Durant (48)
Griffin (11)
Harden (9)
Barclays Center 16,287
3–4 :
2021 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season statistics

As of May 16, 2021
Brooklyn Nets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| LaMarcus Aldridge | 5 | 5 | 26.0 | .521 | .800 | 1.000 | 4.8 | 2.6 | .6 | 2.2 | 12.8 |
| Jarrett Allen | 12 | 5 | 26.7 | .677 | — | .754 | 10.4 | 1.7 | .6 | 1.6 | 11.2 |
| Bruce Brown | 65 | 37 | 22.3 | .556 | .288 | .735 | 5.4 | 1.6 | .9 | .4 | 8.8 |
| Chris Chiozza | 22 | 1 | 10.5 | .352 | .310 | .765 | 1.1 | 3.0 | .3 | .3 | 4.0 |
| Nic Claxton | 32 | 1 | 18.6 | .621 | .200 | .484 | 5.2 | .9 | .7 | 1.3 | 6.6 |
| Tyler Cook | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | .333 | — | — | .5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 3 | 3 | 21.3 | .375 | .286 | 1.000 | 4.3 | 3.0 | .7 | .3 | 6.7 |
| Kevin Durant | 35 | 32 | 33.1 | .537 | .450 | .882 | 7.1 | 5.6 | .7 | 1.3 | 26.9 |
| Jeff Green | 68 | 38 | 27.0 | .492 | .412 | .776 | 3.9 | 1.6 | .5 | .4 | 11.0 |
| Blake Griffin | 26 | 10 | 21.5 | .492 | .383 | .782 | 4.7 | 2.4 | .7 | .5 | 10.0 |
| James Harden | 36 | 35 | 36.6 | .471 | .366 | .856 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 1.3 | .8 | 24.6 |
| Joe Harris | 69 | 65 | 31.0 | .505 | .475 | .778 | 3.6 | 1.9 | .7 | .2 | 14.1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 54 | 54 | 34.9 | .506 | .402 | .922 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 1.4 | .7 | 26.9 |
| Mike James | 13 | 1 | 18.2 | .370 | .355 | .778 | 2.5 | 4.2 | .5 | .1 | 7.7 |
| Alize Johnson | 18 | 0 | 10.5 | .588 | .167 | 1.000 | 5.0 | .8 | .3 | .3 | 5.2 |
| Tyler Johnson | 39 | 3 | 17.5 | .393 | .364 | .857 | 2.0 | 1.2 | .4 | .0 | 5.4 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 57 | 43 | 21.9 | .763 | .000 | .500 | 7.5 | 1.6 | .3 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| Rodions Kurucs | 5 | 0 | 3.2 | .333 | .500 | — | .6 | .4 | .0 | .0 | .6 |
| Caris LeVert | 12 | 4 | 27.8 | .435 | .349 | .765 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 1.1 | .5 | 18.5 |
| Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot | 58 | 7 | 18.1 | .365 | .314 | .814 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .6 | .1 | 6.4 |
| Norvel Pelle | 3 | 0 | 9.3 | .426 | — | — | 2.3 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| Reggie Perry | 26 | 0 | 8.1 | .410 | .190 | .769 | 2.8 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 3.0 |
| Taurean Prince | 12 | 4 | 18.2 | .405 | .351 | .889 | 2.8 | .6 | .7 | .7 | 8.1 |
| André Roberson | 5 | 0 | 12.6 | .143 | .125 | .500 | 3.0 | .8 | .6 | .2 | 1.2 |
| Landry Shamet | 61 | 12 | 23.0 | .408 | .387 | .846 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .5 | .2 | 9.3 |
| Iman Shumpert | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | .250 | .000 | — | .5 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Noah Vonleh | 4 | 0 | 2.8 | .000 | .000 | — | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 |

### Playoff statistics

As of June 19, 2021
Brooklyn Nets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Bruce Brown | 12 | 5 | 23.1 | .506 | .182 | .813 | 5.1 | 2.1 | .7 | .4 | 7.9 |
| Chris Chiozza | 6 | 0 | 3.2 | .286 | .333 | — | .2 | .2 | .2 | .0 | .8 |
| Nic Claxton | 12 | 0 | 10.8 | .483 | — | .667 | 2.8 | .6 | .3 | 1.0 | 2.5 |
| Kevin Durant | 12 | 12 | 40.4 | .514 | .402 | .871 | 9.3 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 34.3 |
| Jeff Green | 6 | 1 | 24.7 | .485 | .556 | .875 | 2.8 | 1.7 | .5 | .3 | 8.2 |
| Blake Griffin | 12 | 12 | 26.5 | .532 | .389 | .714 | 5.9 | 1.8 | .8 | .5 | 9.0 |
| James Harden | 9 | 9 | 35.8 | .472 | .364 | .903 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 1.7 | .7 | 20.2 |
| Joe Harris | 12 | 12 | 36.2 | .398 | .402 | .750 | 3.6 | 1.6 | .3 | .2 | 11.2 |
| Kyrie Irving | 9 | 9 | 36.1 | .472 | .369 | .929 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .6 | 22.7 |
| Mike James | 9 | 0 | 11.4 | .326 | .313 | — | 1.8 | 1.3 | .2 | .0 | 3.7 |
| Alize Johnson | 5 | 0 | 4.6 | .571 | — | — | 2.6 | .0 | .6 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Tyler Johnson | 8 | 0 | 8.6 | .353 | .273 | 1.000 | .8 | .6 | .3 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot | 7 | 0 | 3.6 | .300 | .333 | — | .4 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Reggie Perry | 5 | 0 | 4.4 | .538 | .400 | — | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 3.2 |
| Landry Shamet | 12 | 0 | 17.2 | .439 | .385 | .800 | 1.8 | .6 | .4 | .1 | 4.2 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| November 19, 2020 | To Brooklyn NetsBruce Brown Landry Shamet Draft rights to Reggie Perry | To Los Angeles ClippersLuke Kennard Justin Patton Draft rights to Jay Scrubb 2023 second round pick 2024 second round pick 2025 second round pick 2026 second round pick |
| To Detroit PistonsRodney McGruder Džanan Musa Draft rights to Saddiq Bey Draft rights to Jaylen Hands 2021 second round pick Cash considerations ||
| January 14, 2021 | To Brooklyn NetsJames Harden 2024 second round pick | To Houston RocketsDante Exum Rodions Kurucs Victor Oladipo 2022 first round pick 2022 first round pick 2024 first round pick 2026 first round pick 2021 first round pick swap 2023 first round pick swap 2025 first round pick swap 2027 first round pick swap |
| January 14, 2021 | To Cleveland CavaliersJarrett Allen Taurean Prince Draft rights to Sasha Vezenkov | To Indiana PacersCaris LeVert 2023 second round pick 2024 second round pick Cash considerations |