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Founded: 1968 · Metro Area: New York · Eastern · Atlantic · Arena: Barclays Center

Formerly based in NJ, New York, New Jersey.

All-Star selections: 45player-seasons across history

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Title chances

This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.

Season simulation · 1 Nov 2026

Who will win the NBA title?

<1%Brooklyn Nets' chance

From 20,000 simulated seasons, updated daily. The frozen, scored forecast names the leading sides only.

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The Heartbreak Index29.8 · #15

The Damned · ABA, 1976

29.8
Heartbreak
#15
of 1,138 clubs
#4
in NBA
28.4
agony · 1.4 despair
The clocks
  • ABA since 197611.2
  • NBA final appearance since 20031.7
  • NBA deep run since 20030.9
Priced pangs
  • The Trade · 2013 · 0.50 pangs
    KG/Pierce for a decade of picks; self-inflicted ruin
  • The Superteam Implosion · 2021 · 0.50 pangs
    Durant, Kyrie, Harden: one series win
Heaviest wounds

lost the final, 2003 · lost the final, 2002 · playoff run died early, 2023 · playoff run died early, 2022

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Who controls the club

The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.

How this is measured

Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.

The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.

Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.

Who controls the clubJoe Tsai
Joe Tsaiindividual· 100%
Cross-checkedas of 11 Aug 2026
Also controls

Joe Tsai on the owners board →

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0
NBA titles
plus 2 ABA titles
5
Finals Appearances
incl. 3 ABA · 5 Conf. Finals
31
Playoff Appearances
Postseason 108-134
0.434
All-time Win%
59
Seasons
since 1968

Championships

ABA cups in slate (1968-76, rival league merged into NBA in 1976), BAA + NBA titles in gold.

1973-74ABA1975-76ABA

Finals Appearances

Solid chip = won the championship; outlined chip = lost the Finals.

1971-721973-741975-762001-022002-03

Conference Finals

Every season the franchise reached the conference finals (1971+ in NBA, applicable years in ABA).

1971-72↑1973-74↑1975-76↑2001-02↑2002-03↑

All-time record

Regular-season W-L2074-2702
Win pct0.434
Playoff record108-134
Championships0
Finals appearances5
Conference Finals appearances5
Division titles5
Total seasons59
.500 or better seasons23
Most recent championship1975-76
All-Star selections45

Arena history

Reverse-chronological. Naming-rights eras nested under each canonical building.

Barclays Center2013-present
New York, NY
Prudential Center2011-2012
Newark, NJ
Brendan Byrne Arena1982-1996
East Rutherford, NJnow: Izod Center
Continental Airlines Arena1997-2007
East Rutherford, NJnow: Izod Center
Izod Center2008-2010
East Rutherford, NJ
Rutgers Athletic Center1978-1981
New York, NJnow: Jersey Mike's Arena
Nassau Veteran's Memorial Coliseum1972-1977
New York, NYnow: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Island Garden1970-1971
New York, NY
Long Island Arena1969-1969
Commack, NY
Teaneck Armory1968-1968
Teaneck, NJ
Season-by-season
1968 to 2026 · 59 seasons · click to expand
2025-26
Brooklyn Nets
Conf
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
W-L
20-62
Win%
.244
PF/G
105.9
PA/G
115.9
Place
5th
2024-25
Brooklyn Nets
Conf
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
W-L
26-56
Win%
.317
PF/G
105.1
PA/G
112.2
Place
4th
2023-24
Brooklyn Nets
Conf
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
W-L
32-50
Win%
.390
PF/G
110.4
PA/G
113.3
Place
4th
2022-23Playoffs
Brooklyn Nets
Conf
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
W-L
45-37
Win%
.549
PF/G
113.3
PA/G
112.5
Place
4th
2021-22Playoffs
Brooklyn Nets
Conf
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
W-L
44-38
Win%
.537
PF/G
112.9
PA/G
112.1
Place
4th
2020-21Playoffs
Brooklyn Nets
Conf
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
W-L
48-24
Win%
.667
PF/G
118.6
PA/G
114.1
Place
2nd
2019-20Playoffs
Brooklyn Nets
Conf
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
W-L
35-37
Win%
.486
PF/G
111.8
PA/G
112.3
Place
4th
2018-19Playoffs
Brooklyn Nets
Conf
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
W-L
42-40
Win%
.512
PF/G
112.2
PA/G
112.3
Place
4th
2017-18
Brooklyn Nets
Conf
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
W-L
28-54
Win%
.342
PF/G
106.6
PA/G
110.3
Place
5th
2016-17
Brooklyn Nets
Conf
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
W-L
20-62
Win%
.244
PF/G
105.8
PA/G
112.5
Place
5th
2015-16
Brooklyn Nets
Conf
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
W-L
21-61
Win%
.256
PF/G
98.7
PA/G
106.0
Place
4th
2014-15Playoffs
Brooklyn Nets
Conf
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
W-L
38-44
Win%
.463
PF/G
98.0
PA/G
100.9
Place
3rd

Award winners

Headline player and coach honors held by franchise members. MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man of the Year, and Clutch Player of the Year.

ROY · 2Rookie of the Year

  • 1990-91Derrick Coleman
  • 1981-82Buck Williams

All-NBA Selections

Every All-NBA 1st, 2nd, or 3rd team selection by a player wearing this franchise's jersey.

2021-22
2ndKevin Durant
2020-21
3rdKyrie Irving
2003-04
1stJason Kidd
2002-03
2ndJason Kidd
2001-02
1stJason Kidd
1999-00
3rdStephon Marbury
1993-94
3rdDerrick Coleman
1992-93
3rdDerrick Coleman3rdDrazen Petrovic
1982-83
2ndBuck Williams

Top games

The franchise's top 10 games ranked by Game Score: a composite of stakes, quality, and ELO-weighted matchup strength.

1
L111-115vs Milwaukee BucksOT2021-06-19 · Barclays Center · New York, New York
2020-21 · Conf. Semifinals G7
2.034
Game Score
2
W87-85vs San Antonio Spurs2003-06-06 · SBC Center · San Antonio, Texas
2002-03 · NBA Finals G2
1.843
Game Score
3
L103-106vs Los Angeles Lakers2002-06-09 · Continental Airlines Arena · New York, New Jersey
2001-02 · NBA Finals G3
1.700
Game Score
4
W77-76vs San Antonio Spurs2003-06-11 · Continental Airlines Arena · New York, New Jersey
2002-03 · NBA Finals G4
1.687
Game Score
5
L97-98vs Milwaukee Bucks1984-05-10 · Brendan Byrne Arena · New York, New Jersey
1983-84 · Conf. Semifinals G6
1.653
Game Score
6
L107-113vs Los Angeles Lakers2002-06-12 · Continental Airlines Arena · New York, New Jersey
2001-02 · NBA Finals G4
1.648
Game Score
7
L79-84vs San Antonio Spurs2003-06-08 · Continental Airlines Arena · New York, New Jersey
2002-03 · NBA Finals G3
1.629
Game Score
8
L83-93vs San Antonio Spurs2003-06-13 · Continental Airlines Arena · New York, New Jersey
2002-03 · NBA Finals G5
1.504
Game Score
9
L94-99vs Los Angeles Lakers2002-06-05 · Staples Center · Los Angeles, California
2001-02 · NBA Finals G1
1.495
Game Score
10
W96-88vs Boston Celtics2002-05-31 · FleetCenter · Boston, Massachusetts
2001-02 · Conf. Finals G6
1.493
Game Score
11
L77-88vs San Antonio Spurs2003-06-15 · SBC Center · San Antonio, Texas
2002-03 · NBA Finals G6
1.475
Game Score
12
L75-81vs Detroit Pistons2004-05-16 · Continental Airlines Arena · New York, New Jersey
2003-04 · Conf. Semifinals G6
1.374
Game Score