Basketball History: The Brooklyn Nets
Prior to the current start to the season, the Nets traded away a number of their star players and loaded up on lottery picks. They looked to the future, building a team built around young potential rather than established talent.
Along the way, they lost more than they gained. But they're finally back in the playoffs and battling it out for a place in the playoffs - and still, it feels like they're a ways away.
Are the Nets finally back? And if so, where did they start? Let's take a look back at the rise and fall of the Brooklyn Nets and their basketball history.
Origins of the Brooklyn Nets Franchise
The Brooklyn Nets were established in 1967 as a charter NBA franchise in the ABA under New York Americans. The basketball team name changed to the New York Nets a year later and then ...