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Brooklyn Nets 2024-25 roster, coach, owner, injury report, stats, and more
Helix Odhiambo, Adrianna Simwa
updated at February 16, 2024 at 12:53 PM
The Brooklyn Nets is an American professional basketball team based in New York City. The team competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and has a long history since 1967. Here is everything you need to know about the Brooklyn Nets roster for the 2024/25 season.
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The Nets have produced many top talents in basketball, like Julius Erving, Jason Kidd and Buck Williams. They also have millions of fans worldwide, including top celebrities like Bill Clinton, Beyonce, and her husband Jay-Z, who previously owned shares of the Brooklyn team.
Profile summary
Full name | The Brooklyn Nets |
Nickname | The Nets |
Conference | Eastern |
Division | Atlantic |
Founded | 1967 |
Arena | Barclays Center |
Owner | Joseph Tsai |
Coach | Jacque T. Vaughn |
CEO | Sam Zussman |
Brooklyn Nets roster, coach, owner, injury report, stats, and more
The NBA team was founded in 1967 as the New Jersey Americans playing in the American Basketball Association (ABA) league. In 1968, they moved to Long Island and changed their name to the New York Nets.
The ABA then merged with the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1976, allowing the Nets, alongside other teams, to join the NBA. In 1977, they changed their name to the New Jersey Nets before rebranding to the Brooklyn Nets in 2012 to date.
Brooklyn Nets have some of the best players in their 2024-25 roster. Below is all the information you need to know about the team.
Who is on the Brooklyn Nets roster right now?
Here is a list of the players playing in the 2024-25 season.
Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight |
Darius Bazley | Forward-center | 7 | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) |
Mikal Bridges | Shooting guard | 1 | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) |
Armoni Brooks | Point guard | 13 | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
Nic Claxton | Center | 33 | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Noah Clowney | Power forward | 21 | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Spencer Dinwiddie | Point guard | 26 | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Dorian Finney-Smith | Small forward | 28 | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Cameron Johnson | Small forward | 2 | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Royce O'Neale | Shooting guard | 00 | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 226 lb (103 kg) |
Day'Ron Sharpe | Center | 20 | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) |
Ben Simmons | Point guard | 10 | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) |
Dennis Smith Jr. | Point guard | 4 | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Cam Thomas | Shooting guard | 24 | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Lonnie Walker IV | Shooting guard | 8 | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 204 lb (93 kg) |
Trendon Watford | Power forward | 9 | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 237 lb (108 kg) |
Dariq Whitehead | Small forward | 0 | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Jalen Wilson | Small forward | 22 | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) |
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What is Brooklyn Nets' starting lineup?
Below is the 2024-25 starting lineup for the Brooklyn Nets.
Name | Position | Number |
Spencer Dinwiddie | Point guard | 26 |
Mikal Bridges | Shooting guard | 1 |
Cameron Johnson | Small forward | 2 |
Dorian Finney-Smith | Small forward | 28 |
Nic Claxton | Center | 33 |
Who is the Brooklyn Nets' owner?
Asian Canadian billionaire Joseph Tsai and his wife, Clara Tsai, are the owners of the NBA franchise. Joshua bought the team from Mikhail Prokhorov in September 2019. He first purchased a 49% stake at roughly $2.3 billion in 2017 before adding $1 billion in 2019 to complete the takeover.
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Tsai was born in Taipei, Taiwan, in January 1964. He has shown a keen interest in American Sports. Besides owning the Brooklyn, he is the majority owner of the WNBA's New York Liberty and the NLL's San Diego Seals.
Brooklyn Nets' stadium
Where is the Brooklyn Nets' Arena located? The NBA team plays its home games at the Barclays Center. The centre is situated at the crossroads of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues.
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The Barclays Center is a state-of-the-art facility that opened in 2012. Besides basketball, it hosts several events like premier concerts and boxing championships.
What happened to the Brooklyn Nets' logo?
The team's logo has undergone various transformations since its inception in 1967. The current one, designed by Jay Z, is the eighth to represent the franchise. The inaugural logo had elements of the American flag, with stars and stripes.
The new logo has black and white colour schemes. There is also an enclosed basketball with a capital "B", similar to the design at the centre court circle at Barclays Center.
Who is Brooklyn Nets' coach?
The team's current coach is Jacque Vaughn. From 1997 to 2009, Vaughn had stints in the NBA with the Nets, Utah Jazz, Atlanta Hawks, Orlando Magic, and San Antonio Spurs. His assistants include:
- Ronnie Burrell
- Adam Caporn
- Ryan Forehan-Kelly
- Trevor Hendry
- Jay Hernandez
- Kevin Ollie
- Corey Vinson
- Will Weaver
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Brooklyn Nets' stats
Here is a breakdown of their 2024-25 regular season stats.
Category | Score |
Games played | 82 |
Blocks per Game | 6.2 |
Points per game | 113.4 |
Rebounds per game | 40.5 |
Assists per game | 25.5 |
Steals per game | 7.1 |
Average field goals made | 41.5 |
Average 3-point field goals made | 12.8 |
3-point field goal percentage | 37.8 |
Average free throws attempted | 17.7 |
2-point field goals made per game | 51.3 |
2-point field goal percentage | 55.9 |
Scoring efficiency | 1.332 |
Shooting efficiency | 0.56 |
Brooklyn Nets' injury report
The NBA franchise has three players on their injury list. They are Dariq Whitehead, Dennis Smith Jr. and Dorian Finney-Smith. Dariq suffered a foot injury on Thursday, June 22, 2023. Dennis suffered a toe injury, while Dorian suffered a finger injury on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.
Brooklyn Nets standings
The NBA standings refer to the official rankings of all the teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA) based on their performance in the current season. The table below shows the Brooklyn Nets' standings for the 2024-25 regular season.
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Category | Score |
Wins | 45 |
Losses | 37 |
Record last 10 games | 6-4 |
Games back | 13 |
Home record | 23-18 |
Away record | 22-19 |
Division record | 7-9 |
Conference record | 30-22 |
Points per game | 113.4 |
Opponent points per game | 112.5 |
Average point differential | +0.9 |
Current streak | L1 |
Brooklyn Nets trade rumors
Some of the latest Brooklyn Nets news include:
- The Nets and Rockets have officially announced the trade that will send Brooklyn guard Patty Mills to Houston. But Mills won’t be with the Rockets for long — or at all.
- The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly interested in trading for Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield.
- The Brooklyn Nets are reportedly interested in trading for Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum.
Social media
The team has a sizable social media following across several platforms. It uses these accounts to keep followers up to date on the newest developments.
Social media page | Handle | Followers |
8.4 million | ||
X (formerly Twitter) | 2 million | |
YouTube | 114k | |
3.1 million | ||
TikTok | 1.4 million |
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Did the Brooklyn Nets trade Kevin Durant?
The Nets traded Kevin Durant to the Phoenix Suns as part of a four-team transaction.
Who is the best player on the Brooklyn Nets?
Mikal Bridges is one of the best players in the team. He was ranked position 37 on The Ringer’s Top 125 Players in the NBA.
Does Jay-Z own the Nets?
The American rapper owned a small minority stake in the Nets from 2003 until 2013. To avoid any potential conflicts of interest, he sold his ownership after enrolling as a sports agent with his new agency, Roc Nation Sports.
His shares were subsequently sold to Will Pan, a singer, rapper, actor, and entrepreneur, making Pan the first American of Taiwanese heritage to own a professional sports team in the United States.
The Brooklyn Nets roster consists of basketball players who have established themselves among the best in the NBA. Their quest for the first championship remains the ultimate goal ahead of next season.
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Helix Odhiambo
Helix Odhiambo is an award-winning Kenyan journalist and content creator with over 6 years of experience. In 2016, he won the Goal Blaze Correspondent Award for young writers.
Adrianna Simwa
Adrianna Simwa is a content writer at Sports Brief, where she has worked since mid-2022. She has written for many periodicals on a variety of subjects, including news, celebrities, and lifestyle, for more than three years.
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