BROOKLYN HISTORY: THE FIVE GREATEST FOR THE NETTS

BROOKLYN HISTORY: THE FIVE GREATEST FOR THE NETTS

In the NBA, there are organizations like the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics, who base their greatness on the most valuable thing in sports - success. Fans love titles, and the Lakers and Celts have plenty of them. But in American professional basketball, there are teams with a million fans who have long forgotten what the highest level of success is. Such is the case of the Brooklyn Nets, one of the classic organizations in the NBA. Whether we call the team New York, New Jersey or Brooklyn won't change the fact that the organization has been without a title since 1976. But in the NBA, great players are not only known by championship rings. These are the 5 greatest in Nets history!

5. Vince Carter

Carter could easily be in the top 5 of several organizations. One of them is the current Brooklyn. The league's record holder for seasons with a whopping 22. He arrived in New Jersey in 2004 after memorable performances with the Toronto Raptors. In his first 57 games with the Nets, Carter averaged 27.5 points per game on 46% field goal shooting and 43% three-point shooting. With performances like that, it's no surprise that he didn't miss an All-Star Game between 2005 and 2007. Leading scorer in organization history with 8,834 points.

4. Derrick Coleman

Another legend that pleased the city of New Jersey, not New York. Not that the distance between them is very big... The Nets selected him No. 1 in the 1990 draft, and for a reason. For 5 seasons, the 208-centimeter talent averaged 18.4 points and 10.3 rebounds. 1994 All-Star Leads New Jersey to 3 playoff appearances. But he recorded only 13 matches in them...

3. Buck Williams

Rookie of the Year in 1982. With the team that drafted him at No. 3, the New Jersey Nets. In 8 years with the Nets, he participated in 3 All-Star Games. But more importantly for the team… a playoff contender in each of their first 5 seasons. Williams averaged 15.5 points, 14.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks. Logically, his number 52 has been retired by the Nets. He also plays in New York, but for the Knicks.

2. Julius Irving

Until 1973, he played for the Virginia Squires, but the big city of New York quickly attracted him and he became part of the Nets. Prior to the formation of the NBA, led the Nets to 2 ABA titles in 3 seasons. He scores an average of 27.4 points, takes 10.7 rebounds and gives out exactly 5 assists. In just a few years, he is currently 6th in points in the history of the organization with 7,104. In 1976, he left against his will. But in Philadelphia he became a champion in the NBA.

1. Jason Kidd

In the season before Jason Kidd came to New Jersey, the Nets finished with 25 wins and 56 losses. In his first campaign, the team went 52-30 and reached the NBA Finals. There, the Los Angeles Lakers win in 4 games. A year later, New Jersey is in the finals again. In them, the San Antonio Spurs close the series in 6 games. Jason Kidd never became a champion with the Nets (he later did it in Dallas), but he met some of the strongest teams in the history of the Lakers and the Spurs. First in organization history in assists, three-pointers made and steals. Fourth in points scored and fifth in rebounds. Jason later became the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets.

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