Brooklyn Nets (Brooklyn Nets, "the Brooklyn nets" in English) is a franchise of basketball of the NBA. The team is based in the borough of Brooklyn in New York.
Unable to find a gym franchise implants somehow NJ, Teaneck, New Jersey and became Americans. Despite adecent season (36 wins and 42 defeats), the crowd is ridiculous, frankness rarely meets 1000 fans in the galleries. The franchise is on par with the Kentucky Colonels for the last qualifying place play-off.
A match is then planned to separate the two teams. Unfortunately, the Teaneck room is already booked for another event. The owner, Arthur Brown, finally found a stage on Long Island. But when teams come to the game the field turns out to be unworkable: the floor is installed incorrectly, the nuts are not screwed. Colonels refused to play the game.
The franchise moved the following season on Long Island, in the same gym where the team made packagebecoming the New York Nets, name chosen in reference to the other two professional teams in the city: the Mets (baseball) and jets (NFL). During the draft, the franchise has the ability to recruit the phenomenon resulting from the UCLA Lew Alcindor. But the Milwaukee Bucks, the team competing league, the NBA are on the spot.
The results are disappointing in the franchise, 23 players wear the jersey of the team in the season through tentransfers. The team finally wins 17 wins and ends up last in the league. At the end of the season, Arthur Brown sells the team to Roy Boe. The team moved again in a new city of Long Island closest to Manhattan Hempstead.
The choice is wise, the new location triple the audience of the franchise. The Nets signed Bill Melchionni, Philadelphia Sixers. He ended the season the best passer in the league while Levern Tart leads the team in points. The team is competitive again and won 39 games, winning for the first time a place in the play-offs.
In the offseason the Nets record the arrival of Rick Barry. The superstar makes competitive team. Although missing 25 games during the season following a knee injury, Barry is the second top scorer in the league. The rookie Billy Paultz made a correct season with 11 rebounds average and 52% field goal. With a record of 40 wins to 44 losses, the team plays in the playoffs Squires Virginia. The team is still improving in 1971-72, recording 44 wins in the regular season.
Julius Erving. The starting lineup is very young, the elderly, Billy Paultz, with 25 years.The only change in the offseason 1975 was the arrival of the former star of the Knicks, Dave DeBusschere, as general manager.
Many players are then exchanged to rebuild the franchise around Erving. DeBusschere leaves the Nets to become commissioner of the league.Transfers are paying off and the team finds the finals against the Denver Nuggets. Erving, unstoppable, offers a second title in New York.
The entry into the NBA $ 8 million to the Nets 3 million goes to the NBA, the Knicks and 5 million as compensation to allow the Nets to be competitors in the same city. The New York Nets in the NBA come as serious contenders, position strengthened by the signing of Nate Archibald. But a dispute over salary erupts between Julius Erving and owner Roy Boe, the latter eventually selling Ervingto the Sixers for $ 3 million.
In 1978, the franchise garnered 13 more victories from the previous season, and qualified for the first time in the playoffs since arriving in the NBA. Well screened out in the first round, the Nets are pleased to have finished ahead of rivals New Yorkers.
Larry Brown arrives at the head of the franchise for the 1981-82 season.Buck Williams was named rookie of the year.The changes are dramatic: the franchise, with 44 wins, recorded 20 more wins than the previous season.
The following year, with the arrivals of Micheal Ray Richardson and Darryl Dawkins team set the record in its history with 49 victories. Micheal Ray Richardson missing half of the season, faced with drug problems. After beating the defending champions, the Philadelphia Sixers in the first round, the franchise is beaten in the second round by the Milwaukee Bucks.
Micheal Ray Richardson establishes a first in the league in being banned for drug use after testing positive for a thirdtime. they select Mookie Blaylock. Blaylock makes an honest season but missing 32 games through injury.This result nevertheless provides the first draft choice of 1990, with which they choose Derrick Coleman. Drazen Petrovic and Reggie Theus reinforce the workforce. Coleman won the title of NBA Rookie of the Year Award (best rookie) 1991. The Nets are a little betterwith 26 wins, and glean a new high draft choice. They choose this time a point guard Kenny Anderson. Because ofa dispute over wage negotiations, Anderson joined the team during that season. After 17 losses in 25 gamesthe team is recovering, and qualified for the playoffs with a final record of 39 wins. They even won a play-off game against the Cavaliers, the first in eight years (1984).
The team is young and attractive, with Petrović who leads the team in points. Arrived in the playoffs without their intérieursles Nets are powerless against the Cavsdespite the excellent performance of Coleman (27 points and 13 rebounds average). A month after the end of the playoffs, Petrovic died in a car accident in Germany. The team lost tragically his leading scorer. But the 1993-94 season, ended with 45 wins, the second best record in the NBA franchise. Shawn Bradley with the giant (2.28 m), the Nets lead the league in rebounding. But the lack of talent is fatal to the team that won only 30 matchs.le club wins first round picks in the lottery, when she was statistically only 4.4% of the gain. This selection is used to select Kenyon Martin.
Jasonn Kid, But the 1993-94 season, ended with 45 wins, the second best record in the NBA franchise. Shawn Bradley with the giant (2.28 m), the Nets lead the league in rebounding. But the lack of talent is fatal to the team that won only 30 matchs.le club wins first round picks in the lottery, when she was statistically only 4.4% of the gain. This selection is used to select Kenyon Martin. This exchange will radically change the face of the franchise. team player, he showcases his teammates shine. The team won 52 games, and the best team of a Eastern Conference weakened versus the Western Conference.
The Nets are making their final road up to face the Los Angeles Lakers. The balance of power is too blatantand the Nets, as if they were already pleased to have reached this level, are beaten in four sets by Kobe Bryantand Shaquille O'Neal team.
The Nets moved to Brooklyn (New York) on April 30, 2012. The franchise will play in the new hall of the BarclaysCenter. The franchise owner, Mikhail Prokhorov, said the team would change its name once installed in Brooklyn.The rapper Jay-Z, who is also a minority shareholder, announced that the franchise will be called the Brooklyn Nets.
Meilleurs marqueurs de la franchise :
Place Nom du joueur Pays Points
1er Buck Williams 1981 - 1989 Etats -Unis 10 440
2e Brook Lopez 2008 - Etats -Unis 8 905
3e Vince Carter 2004 - 2009 Etats -Unis 8 834
4e Richard Jéfferson 2001 - 2008 Etats -Unis 8 507
5e Jason Kidd 2001 - 2008 Etats -Unis 7 373
6e John Williamson 1973 - 1977 / 1978 - 1980 Etats -Unis 7 202
7e Juluis Erving1973 - 1976 Etats -Unis 7 104
8e Kerry Kittles 1996 - 2004 Etats -Unis 7 096
9e Derrick Coleman 1990 - 1995 Etats -Unis 6 930
10e Chris Morris1988 - 1995 Etats -Unis 6 762
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