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The New Jersey Nets franchise as an NBA team is relatively new but their beginnings go back to the 1960's when they were an ABA team. It wasn't until 1976 during the ABA-NBA merger agreement of 4 teams that the New Jersey Nets tickets held the title of NBA. But it was a shock to the team when they were forced to pay $4.8 million dollars to the Knicks for “invading” their territory. This was on top of the $3.2 million dollars that the New Jersey Nets had to pay just to become part of the NBA. During their ABA days, the New Jersey Nets housed possibly one of the greatest basketball talents, Julius Erving. Unfortunately, with all of these fines, the Nets didn't realize that they were going to lose their biggest talent in Julius Erving. New Jersey Nets ticket holders once payed to see Julius Erving during his ABA days and during the franchises winning years, now the Nets couldn't afford to pay his salary. Erving refused to work under these conditions and was sold to the Philadelphia 76ers for $3 million. The team had its worst season ever, ending at 22-60. New Jersey Nets ticket holders were unhappy, and something had to change.
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About The New Jersey Nets
In the 1980's the New Jersey Nets, under the leadership of Larry Brown saw a sort of rebirth. As with most of Larry Brown's teams, the team began to shine. But it wasn't long before Brown became frustrated with his players and decided to part ways. Throughout the rest of the 1980's, the New Jersey Nets tickets were better known as raffle prizes instead of top selling tickets. Darryl Dawkins, Michael Richardson, Otis Birdsong and Derrick Coleman couldn't keep the team going and with the tragic death of Drazen Petrovic, the resurgence came to a crashing halt.
The New Jersey Nets became a home for selfish players, more interested in personal achievements than team wins and team goals. In 2001, the trade for Jason Kidd showed a break in the cycle. With the addition of Kidd, the once joke team of the New Jersey Nets started to show potential and Nets tickets once again became worth something.
So in 2001, with Kidd at the helm, the New Jersey Nets ended their season with a trip to the NBA finals for the first time in franchise history. While the team could not contend with the force that was the Los Angles Lakers, for the first time in a long time, New Jersey Nets tickets were once again a prized possession. The same happened the following year when the Nets went to the finals again against the San Antonio Spurs, one of the teams involved in the ABA-NBA merger so many years ago. But like the previous season, the New Jersey Nets ticket holders were disappointed when their team lost to the Spurs.
While the General Manager tried his best to give Kidd a good supporting cast, the New Jersey Nets just couldn't grasp the ring and take the title. In the 2008/2009 season, the New Jersey Nets finished in 11th place in the Eastern Conference Division with a record of 34-48.
The new addition to the New Jersey Nets, Devin Harris, began the teams much needed building process. New Jersey Nets tickets may become much desired if the team can live up to the potential of its strongest players, Rafer Alston, Bobby Simmons and Yi Jianlian. These guys are showing fierce teamwork and the desire to win. They may be the key to the rise of the Nets. How far the New Jersey Nets take the ball is dependent on their willingness to work together. This may be the year that New Jersey Nets tickets are high in demand.
The 2010/2011 season will have the Nets ticket holders in a new arena in Brooklyn, NY. They are giving up their location at the Izod Center for a run at glory in the Barclay's Center. New Jersey Nets ticket holders are hoping this will be the much needed boost that this team needs to succeed.
