The New Jersey Nets (get New Jersey Nets tickets) are a professional basketball team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the NBA. Sly, the silver Fox, is their mascot.

The New Jersey Nets (get New Jersey Nets tickets) play their home games at the Izod Center and their team colors are Dark Blue, White, Red, and Silver. Rapper Jay-Z is the team's co-owner.

New Jersey Nets basketball history

The franchise was established in 1967 as part of the American Basketball Association. One of the 11 original teams of the ABA, the New Jersey Nets (get New Jersey Nets tickets) won two championships in the nine-year history of that league. They joined the NBA in 1976 and in 1978, the team moved to New Jersey and became the modern day New Jersey Nets.

Although the Nets have not quiet managed to top the NBA (get NBA tickets now!), the way they had topped the ABA, they have one of the largest fan followings.

Popularity of the New Jersey Nets

The New Jersey Nets (get New Jersey Nets tickets) have been very successful and popular right from their ABA years. Although their initial NBA seasons were rickety, they managed to get a grip on their playing and started giving good on-court performances.

In 1983, the team posted a 45-37 record in the regular season featuring center Darryl Dawkins, forward Buck Williams and guards Otis Birdsong and Michael Ray Richardson and defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the playoffs.

NBA All-Star Vince Carter joined the team in 2001 and proved to be their lucky mascot. Carter has been voted as a starter in the All-Star Game for the past four seasons and is currently the leading vote getter among Eastern Conference forwards. Jason Kidd, another Nets' star, led the team to its first NBA Finals appearance, where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Till date, the New Jersey Nets (get New Jersey Nets tickets) have appeared in 16 playoffs, won 2 conference titles and 4 division titles. They still have to nail a NBA Championship title (won 2 ABA Championships). 8 of their members have been featured in the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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