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| Franchise History |
| Year | Team |
| 1977-present | New Jersey Nets (NBA) |
| 1976-1977 | New York Nets (NBA) |
| 1967-1976 | New York Nets (ABA) |
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| Retired Numbers |
| Num | Player |
| 3 | Drazen Petrovic |
| 4 | Wendell Ladner |
| 23 | John Williamson |
| 25 | Bill Melchionni |
| 32 | Julius Erving |
| 52 | Buck Williams |
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| Championship History |
| Post Season Play | Championships |
League
Championships | 2: 1974 (ABA), 1976 (ABA) |
Conference
Championships | 2: 2002 (Eastern), 2003 (Eastern) |
Division
Championships | 5: 1974 (Eastern), 2002 (Atlantic), 2003 (Atlantic), 2004 (Atlantic), 2006 (Atlantic) |
Playoff
Appearances | 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 |
| 2008-09 | 34 | 48 | 3rd |
| 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 | |
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| Coaching History |
| Years | Coach |
| 2003-09/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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