篮网很早就开始憧憬他们在布鲁克林的新生了,新泽西终成历史。在篮网从纽约迁移到新泽西和进入NBA之前,名字是纽约篮网的他们曾经两次获得过ABA的冠军,当时球队的领袖是“J博士”欧文。然而当1976年篮网加入到NBA联盟时,他们首先要交给NBA300万美元的加盟费,接着尼克斯又趁火打劫,他们要篮网再送上480万美元的“入侵地盘费”。为了填补资金空缺.篮网只能把“J博士”作 The Nets long ago began looking forward to their newborn in Brooklyn, New Jersey eventually become history. Before the Nets moved from New York to New Jersey and into the NBA, the New York Nets won twice as ABA champions when the team’s leader was “Dr. J” Owen. However, when the Nets joined the NBA in 1976, they first had to pay NBA $ 3 million for the franchise fee, and the Knicks took the lead again and they wanted the Nets a further $ 4.8 million. In order to fill the vacancies, the Nets can only make “Dr. J ” for