1976–77 New York Nets season

1976–77 New York Nets season
First NBA season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery
Arena	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	22–60 (.268)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel New York, WOR
Radio	WMCA

The 1976–77 New York Nets season was the tenth season for the franchise, and the first for the team in the NBA. It was also their last before moving to New Jersey.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Main article: 1976 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

In a special $6 million deal, the Nets sold Julius Erving, the ABA's leading scorer, to the Philadelphia 76ers for $3 million.^[1] The other $3 million went to Erving, by way of a new contract.^[1]

Season standings

**Atlantic Division**
Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Philadelphia 76ers	50	32	.610	-
Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	6
New York Knicks	40	42	.488	10
Buffalo Braves	30	52	.366	20
New York Nets	22	60	.268	28

^[2]

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Nets points	Opponents	Record	Streak	Notes
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Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; STL= Steals; REB = Rebounds; ASST = Assists; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points

Player	GP	MIN	STL	REB	ASST	BLK	PTS

References

New York Nets on Basketball Reference

1976–77 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Buffalo N.Y. Knicks N.Y. Nets Philadelphia

Central	Atlanta Cleveland Houston New Orleans San Antonio Washington

Western

Midwest	Chicago Denver Detroit Indiana Kansas City Milwaukee

Pacific	Golden State Los Angeles Phoenix Portland Seattle

Brooklyn Nets

Formerly the New Jersey Americans (1967–1968), New York Nets (1968–1977) and New Jersey Nets (1977–2012) Founded in 1967 Based in Brooklyn, New York

Franchise	Franchise History ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Records Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Teaneck Armory Long Island Arena Island Garden Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Rutgers Athletic Center Izod Center Prudential Center Barclays Center

Personnel	Owners Mikhail Prokhorov (majority owner) Bruce Ratner (minority) President Irina Pavlova General Manager Vacant Head Coach Tony Brown (interim)

General managers	Zaslofsky Carnesecca Boe & Quinn DeBusschere Melchionni Theokas MacKinnon Weltman Reed Nash Thorn Stefanski Vandeweghe Thorn King

D-League affiliate	Long Island Nets (beginning in 2016-17)

Retired numbers	3 4 5 23 25 32 52

ABA Finals Appearances	1973 1974 1976

NBA Finals Appearances	2002 2003

Rivalries	New York Knicks

Culture and lore	1984 playoff upset of 76ers Just Wright BrooklyKnight Marv Albert Erving for six million

Media	TV WWOR-TV YES Network Radio WFAN Announcers Ian Eagle Mike Fratello Ryan Ruocco Jim Spanarkel Donny Marshall Chris Carrino Tim Capstraw

New Jersey Americans / New York/New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets seasons

1960s

1970s

1973–74

1975–76

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates a championship season.
See also History of the Brooklyn Nets

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