Brooklyn Nets
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| Conference | Eastern | ||
| Division | Atlantic | ||
| Founded | 1967 | ||
| History |
New Jersey Americans (ABA) 1967–1968 New York Nets (ABA) 1968–1976 New York Nets (NBA) 1976–1977 New Jersey Nets 1977–2012 Brooklyn Nets 2012–present |
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| Arena | Barclays Center | ||
| Location | Brooklyn, New York | ||
| Team colors | Black, white |
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| Team manager | Sean Marks | ||
| Head coach | Kenny Atkinson | ||
| Ownership | Mikhail Prokhorov | ||
| Affiliation(s) | Long Island Nets | ||
| Championships |
2 ABA: 2 (1974, 1976) |
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| Conference titles | 2 (2002, 2003) | ||
| Division titles |
6 ABA: 2 (1974, 1975) NBA: 4 (2002, 2003, 2004, 2006) |
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| Retired numbers | 6 (3, 5, 23, 25, 32, 52) | ||
| Website | [1] | ||
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The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Barclays Center. They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other are the New York Knicks. The team was established in 1967 as a charter franchise of the NBA's rival league, the American Basketball Association (ABA). They played in New Jersey as the New Jersey Americans during their first season, before moving to Long Island in 1968 and changing their name to the New York Nets. During this time, the Nets won two ABA championships (in 1974 and 1976). In 1976, the ABA merged with the NBA, and the Nets were absorbed into the NBA along with three other ABA teams (the San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets, all of whom remain in the league today).
In 1977, the team returned to New Jersey and played as the New Jersey Nets from 1977 to 2012. During this time, the Nets won two consecutive Eastern Conference championships (in the 2001–02 and 2002–03 seasons), but failed to win a league title. In the summer of 2012, the team moved to Barclays Center, and took its current geographic name.
The Brooklyn Nets were founded in 1967 and initially played in Teaneck, New Jersey, as the New Jersey Americans. In its early years, the team led a nomadic existence, moving to Long Island in 1968 and playing in various arenas there as the New York Nets.
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