History of the Nets

The New Jersey Nets have a long and storied history in the NBA. Founded in 1967 as part of the ABA, they joined the NBA after that league merged with it in 1976. The team has had its fair share of ups and downs over the years, but its greatest success came between 2001-2008 when they made back-to-back trips to the finals under coach Byron Scott. During this time, stars such as Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, and Richard Jefferson helped lead them to become one of the best teams in basketball for a brief period before eventually losing out on both championship opportunities.

Since then however, things haven’t been so rosy for New Jersey's favorite team; from 2009 - 2012 they struggled mightily due to injuries & poor roster decisions which led them into rebuilding mode once again starting the 2013 season onward where current head coach Kenny Atkinson took charge & started building up young talent like Caris LeVert who is now becoming an All-Star caliber player leading his squad back into relevance making playoffs twice since 2018 season onwards even though not advancing far enough yet.

Overall despite some rough patches along the way, the Nets are still considered one of the most promising franchises currently competing at the highest level thanks largely due recent changes implemented by new management staff putting together competitive rosters while also maintaining financial flexibility allowing future moves if needed. With the right pieces falling place, New Jersey faithful will be hoping that this could finally be the year the franchise can make a deep run toward title contention something fans have been waiting for quite some time now