The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in Brooklyn, New York. The team plays in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Franchise leaders Bold denotes still active with the team. Italics denotes still active, but not with the team. "Name*" includes combined statistics for the team from both the ABA and NBA.

Points scored (regular season) as of the end of the 2025–26 season

Brook Lopez (10,444) Buck Williams (10,440) Vince Carter (8,834) Richard Jefferson (8,507) Jason Kidd (7,373) John Williamson* (7,202) Julius Erving* (7,104) Kerry Kittles (7,096) Derrick Coleman (6,930) Chris Morris (6,762) Mike Gminski (6,415) Billy Paultz* (6,297) Bill Melchionni* (6,230) Otis Birdsong (5,968) Keith Van Horn (5,700) Albert King (5,595) Joe Harris (5,007) Spencer Dinwiddle (4,953) Kendall Gill (4,932) Darwin Cook (4,699)

Other statistics (regular season) as of the end of the 2025–26 season

Most minutes playedPlayerMinutes Buck Williams 23,100 Jason Kidd 18,733 Brook Lopez 18,118 Richard Jefferson 17,499 Kerry Kittles 16,686

Most reboundsPlayerRebounds Buck Williams 7,576 Billy Paultz* 4,544 Brook Lopez 4,004 Derrick Coleman 3,690 Mike Gminski 3,671

Most assistsPlayerAssists Jason Kidd 4,620 Bill Melchionni* 3,044 Kenny Anderson 2,363 Deron Williams 2,078 Spencer Dinwiddle 1,985

Most stealsPlayerSteals Jason Kidd 950 Darwin Cook 875 Kerry Kittles 803 Chris Morris 784 Kendall Gill 652

Most blocksPlayerBlocks Brook Lopez 972 George Johnson 863 Buck Williams 696 Nic Claxton 611 Mike Gminski 599

Accomplishments

Basketball Hall of Fame + PlayersNo.NamePositionTenureInducted 24Rick Barry F 1970–1972 1987 1Nate Archibald G 1976–1977 1991 32Julius Erving F 1973–1976 1993 21Bob McAdoo C 1981 2000 3Dražen Petrović G 1990–1993 2002 34Mel Daniels C 1976 2012 22Bernard KingF 1977–1979 2013 30 1992–1993 33Alonzo Mourning C 2003–2004 2014 55Dikembe Mutombo C 2002–2003 2015 10Maurice Cheeks G 1992–1993 2018 5Jason Kidd G 2001–2008 2018 + CoachesNamePositionTenureInductedLou Carnesecca Head coach 1970–1973 1992Chuck Daly Head coach 1992–1994 1994Larry Brown Head coach 1981–1983 2002John Calipari Head coach 1996–1999 2015Bill Fitch Head coach 1989–1992 2019 + ContributorsNamePositionTenureInductedRod Thorn Assistant coach 1973–1975, 1976–1978 2018 Executive 2000–2010 Notes

FIBA Hall of Fame + PlayersNo.NamePositionTenureInducted 3Dražen Petrović G 1991–1993 2007 33Alonzo Mourning C 2003–2004 2019

Retired numbers + Brooklyn Nets retired numbersNo.PlayerPositionTenureDate3 Dražen Petrović G 1990–1993 November 11, 19935 Jason Kidd G 2001–2008 October 17, 20136 Bill Russell — Retired across NBA August 11, 202223 John Williamson G 1973–1980 December 7, 199025 Bill Melchionni G 1969–1976 September 197632 Julius Erving F 1973–1976 April 3, 198752 Buck Williams F 1981–1989 April 11, 1999

Individual awards

NBA

NBA Rookie of the Year Buck Williams – 1982 Derrick Coleman – 1991

NBA Executive of the Year Rod Thorn – 2002

NBA Sportsmanship Award Patty Mills – 2022

J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award Wayne Ellington – 2016

All-NBA First Team Jason Kidd – 2002, 2004

All-NBA Second Team Buck Williams – 1983 Jason Kidd – 2003

All-NBA Third Team Derrick Coleman – 1993, 1994 Dražen Petrović – 1993 Stephon Marbury – 2000 Kyrie Irving – 2021

NBA All-Defensive First Team Jason Kidd – 2002, 2006

NBA All-Defensive Second Team Buck Williams – 1988 Jason Kidd – 2003–2005, 2007

NBA All-Rookie First Team Bernard King – 1978 Buck Williams – 1982 Derrick Coleman – 1991 Keith Van Horn – 1998 Kenyon Martin – 2001 Brook Lopez – 2009 Mason Plumlee – 2014

NBA All-Rookie Second Team Chris Morris – 1989 Kerry Kittles – 1997 Richard Jefferson – 2002 Nenad Krstić – 2004 Marcus Williams – 2007 MarShon Brooks – 2012 Bojan Bogdanović – 2015

ABA

ABA Most Valuable Player Julius Erving – 1974–1976

ABA Playoffs Most Valuable Player Julius Erving – 1974, 1976

ABA Rookie of the Year Brian Taylor – 1973

All-ABA Team First Team Rick Barry – 1971, 1972 Bill Melchionni – 1972 Julius Erving – 1974–1976

All-ABA Team Second Team Brian Taylor – 1975

ABA All-Star Game head coaches Kevin Loughery – 1975, 1976

ABA All-Time Team Julius Erving Rick Barry Billy Paultz

ABA All-Defensive Team Mike Gale – 1974 Brian Taylor – 1975, 1976 Julius Erving – 1976

ABA All-Rookie Team John Roche – 1972 Jim Chones – 1973 Brian Taylor – 1973 Larry Kenon – 1974 John Williamson – 1974 Kim Hughes – 1976

NBA All-Star Weekend

NBA All-Star Game Selections Buck Williams – 1982, 1983, 1986 Otis Birdsong – 1984 Micheal Ray Richardson – 1985 Kenny Anderson – 1994 Derrick Coleman – 1994 Jayson Williams – 1998 Stephon Marbury – 2001 Jason Kidd – 2002–2004, 2007, 2008 Kenyon Martin – 2004 Vince Carter – 2005–2007 Devin Harris – 2009 Deron Williams – 2012 Brook Lopez – 2013 Joe Johnson – 2014 D'Angelo Russell – 2019 Kevin Durant – 2021, 2022, 2023 James Harden – 2021, 2022 Kyrie Irving – 2021, 2023

NBA All-Star Game head coaches Byron Scott – 2002

Playoff appearances

ABA

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976

NBA

1979 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1992 1993 1994 1998 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2013 2014 2015 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

Records  GP  Games played  FGM  Field-goals  3PFGM  Three-point field goals  FTM Free throw  MP  Minutes played  FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  Three-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  PTS  Points  REB  Rebounds  AST  Assists  PF  Personal fouls  PPG  Points per game  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  OT  Overtime  STL  Steals  BLK  Blocks  TO  Turnovers  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game

Individual records

Career leaders As of the end of the 2025–26 season CategoryPlayerStatistics Games 635 Minutes 23,100 Number of seasons 9 Points 10,444 Total rebounds 7,576 Defensive rebounds 4,988 Offensive rebounds 2,588 Assists 4,620 Steals 950 Blocks 972 Triple doubles 61 Buzzer beaters 6 Field goals 4,044 Field goal % .622 3-point field goals 984 3-point field goal % .444 Free throws 2,476 Free throw % .910 Consecutive free throws made 62 Points per game 30.6 Minutes per game 44.0 Rebounds per game 11.9 Assists per game 9.1 Steals per game 2.7 Blocks per game 3.8 Personal fouls 2,244 Turnovers 1,811

Season leaders As of the end of the 2025–26 season CategoryPlayerStatisticsSeason Minutes 3,616 1971–72 Points 2,518 1971–72 Total rebounds 1,035 1971–72 Defensive rebounds 772 1971–72 Offensive rebounds 443 1997–98 Assists 808 2001–02 Steals 243 1984–85 Blocks 274 1977–78Triple doubles 12 2006–072007–08 2020–21 Buzzer beaters 2 2012–132013–14 Field goals 949 1975–76 Field goal % .705 2022–23 3-point field goals 234 2018–19 3-point field goal % .475 2020–21 Free throws 641 1971–72 Free throw % .934 2022–23 Points per game 31.5 1971–72 Rebounds per game 13.6 1997–98 Assists per game 10.8 1977–78 Steals per game 3.0 1984–85 Blocks per game 4.0 1996–97 Personal fouls 386 1983–84 Turnovers 348 1977–78

See also List of NBA regular season records

Notes

Shooting percentages in basketball are calculated by taking the number of field goals, three-pointers, or free throws attempted, and dividing it by the corresponding number of shots taken. A regulation NBA game is 48 minutes long.

References