List of Brooklyn Nets seasons
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This is a list of seasons completed by the Brooklyn Nets professional basketball franchise. The Nets were founded as the New Jersey Americans in 1967, a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association. A year later, the team moved to Long Island, New York, and were rechristened the New York Nets. There, behind the play of Hall of Famer Julius Erving, the team won its only two championships, in 1974 and 1976. After the 1975–76 season, the ABA merged with the National Basketball Association in the ABA-NBA merger, and the Nets were one of four franchises who joined the older league. After a season of competing with the in-market rival New York Knicks, the team moved back to New Jersey as the New Jersey Nets, where they remained for 35 years until the 2012-13 season, when they moved to the New York City borough of Brooklyn to become the Brooklyn Nets.
| League Champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Playoff Berth |
| Season | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Post Season Results | Awards | Head Coach | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Pct. | |||||||
| New Jersey Americans | ||||||||||
| 1967–68 | ABA | Eastern | T-4th[1] | 36 | 42 | .456 | — | Max Zaslofsky | ||
| New York Nets | ||||||||||
| 1968–69 | ABA | Eastern | 5th | 17 | 61 | .218 | — | Max Zaslofsky | ||
| 1969–70 | ABA | Eastern | 4th | 39 | 45 | .464 | Lost First Round (Kentucky) 4–3 | York Larese | ||
| 1970–71 | ABA | Eastern | 3rd | 40 | 44 | .476 | Lost First Round (Virginia) 4–2 | Lou Carnesecca | ||
| 1971–72 | ABA | Eastern | 3rd | 44 | 40 | .524 | Won First Round (Kentucky) 4–2 Won ABA Semifinals (Virginia) 4–2 Lost ABA Finals (Indiana) 4–2 |
Lou Carnesecca | ||
| 1972–73 | ABA | Eastern | 4th | 30 | 54 | .357 | Lost First Round (Carolina) 4–1 | Brian Taylor (ABA ROY) | Lou Carnesecca | |
| 1973–74 | ABA | Eastern | 1st | 55 | 29 | .655 | Won First Round (Virginia) 4–1 Won ABA Semifinals (Kentucky) 4–0 Won ABA Finals (Utah) 4–1 |
Julius Erving (ABA MVP) | Kevin Loughery | |
| 1974–75 | ABA | Eastern | 1st | 58 | 26 | .690 | Lost First Round (St. Louis) 4–1 | Julius Erving (ABA Co-MVP) | Kevin Loughery | |
| 1975–76 | ABA | [2] | 2nd | 55 | 29 | .655 | Won ABA Semifinals (San Antonio) 4–3 Won ABA Finals (Denver) 4–2 |
Julius Erving (ABA MVP) | Kevin Loughery | |
| 1976–77 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 5th | 22 | 60 | .268 | — | Kevin Loughery | |
| New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||
| 1977–78 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 5th | 24 | 58 | .293 | — | Bernard King (ART) | Kevin Loughery |
| 1978–79 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 3rd | 37 | 45 | .451 | Lost First Round (Philadelphia) 2–0 | Kevin Loughery | |
| 1979–80 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 5th | 34 | 48 | .415 | — | Kevin Loughery | |
| 1980–81 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 5th | 24 | 58 | .293 | — | Kevin Loughery Bob MacKinnon |
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| 1981–82 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 3rd | 44 | 38 | .537 | Lost First Round (Washington) 2–0 | Buck Williams (ROY, ART) | Larry Brown |
| 1982-83 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 3rd | 49 | 33 | .598 | Lost First Round (New York) 2–0 | Buck Williams (ANT 2nd) | Larry Brown Bill Blair |
| 1983-84 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 4th | 45 | 37 | .549 | Won First Round (Philadelphia) 3–2 Lost Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee) 4–2 |
Stan Albeck | |
| 1984-85 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 3rd | 42 | 40 | .512 | Lost First Round (Detroit) 3–0 | Stan Albeck | |
| 1985-86 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 3rd | 39 | 43 | .476 | Lost First Round (Milwaukee) 3–0 | Dave Wohl | |
| 1986-87 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 4th | 24 | 58 | .293 | — | Dave Wohl | |
| 1987-88 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 5th | 19 | 63 | .232 | — | Buck Williams (ADT 2nd) | Dave Wohl Bob MacKinnon Willis Reed |
| 1988-89 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 5th | 26 | 56 | .317 | — | Chris Morris (ART 2nd) | Willis Reed |
| 1989-90 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 6th | 17 | 65 | .207 | — | Bill Fitch | |
| 1990-91 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 5th | 26 | 56 | .317 | — | Derrick Coleman (ROY, ART 1st) | Bill Fitch |
| 1991-92 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 3rd | 40 | 42 | .488 | Lost First Round (Cleveland) 3–1 | Bill Fitch | |
| 1992-93 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 3rd | 43 | 39 | .524 | Lost First Round (Cleveland) 3–2 | Derrick Coleman (ANT 3rd) Dražen Petrović (ANT 3rd) |
Chuck Daly |
| 1993-94 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 3rd | 45 | 37 | .549 | Lost First Round (New York) 3–1 | Derrick Coleman (ANT 3rd) | Chuck Daly |
| 1994-95 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 5th | 30 | 52 | .366 | — | Butch Beard | |
| 1995-96 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 6th | 30 | 52 | .366 | — | Butch Beard | |
| 1996-97 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 5th | 26 | 56 | .317 | — | Kerry Kittles (ART 2nd) | John Calipari |
| 1997-98 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 2nd | 43 | 39 | .524 | Lost First Round (Chicago) 3–0 | Keith Van Horn (ART 1st) | John Calipari |
| 1998-99 | NBA[3] | Eastern | Atlantic | 7th | 16 | 34 | .320 | — | John Calipari Don Casey |
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| 1999-2000 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 6th | 31 | 51 | .378 | — | Don Casey | |
| 2000-01 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 6th | 26 | 56 | .317 | — | Kenyon Martin (ART 1st) | Byron Scott |
| 2001-02 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 1st | 52 | 30 | .634 | Won First Round (Indiana) 3–2 Won Conference Semifinals (Charlotte) 4–1 Won Conference Finals (Boston) 4–2 Lost Finals (Los Angeles Lakers) 4–0 |
Jason Kidd (ANT 1st, ADT 1st) Rod Thorn (EOY) Richard Jefferson (ART 2nd) |
Byron Scott |
| 2002-03 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 1st | 49 | 33 | .598 | Won First Round (Milwaukee) 4–2 Won Conference Semifinals (Boston) 4–0 Won Conference Finals (Detroit) 4–0 Lost Finals (San Antonio) 4–2 |
Jason Kidd (ANT 2nd, ADT 2nd) | Byron Scott |
| 2003-04 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 1st | 47 | 35 | .573 | Won First Round (New York) 4–0 Lost Conference Semifinals (Detroit) 4–3 |
Jason Kidd (ANT 1st, ADT 2nd) | Byron Scott Lawrence Frank |
| 2004-05 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 3rd | 42 | 40 | .512 | Lost First Round (Miami) 4–0 | Jason Kidd (ADT 2nd) Nenad Krstic (ART 2nd) |
Lawrence Frank |
| 2005-06 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 1st | 49 | 33 | .598 | Won First Round (Indiana) 4–2 Lost Conference Semifinals (Miami) 4–1 |
Jason Kidd (ADT 1st) | Lawrence Frank |
| 2006-07 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 2nd | 41 | 41 | .500 | Won First Round (Toronto) 4–2 Lost Conference Semifinals (Cleveland) 4–2 |
Jason Kidd (ADT 2nd) Marcus Williams (ART 2nd) |
Lawrence Frank |
| 2007-08 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 4th | 34 | 48 | .415 | — | Lawrence Frank | |
| 2008-09 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 3rd | 34 | 48 | .415 | — | Brook Lopez (ART 1st) | Lawrence Frank |
| 2009-10 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 5th | 12 | 70 | .146 | — | Lawrence Frank Tom Barrise Kiki Vandeweghe |
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| 2010-11 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 4th | 24 | 58 | .293 | — | Avery Johnson | |
| 2011-12 | NBA[4] | Eastern | Atlantic | 5th | 22 | 44 | .333 | — | MarShon Brooks (ART 2nd) | Avery Johnson |
| Brooklyn Nets | ||||||||||
| 2012-13 | NBA | Eastern | Atlantic | 2nd | 49 | 33 | .598 | Lost First Round (Chicago), 4–3 | Avery Johnson P. J. Carlesimo |
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All-time records [edit]
| Statistic | Wins | Losses | W–L% |
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| New Jersey Americans/New York Nets ABA regular season record (1967–1976) | 374 | 370 | .503 |
| New York Nets/New Jersey Nets/Brooklyn Nets NBA regular season record (1976–present) | 1,257 | 1,729 | .421 |
| All-time regular season record (1967-present) | 1,631 | 2,099 | .437 |
| New Jersey Americans/New York Nets ABA postseason record (1967–1976) | 37 | 31 | .544 |
| New York Nets/New Jersey Nets/Brooklyn Nets NBA postseason record (1976–present) | 55 | 69 | .444 |
| All-time postseason record (1967-present) | 92 | 100 | .472 |
| All-time regular and postseason record (1967-present) | 1,723 | 2,199 | .439 |
Footnotes [edit]
- ^ The Americans tied the Kentucky Colonels for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Division. A one-game playoff was to be played on the Americans' home court, but because a suitable venue could not be found in time, the game was forfeited to the Colonels.
- ^ The league merged its two divisions into one seven-team division.
- ^ A lockout shortened the season to 50 games.
- ^ A lockout shortened the season to 66 games.
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