Franchise History Year Team 1977-present New Jersey Nets (NBA) 1976-1977 New York Nets (NBA) 1967-1976 New York Nets (ABA)
Retired Numbers Num Player 3 Drazen Petrovic 4 Wendell Ladner 23 John Williamson 25 Bill Melchionni 32 Julius Erving 52 Buck Williams
Championship History Post Season Play Championships League 2: 1974 (ABA), 1976 (ABA) Conference 2: 2002 (Eastern), 2003 (Eastern) Division 5: 1974 (Eastern), 2002 (Atlantic), 2003 (Atlantic), 2004 (Atlantic), 2006 (Atlantic) Playoff 23: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Year by Year Results YEAR W L Finish 2007-08 34 48 4th 2006-07 41 41 2nd 2005-06 49 33 1st 2004-05 42 40 3rd 2003-04 47 35 1st 2002-03 49 33 1st 2001-02 52 30 1st 2000-01 26 56 6th 1999-00 31 51 6th 1998-99 16 34 7th 1997-98 43 39 2nd 1996-97 26 56 5th 1995-96 30 52 6th 1994-95 30 52 5th 1993-94 45 37 3rd 1992-93 43 39 3rd 1991-92 40 42 3rd 1990-91 26 56 5th 1989-90 17 65 6th 1988-89 26 56 5th 1987-88 19 63 5th 1986-87 24 58 4th 1985-86 39 43 3rd 1984-85 42 40 3rd 1983-84 45 37 4th 1982-83 49 33 3rd 1981-82 44 38 3rd 1980-81 24 58 5th 1979-80 34 48 5th 1978-79 37 45 3rd 1977-78 24 58 5th 1976-77 22 60 5th 1975-76 55 29 2nd 1974-75 58 26 1st 1973-74 55 29 1st 1972-73 30 54 4th 1971-72 44 40 3rd 1970-71 40 44 3rd 1969-70 39 45 4th 1968-69 17 61 5th 1967-68 36 42 4th Totals 1449 1805
Coaching History Years Coach 2003-04/present Lawrence Frank 2000-01/2003-04 Byron Scott 1998-99/1999-00 Don Casey 1996-97/1998-99 John Calipari 1994-95/1995-96 Butch Beard 1992-93/1993-94 Chuck Daly 1989-90/1991-92 Bill Fitch 1987-88/1988-89 Willis Reed 1987-88 Bob MacKinnon 1985-86/1987-88 Dave Wohl 1983-84/1984-85 Stan Albeck 1982-83 Bill Blair 1981-82/1984-85 Larry Brown 1980-81 Bob MacKinnon 1973-74/1980-81 Kevin Loughery 1970-71/1972-73 Lou Carnesecca 1969-70 York Larese 1967-68/1968-69 Max Zaslofsky
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