The 1980s were a historic decade for the Brooklyn (then New Jersey) Nets. To dive deeper into the 80s, here’s my ranking of the best players from that era.
In the 80s, the Nets made the playoffs five times (second most in a decade in the franchise’s history). They even upset the defending champions to win their first playoff series since the NBA merger. Above all, the Nets started to become relevant in the NBA after only finishing better than tenth in the Eastern Conference once in the previous five years.
To recount this historic decade, let’s take a look into five players who made the team great during that time.
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