1976 ABA Finals MVP
From ABA champions to Brooklyn's NBA franchise.
The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Barclays Center.
Quick Facts
- Player
- Julius Erving
- Team
- New York Nets
- League
- American Basketball Association (ABA)
- Year
- 1976
- Opponent
- Denver Nuggets
- Series result
- Won 4-2
- Status
- Retired Legend; Hall of Famer
Lore & Background
The club was established in 1967 as a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association (ABA). They played in New Jersey as the New Jersey Americans during their first season, before relocating to Long Island, New York, in 1968 and changing their name to the New York Nets. During this time, the Nets won two ABA championships (1974 and 1976), led by Hall of Famer Julius Erving. In 1976, the ABA merged with the NBA and four ABA teams were absorbed (Nets, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, and San Antonio Spurs). In 1977, the team returned to New Jersey and played as the New Jersey Nets from 1977 to 2012. Led by star point guard Jason Kidd, the Nets reached consecutive NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003, but failed to win a championship. In the summer of 2012, the team moved to Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Reader's Guide
The 1976 ABA Finals were won by the New York Nets in six games. The series did not go to a seventh game. The Nets were led by Hall of Famer Julius Erving.
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