No. 3
DOUNOBALL Team History
Brooklyn Nets
The franchise story: championships, record holders, retired jerseys, identities and the seasons that shaped it.
All NBA teams
1967
Archive begins
0
Championships
7
Retired jerseys
In the rafters
Retired jerseys
The numbers and people permanently honoured by this franchise.
No. 5
Jason Kidd
No. 15
Vince Carter
No. 23
John Williamson
No. 25
Bill Melchionni
No. 32
Julius Erving
No. 52
Buck Williams
League-wide honour
Retired across the NBA
League-wide retired numbers are shown separately from this franchise's own rafters.
No. 6
Bill Russell
Franchise record book
All-time leaders
Regular-season totals credited to this franchise in the DOUNOBALL stats archive. Historical categories begin when the NBA officially started recording that statistic.
PTS
Points
Brook Lopez
Franchise #1
10,444
REB
Rebounds
Buck Williams
Franchise #1
7,576
AST
Assists
Jason Kidd
Franchise #1
4,620
STL
Steals
Official NBA steals have been recorded since 1973–74.
Jason Kidd
Franchise #1
950
BLK
Blocks
Official NBA blocks have been recorded since 1973–74.
Brook Lopez
Franchise #1
972
3PM
Three-pointers made
The NBA introduced the three-point line in 1979–80.
Joe Harris
Franchise #1
984
GP
Games played
Buck Williams
Franchise #1
635
Team names
Through the years
Franchise archive
History timeline
1967
Franchise origin
New Jersey Americans founded
Earliest canonical team identity season currently recorded for this franchise is 1967.
1967
Team identity
New Jersey Americans era begins
Team identity era begins in 1967-68. Abbreviation: NJA.
1968
Name change
New York Nets era begins
Team identity era begins in 1968-69. Runs through 1976-77. Abbreviation: NYA.
1977
Name change
New Jersey Nets era begins
Team identity era begins in 1977-78. Runs through 2011-12. Abbreviation: NJN.
2012
Name change
Brooklyn Nets era begins
Team identity era begins in 2012-13. Runs through 2026-27. Abbreviation: BRK.