15 Facts About New Jersey Nets

The New Jersey Nets compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

In 1976, the ABA merged with the NBA, and the New Jersey Nets were absorbed into the NBA along with three other ABA teams, all of whom remain in the league to this day.

Since moving to Brooklyn, the New Jersey Nets have qualified for the playoffs on seven occasions, including trips to the Conference Semifinals in 2014 and 2021.

Unlike the other three ABA teams entering the NBA, who played in cities without any NBA presence, the New Jersey Nets were required by the NBA to pay an "encroachment fee" of $4.

The Raptors and New Jersey Nets faced each other in the 2020 NBA playoffs in the first round, with Toronto winning the series four games to none.

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The New Jersey Nets have had three different versions of the "Statement" uniform.

In 2022, the New Jersey Nets again changed its "Statement" uniform, this time with a black base, black letters with silver trim, and a subtle greyscale herringbone striping with three black stars on the left.

That year the New Jersey Nets were beginning their first season since making the transition to the Barclays Center from the Prudential Center .

At the time, the New Jersey Nets were seen as an expansion team by the league and fans alike.

In 2016, the New Jersey Nets hired Sean Marks as their general manager, who became an immediate supporter of the group.

Original owner of the Nets franchise was trucking magnate Arthur J Brown, who founded the team in 1967.

New Jersey Nets relinquished his stake after registering as a sports agent with his new agency Roc Nation Sports, to avert any potential conflicts of interest.

New Jersey Nets's shares were eventually sold to singer, rapper, actor and entrepreneur Will Pan, making Pan the first American of Taiwanese descent to own a U S professional sports franchise.

New Jersey Nets hold the draft rights to the following unsigned draft picks who have been playing outside the NBA.

Current flagship radio station of the New Jersey Nets is WFAN, which took over the radio rights to the New Jersey Nets after losing their basketball contract with the Knicks .