About New Jersey Nets Memorabilia & Collectibles
They are professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association. The New Jersey Nets are at present playing in the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division. As part of the American Basketball Association, the New Jersey Nets was established in the season of 1967. The first owner of the team was Arthur Brown, the trucking magnate. He had been operating various AAU teams in and around the New York City. They are known originally as the New York Americans. In the season of 1975, the team then applied to join the National Basketball Association. The first home arena of the team was in the Teaneck Armory from the season of 1967 to 1968. On the other hand, the present arena of the team was in Prudential Center and the three owners at present are Mikhail Prokhorov, Bruce Ratner and Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter. The team is under the management of Billy King. The colors of the team are navy, red, white and silver.
Winner of four division titles in the National Basketball Association, the New Jersey Nets is based in East Rutherford. The Nets not only hold NBA titles for their division, the team also has several conference titles and two championships in the American Basketball Association.
In their ABA seasons, the New Jersey Nets proved to be one of the strongest teams. In the 1974 ABA Finals, for example, the Netswon over Utah Stars. In that season, they gained a franchise record of 55 victories. They surpassed that record in the next season with 58 victories. This record has yet to be beaten until now. In the last season of the ABA, Julius Erving led their way to the year of 55 victories. Erving was also awarded the Most Valuable Player that year. Collect
Julius Erving memorabilia items to remember his victories with the team.
In the 1990s, the team welcomed Kenny Anderson and Dražen Petrović. They were part of the success in getting the team to the playoffs in the 1991-92 season. In the 1993-94 season, the team made a good record with 45 victories. The Nets managed to appear in the 1994 NBA Playoffs as well. In 1997-98 season, they managed to win 43 games and became part of the top teams in the Eastern Conference.
The Nets fans saw great players coming in through the years. In 2001,
Jason Kidd was one of those that people were eyeing at to lead the team. He played alongside center
Chris Dudley. That season also welcomed Todd MacCulloch. It was a good season with a 52-30 for the Nets and it earned them a spot in the 2002 NBA Playoffs.
Most popular New Jersey Nets players: Mookie Blaylock, Josh Boone, Rick Carlisle, Derrick Coleman, Lester Conner, Kerry Kittles, Chris Morris, Mike O'Koren, Reggie Theus, Keith Van Horn, Deron Williams, Sean Williams