Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets bring professional basketball to New York City's most populous borough, playing home games at Barclays Center since 2012. The franchise's black-and-white branding and Brooklyn identity have made it a distinct alternative to the crosstown Knicks. After a run of superstar-driven rosters in the late 2010s and early 2020s, the Nets are now rebuilding around a younger core.

The franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association, playing as the New Jersey Americans before becoming the New York Nets. Led by Julius Erving, the team won two ABA championships in 1974 and 1976 before joining the NBA in the 1976 merger. After decades in New Jersey, the franchise relocated to Brooklyn in 2012 and reached the NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003 during its New Jersey era, but has not won an NBA title.