# Brooklyn Nets accomplishments and records

The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in Brooklyn, New York. The team plays in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

## Franchise leaders

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 2023–24 season

* 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 Dinwiddle (4,953)
* Kendall Gill (4,932)
* Darwin Cook (4,699)

### Other statistics (regular season) as of the end of the 2023–24 season

Most minutes played :
| Player | Minutes |
| Buck Williams | 23,100 |
| Jason Kidd | 18,733 |
| Brook Lopez | 18,118 |
| Richard Jefferson | 17,499 |
| Kerry Kittles | 16,686 |
Most rebounds :
| Player | Rebounds |
| Buck Williams | 7,576 |
| Billy Paultz* | 4,544 |
| Brook Lopez | 4,004 |
| Derrick Coleman | 3,690 |
| Mike Gminski | 3,671 |
Most assists :
| Player | Assists |
| Jason Kidd | 4,620 |
| Bill Melchionni* | 3,044 |
| Kenny Anderson | 2,363 |
| Deron Williams | 2,078 |
| Spencer Dinwiddle | 1,985 |
Most steals :
| Player | Steals |
| Jason Kidd | 950 |
| Darwin Cook | 875 |
| Kerry Kittles | 803 |
| Chris Morris | 784 |
| Kendall Gill | 652 |
Most blocks :
| Player | Blocks |
| Brook Lopez | 972 |
| George Johnson | 863 |
| Buck Williams | 696 |
| Mike Gminski | 599 |
| Derrick Coleman | 559 |

## Accomplishments
### Basketball Hall of Fame

Players :
| No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
| 24 | Rick Barry | F | 1970–1972 | 1987 |
| 1 | Nate Archibald | G | 1976–1977 | 1991 |
| 32 | Julius Erving | F | 1973–1976 | 1993 |
| 21 | Bob McAdoo | C | 1981 | 2000 |
| 3 | Dražen Petrović | G | 1990–1993 | 2002 |
| 34 | Mel Daniels | C | 1976 | 2012 |
| 22 | Bernard King | F | 1977–1979 | 2013 |
| 30 | Bernard King | F | 1992–1993 | 2013 |
| 33 | Alonzo Mourning | C | 2003–2004 | 2014 |
| 55 | Dikembe Mutombo | C | 2002–2003 | 2015 |
| 10 | Maurice Cheeks | G | 1992–1993 | 2018 |
| 5 | Jason Kidd | G | 2001–2008 | 2018 |
Coaches :
| Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
| Lou Carnesecca | Head coach | 1970–1973 | 1992 |
| Chuck Daly | Head coach | 1992–1994 | 1994 |
| Larry Brown | Head coach | 1981–1983 | 2002 |
| John Calipari | Head coach | 1996–1999 | 2015 |
| Bill Fitch | Head coach | 1989–1992 | 2019 |
Contributors :
| Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
| Rod Thorn | Assistant coach | 1973–1975, 1976–1978 | 2018 |
| Rod Thorn | Executive | 2000–2010 | 2018 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Also served as head coach of the team in 2013–2014.
* ↑ Daly was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice—as coach and as a member of the 1992 Olympic team.

#### FIBA Hall of Fame

Players :
| No. | Name | Position | Tenure | Inducted |
| 3 | Dražen Petrović | G | 1991–1993 | 2007 |
| 33 | Alonzo Mourning | C | 2003–2004 | 2019 |

### Retired numbers

Brooklyn Nets retired numbers :
| No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Date |
| 3 | Dražen Petrović | G | 1990–1993 | November 11, 1993 |
| 5 | Jason Kidd | G | 2001–2008 | October 17, 2013 |
| 6 | Bill Russell | — | Retired across NBA | August 11, 2022 |
| 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 |

## 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

#### 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 – 2004
* 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-Star Game head coaches
* Kevin Loughery – 1975, 1976
ABA All-Time Team
* Julius Erving
* Rick Barry
* Billy Paultz

#### 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 Selections

* 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, 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, 2023
* James Harden – 2021, 2022
* Kyrie Irving – 2021, 2023

#### NBA All-Star Game head coaches

* Byron Scott – 2002

### Playoff appearances
#### ABA

* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976

#### NBA

* 1979
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

## Records
### Individual records
#### Career leaders

As of the end of the 2023–24 season
| Category | Player | Statistics |
| Games | Buck Williams | 635 |
| Minutes | Buck Williams | 23,100 |
| Number of seasons | Brook Lopez | 9 |
| Points | Brook Lopez | 10,444 |
| Total rebounds | Buck Williams | 7,576 |
| Defensive rebounds | Buck Williams | 4,988 |
| Offensive rebounds | Buck Williams | 2,588 |
| Assists | Jason Kidd | 4,620 |
| Steals | Jason Kidd | 950 |
| Blocks | Brook Lopez | 972 |
| Triple doubles | Jason Kidd | 61 |
| Buzzer beaters | Joe Johnson | 6 |
| Field goals | Brook Lopez | 4,044 |
| Field goal % | Nic Claxton | .669 |
| 3-point field goals | Joe Harris | 984 |
| 3-point field goal % | Joe Harris | .440 |
| Free throws | Buck Williams | 2,476 |
| Free throw % | Kevin Durant | .910 |
| Consecutive free throws made | Kevin Durant | 62 |
| Points per game | Rick Barry | 30.6 |
| Minutes per game | Rick Barry | 44.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Buck Williams | 11.9 |
| Assists per game | Jason Kidd | 9.1 |
| Steals per game | Micheal Ray Richardson | 2.7 |
| Blocks per game | Shawn Bradley | 3.8 |
| Personal fouls | Buck Williams | 2,244 |
| Turnovers | Buck Williams | 1,811 |

#### Season leaders

As of the end of the 2023–24 season
| Category | Player | Statistics | Season |
| Minutes | Rick Barry | 3,616 | 1971–72 |
| Points | Rick Barry | 2,518 | 1971–72 |
| Total rebounds | Billy Paultz | 1,035 | 1971–72 |
| Defensive rebounds | Billy Paultz | 772 | 1971–72 |
| Offensive rebounds | Jayson Williams | 443 | 1997–98 |
| Assists | Jason Kidd | 808 | 2001–02 |
| Steals | Micheal Ray Richardson | 243 | 1984–85 |
| Blocks | George Johnson | 274 | 1977–78 |
| Triple doubles | Jason Kidd | 12 | 2006–07 2007–08 |
| Triple doubles | James Harden | 12 | 2020–21 |
| Buzzer beaters | Joe Johnson | 2 | 2012–13 2013–14 |
| Field goals | Julius Erving | 949 | 1975–76 |
| Field goal % | Nic Claxton | .705 | 2022–23 |
| 3-point field goals | D'Angelo Russell | 234 | 2018–19 |
| 3-point field goal % | Joe Harris | .475 | 2020–21 |
| Free throws | Rick Barry | 641 | 1971–72 |
| Free throw % | Kyrie Irving | .922 | 2020–21 |
| Points per game | Rick Barry | 31.5 | 1971–72 |
| Rebounds per game | Jayson Williams | 13.6 | 1997–98 |
| Assists per game | Kevin Porter | 10.8 | 1977–78 |
| Steals per game | Micheal Ray Richardson | 3.0 | 1984–85 |
| Blocks per game | Shawn Bradley | 4.0 | 1996–97 |
| Personal fouls | Darryl Dawkins | 386 | 1983–84 |
| Turnovers | Kevin Porter | 348 | 1977–78 |