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The Brooklyn Nets began their existence in 1967 as the New Jersey Americans, a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association. They played their first season in Teaneck, New Jersey, before moving to Long Island in 1968 and adopting the name New York Nets.
On the 13th of April 2012, the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the move to Brooklyn, where the team began playing at Barclays Center starting with the 2012, 13 season. This marked the first major sports franchise to settle in Brooklyn since the departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team in 1957.
Trucking magnate Arthur J. Brown founded the team in 1967 and sold it for $1.1 million to Roy Boe the following year. On the 18th of September 2019, Joseph Tsai completed the acquisition of full ownership, buying both the team and Barclays Center for nearly $1 billion.
Julius Erving led the team to ABA championships and was inducted in 1993. Jason Kidd joined the team in 2001 and was inducted in 2018, while Vince Carter played for the team from 2004 to 2009 and was inducted in 2024. Dražen Petrović played for the team from 1991 to 1993 and was honored in 2002.
In 2024, the team retired its shield logo and elevated the B basketball mark as its primary symbol. The team unveiled simple black and white uniforms with Brooklyn lettering upon moving to Brooklyn in 2012 before introducing alternate designs inspired by local culture.