List of Brooklyn Nets seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Brooklyn Nets professional basketball team. The Nets were founded as the New Jersey Americans in 1967, a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA). A year later, the club relocated to Long Island, New York, and were renamed as the New York Nets. There, behind the play of Hall of Famer Julius Erving, the team won its only two ABA championships: in 1974 and 1976. After the 1975–76 season, the ABA merged with the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the Nets were one of four franchises that joined the NBA. After their first season in the NBA, the team moved back to New Jersey and was renamed as the New Jersey Nets.

In the NBA, the Nets have experienced only one period of sustained success, from the 2001–02 season to the 2006–07 season, when led by Jason Kidd they played in the postseason every year and twice reached the NBA Finals, but lost to Shaquille O'Neal-led Los Angeles Lakers in 2002 and then to Tim Duncan-led San Antonio Spurs in 2003. After 35 seasons in New Jersey, owner Mikhail Prokhorov moved the team to the New York City borough of Brooklyn to become the Brooklyn Nets.

Seasons

ABA champions

NBA champions

Conference champions

Division champions

Playoff berth

Season	League	Conference	Finish	Division	Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	Playoffs	Awards
New Jersey Americans
1967–68	ABA	—	—	Eastern	5th	36	42	.462	—
New York Nets
1968–69	ABA	—	—	Eastern	5th	17	61	.218	—
1969–70	ABA	—	—	Eastern	4th	39	45	.464	Lost First Round (Colonels) 4–3
1970–71	ABA	—	—	Eastern	3rd	40	44	.476	Lost First Round (Squires) 4–2
1971–72	ABA	—	—	Eastern	3rd	44	40	.524	Won First Round (Colonels) 4–2 Won ABA Semifinals (Squires) 4–2 Lost ABA Finals (Pacers) 4–2
1972–73	ABA	—	—	Eastern	4th	30	54	.357	Lost First Round (Cougars) 4–1	Brian Taylor (ROY)
1973–74	ABA	—	—	Eastern	1st	55	29	.655	Won First Round (Squires) 4–1 Won ABA Semifinals (Kentucky) 4–0 Won ABA Finals (Utah) 4–1	Julius Erving (MVP, PMVP)
1974–75	ABA	—	—	Eastern	2nd	58	26	.690	Lost First Round (Spirits) 4–1	Julius Erving (MVP)
1975–76	ABA	—	—	—	2nd	55	29	.655	Won ABA Semifinals (Spurs) 4–3 Won ABA Finals (Nuggets) 4–2	Julius Erving (MVP, PMVP)
1976–77	NBA	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	5th	22	60	.268	—
New Jersey Nets
1977–78	NBA	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	5th	24	58	.293	—
1978–79	NBA	Eastern	6th	Atlantic	3rd	37	45	.451	Lost First Round (76ers) 2–0
1979–80	NBA	Eastern	10th	Atlantic	5th	34	48	.415	—
1980–81	NBA	Eastern	10th	Atlantic	5th	24	58	.293	—
1981–82	NBA	Eastern	4th	Atlantic	3rd	44	38	.537	Lost First Round (Bullets) 2–0	Buck Williams (ROY)
1982–83	NBA	Eastern	4th	Atlantic	3rd	49	33	.598	Lost First Round (Knicks) 2–0
1983–84	NBA	Eastern	6th	Atlantic	4th	45	37	.549	Won First Round (76ers) 3–2 Lost Conference Semifinals (Bucks) 4–2
1984–85	NBA	Eastern	5th	Atlantic	3rd	42	40	.512	Lost First Round (Pistons) 3–0
1985–86	NBA	Eastern	7th	Atlantic	3rd	39	43	.476	Lost First Round (Bucks) 3–0
1986–87	NBA	Eastern	10th	Atlantic	4th	24	58	.293	—
1987–88	NBA	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	5th	19	63	.232	—
1988–89	NBA	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	5th	26	56	.317	—
1989–90	NBA	Eastern	13th	Atlantic	6th	17	65	.207	—
1990–91	NBA	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	5th	26	56	.317	—	Derrick Coleman (ROY)
1991–92	NBA	Eastern	6th	Atlantic	3rd	40	42	.488	Lost First Round (Cavaliers) 3–1
1992–93	NBA	Eastern	6th	Atlantic	3rd	43	39	.524	Lost First Round (Cavaliers) 3–2
1993–94	NBA	Eastern	7th	Atlantic	3rd	45	37	.549	Lost First Round (Knicks) 3–1
1994–95	NBA	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	5th	30	52	.366	—
1995–96	NBA	Eastern	12th	Atlantic	6th	30	52	.366	—
1996–97	NBA	Eastern	13th	Atlantic	5th	26	56	.317	—
1997–98	NBA	Eastern	8th	Atlantic	3rd	43	39	.524	Lost First Round (Bulls) 3–0
1998–99	NBA	Eastern	14th	Atlantic	7th	16	34	.320	—
1999–2000	NBA	Eastern	12th	Atlantic	6th	31	51	.378	—
2000–01	NBA	Eastern	12th	Atlantic	6th	26	56	.317	—
2001–02	NBA	Eastern	1st	Atlantic	1st	52	30	.634	Won First Round (Pacers) 3–2 Won Conference Semifinals (Hornets) 4–1 Won Conference Finals (Celtics) 4–2 Lost NBA Finals (Lakers) 4–0	Rod Thorn (EOY)
2002–03	NBA	Eastern	2nd	Atlantic	1st	49	33	.598	Won First Round (Bucks) 4–2 Won Conference Semifinals (Celtics) 4–0 Won Conference Finals (Pistons) 4–0 Lost NBA Finals (Spurs) 4–2
2003–04	NBA	Eastern	2nd	Atlantic	1st	47	35	.573	Won First Round (Knicks) 4–0 Lost Conference Semifinals (Pistons) 4–3
2004–05	NBA	Eastern	8th	Atlantic	3rd	42	40	.512	Lost First Round (Heat) 4–0
2005–06	NBA	Eastern	3rd	Atlantic	1st	49	33	.598	Won First Round (Pacers) 4–2 Lost Conference Semifinals (Heat) 4–1
2006–07	NBA	Eastern	6th	Atlantic	2nd	41	41	.500	Won First Round (Raptors) 4–2 Lost Conference Semifinals (Cavaliers) 4–2
2007–08	NBA	Eastern	10th	Atlantic	4th	34	48	.415	—
2008–09	NBA	Eastern	11th	Atlantic	3rd	34	48	.415	—
2009–10	NBA	Eastern	15th	Atlantic	5th	12	70	.146	—
2010–11	NBA	Eastern	12th	Atlantic	4th	24	58	.293	—
2011–12	NBA	Eastern	12th	Atlantic	5th	22	44	.333	—
Brooklyn Nets
2012–13	NBA	Eastern	4th	Atlantic	2nd	49	33	.598	Lost First Round (Bulls) 4–3
2013–14	NBA	Eastern	6th	Atlantic	2nd	44	38	.537	Won First Round (Raptors) 4–3 Lost Conference Semifinals (Heat) 4–1
2014–15	NBA	Eastern	8th	Atlantic	3rd	38	44	.463	Lost First Round (Hawks) 4–2
2015–16	NBA	Eastern	14th	Atlantic	4th	21	61	.256	—
2016–17	NBA	Eastern	15th	Atlantic	5th	20	62	.244	—
2017–18	NBA	Eastern	12th	Atlantic	5th	28	54	.341	—
2018–19	NBA	Eastern	6th	Atlantic	4th	42	40	.512	Lost First Round (76ers) 4–1
2019–20	NBA	Eastern	7th	Atlantic	4th	35	37	.486	Lost First Round (Raptors) 4–0
2020–21	NBA	Eastern	2nd	Atlantic	2nd	48	24	.667	Won First Round (Celtics) 4–1 Lost Conference Semifinals (Bucks) 4–3
2021–22	NBA	Eastern	7th	Atlantic	4th	44	38	.537	TBD First Round (Celtics)

All-time records

As of the end of the 2021–22 season

Statistic	Wins	Losses	W–L%
ABA regular season record (1967–1976)	374	370	.503
NBA regular season record (1976–present)	1,577	2,127	.426
All-time regular season record (1967–present)	1,951	2,497	.439
ABA postseason record (1967–1976)	37	32	.536
NBA postseason record (1976–present)	70	93	.429
All-time postseason record (1967–present)	107	125	.461
All-time regular and postseason record (1967–present)	2,014	2,584	.438