Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the New York City community of Brooklyn. They play their home games in the, Barclays Center.

The team was founded as the New Jersey Americans in 1967, and played in the American Basketball Association (ABA). After one season in that state, they moved to Long Island, becoming the New York Nets. In 1976, the Nets were one of four ABA teams that joined the NBA, and returned to New Jersey a year later, becoming the New Jersey Nets. After their return to New Jersey, they played on the campus of Rutgers University. In 1981, they moved to East Rutherford, closer to New York City.  In 2002 and 2003 they appeared in the NBA Finals lead by point guard Jason Kidd and head coach Byron Scott. In 2010, they moved to Newark, and played there until their new Brooklyn arena was built. Once they moved to Brooklyn, they became the Brooklyn Nets.

Home arenas
 250px|right|thumb|The Prudential Center is where the Nets played from 2010 to 2012
Teaneck Armory (1967–1968)
Long Island Arena (1968–1969)
Island Garden (1969–1971)
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (1971–1977)
Louis Brown Athletic Center|Rutgers Athletic Center (1977–1981)
Izod Center|Brendan T. Byrne Arena/Continental Airlines Arena/Izod Center (1981–2011)
Prudential Center (2010-2012)
Barclays Center (2012–present)

High points
Individual awards

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
 Dražen Petrović – 1993
 Derrick Coleman – 1993, 1994
 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, 2004, 2005, 2007

NBA All-Rookie 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 Team|NBA Rookie Second Team
 Chris Morris – 1989
 Kerry Kittles – 1997
 Richard Jefferson – 2002
 Nenad Krstic – 2004
 Marcus Williams – 2007
 MarShon Brooks – 2012
 Bojan Bogdanović – 2015

References

Other websites

Category:National Basketball Association teams
Category:Brooklyn
Category:New Jersey
Category:Sports in New York City
Category:1967 establishments in New York (state)