Brooklyn Nets accomplishments and records

The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in Brooklyn, New York. The team plays in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Accomplishments

Basketball Hall of Fame

Players

No.	Name	Position	Tenure	Inducted
24	Rick Barry[1]	F	1970–1972	1987
1	Nate Archibald[2]	G	1976–1977	1991
32	Julius Erving[3]	F	1973–1976	1993
21	Bob McAdoo[4]	C	1981	2000
3	Dražen Petrović[5]	G	1990–1993	2002
34	Mel Daniels[6]	C	1976	2012
22	Bernard King[7]	F	1977–1979	2013
30			1992–1993
33	Alonzo Mourning[8]	C	2003–2004	2014
55	Dikembe Mutombo[9]	C	2002–2003	2015
10	Maurice Cheeks[10]	G	1992–1993	2018
5	Jason Kidd[lower-alpha 1][11]	G	2001–2008	2018

Coaches

Name	Position	Tenure	Inducted
Lou Carnesecca[12]	Head coach	1970–1973	1992
Chuck Daly[lower-alpha 2][13]	Head coach	1992–1994	1994
Larry Brown[14]	Head coach	1981–1983	2002
John Calipari[15]	Head coach	1996–1999	2015
Bill Fitch[16]	Head coach	1989–1992	2019

Contributors

Name	Position	Tenure	Inducted
Rod Thorn[17]	Assistant coach	1973–1975, 1976–1978	2018
	Executive	2000–2010

Notes

1. Also served as head coach of the team in 2013–2014.
2. Daly was inducted into the Hall of Fame twice—as coach and as a member of the 1992 Olympic team.

FIBA Hall of Fame

Players

No.	Name	Position	Tenure	Inducted
3	Dražen Petrović[18]	G	1991–1993	2007
33	Alonzo Mourning	C	2003–2004	2019

Retired numbers

Brooklyn Nets retired numbers[19]

No.	Player	Position	Tenure	Date
3	Dražen Petrović	G	1990–1993	November 11, 1993
5	Jason Kidd	G	2001–2008	October 17, 2013
23	John Williamson	G	1973–1980	December 7, 1990
25	Bill Melchionni	G	1969–1976	September 1976
32	Julius Erving	F	1973–1976	April 3, 1987
52	Buck Williams	F	1981–1989	April 11, 1999

Individual awards

NBA

NBA Rookie of the Year

• Buck Williams – 1982
• Derrick Coleman – 1991

NBA Executive of the Year

• Rod Thorn – 2002

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award

• Wayne Ellington – 2016

All-NBA First Team

• Jason Kidd – 2002, 2004

All-NBA Second Team

• Buck Williams – 1983
• Jason Kidd – 2003

All-NBA Third Team

• Derrick Coleman – 1993, 1994
• Dražen Petrović – 1993
• Stephon Marbury – 2000

NBA All-Defensive First Team

• Jason Kidd – 2002, 2006

NBA All-Defensive Second Team

• Buck Williams – 1988
• Jason Kidd – 2003–2005, 2007

NBA All-Rookie First Team

• Bernard King – 1978
• Buck Williams – 1982
• Derrick Coleman – 1991
• Keith Van Horn – 1998
• Kenyon Martin – 2001
• Brook Lopez – 2009
• Mason Plumlee – 2014

NBA All-Rookie Second Team

• Chris Morris – 1989
• Kerry Kittles – 1997
• Richard Jefferson – 2002
• Nenad Krstić – 2004
• Marcus Williams – 2007
• MarShon Brooks – 2012
• Bojan Bogdanović – 2015

ABA

ABA Most Valuable Player

• Julius Erving – 1974–1976

ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player

• Julius Erving – 1974, 1976

ABA Rookie of the Year

• Brian Taylor – 1973

All-ABA Team First Team

• Rick Barry – 1971, 1972
• Bill Melchionni – 1972
• Julius Erving – 1974–1976

All-ABA Team Second Team

• Brian Taylor – 1975

ABA All-Defensive Team

• Mike Gale – 1974
• Brian Taylor – 1975, 1976
• Julius Erving – 1976

ABA All-Rookie Team

• John Roche – 1972
• Jim Chones – 1973
• Brian Taylor – 1973
• Larry Kenon – 1974
• John Williamson – 1974
• Kim Hughes – 1976

NBA All-Star Weekend

NBA All-Star Game

• Buck Williams – 1982, 1983, 1986
• Otis Birdsong – 1984
• Micheal Ray Richardson – 1985
• Kenny Anderson – 1994
• Derrick Coleman – 1994
• Jayson Williams – 1998
• Stephon Marbury – 2001
• Jason Kidd – 2002–2004, 2007,[lower-alpha 1] 2008
• Kenyon Martin – 2004
• Vince Carter – 2005–2007
• Devin Harris – 2009
• Deron Williams – 2012
• Brook Lopez – 2013
• Joe Johnson – 2014
• D'Angelo Russell – 2019

NBA All-Star Game head coaches

• Byron Scott – 2002

ABA

• 1970
• 1971
• 1972
• 1973

• 1974
• 1975
• 1976

NBA

• 1979
• 1982
• 1983
• 1984
• 1985
• 1986
• 1992
• 1993
• 1994
• 1998

• 2002
• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2007
• 2013
• 2014
• 2015
• 2019
• 2020

Records

GP	Games played	FGM	Field-goals	3PFGM	Three-point field goals	FTM	Free throw
MP	Minutes played	FG%	Field goal percentage^[a]	3P%	Three-point field goal percentage^[a]	FT%	Free throw percentage^[a]
PTS	Points	REB	Rebounds	AST	Assists	PF	Personal fouls
PPG	Points per game	RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	OT	Overtime
STL	Steals	BLK	Blocks	TO	Turnovers
SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game

Individual records

Career leaders

As of the end of the 2019–20 season[20]

Category	Player	Statistics
Games	Buck Williams	635
Minutes	Buck Williams	23,100
Points	Brook Lopez	10,444
Rebounds	Buck Williams	7,576
Assists	Jason Kidd	4,620
Steals	Jason Kidd	950
Blocks	Brook Lopez	972
Field goals	Brook Lopez	4,044
Field goal %	Darryl Dawkins	.601
3-point field goals	Jason Kidd	813
3-point field goal %	Dražen Petrović	.437
Free throws	Buck Williams	2,476
Free throw %	Mike Newlin	.886
Points per game	Rick Barry	30.6
Rebounds per game	Buck Williams	11.9
Assists per game	Jason Kidd	9.1
Steals per game	Micheal Ray Richardson	2.7
Blocks per game	Shawn Bradley	3.8
Personal fouls	Buck Williams	2,244
Turnovers	Buck Williams	1,811

Season leaders

As of the end of the 2019–20 season[21]

Category	Player	Statistics	Season
Minutes	Rick Barry	3,616	1971–72
Points	Rick Barry	2,518	1971–72
Rebounds	Billy Paultz	1,035	1971–72
Assists	Jason Kidd	808	2001–02
Steals	Micheal Ray Richardson	243	1984–85
BLK	George Johnson	274	1977–78
Field goals	Julius Erving	949	1975–76
Field goal %	Mikki Moore	.609	2006–07
3-point field goals	D'Angelo Russell	234	2018–19
3-point field goal %	Joe Harris	.474	2018–19
Free throws	Rick Barry	641	1971–72
Free throw %	Mike Gminski	.893	1985–86
Points per game	Rick Barry	31.5	1971–72
Rebounds per game	Jayson Williams	13.6	1997–98
Assists per game	Kevin Porter	10.8	1977–78
Steals per game	Micheal Ray Richardson	3.0	1984–85
Blocks per game	Shawn Bradley	4.0	1996–97
Personal fouls	Darryl Dawkins	386	1983–84
Turnovers	Kevin Porter	348	1977–78

Notes

1. Did not participate

• ^a Shooting percentages in basketball are calculated by taking the number of field goals, three-pointers, or free throws attempted, and dividing it by the corresponding number of shots taken.
• ^b A regulation NBA game is 48 minutes long.

References

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4. "Bob McAdoo". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
5. "Drazen Petrovic". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
6. "Mel Daniels". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
7. "Bernard King". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
8. "Alonzo Mourning". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
9. "Dikembe Mutombo". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
10. "Maurice Cheeks". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
11. "Jason Kidd". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
12. "Lou Carnesecca". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
13. "Chuck Daly". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
14. "Larry Brown". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
15. "John Calipari". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
16. Campbell, Dave (April 6, 2019). "Former Rockets coach Bill Fitch to be inducted into 2019 Basketball Hall of Fame". Houston Chronicle. AP. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
17. "Rod Thorn". The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
18. "Drazen Petrovic". FIBA Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
19. "Brooklyn Nets Uniform Numbers". Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
20. "Brooklyn Nets Career Leaders". Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
21. "Brooklyn Nets Season Leaders". Basketball Reference. Retrieved April 14, 2019.