The 1991–92 NBA season was the Nets' 25th season in the National Basketball Association, and 16th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey, following the season, Mookie Blaylock,an American, was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, for which second-year forward?
1991–92 New Jersey Nets season The 1991–92 NBA season was the Nets' 25th season in the National Basketball Association, and 16th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Nets selected point guard Kenny Anderson out of Georgia Tech with the second pick in the 1991 NBA draft. However, Anderson held out early and the Nets struggled losing 11 of their first 13 games, but after a 7–18 start, they managed to win nine of their next twelve games. With Anderson coming off the bench, the Nets finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 40–42 record. Dražen Petrović led the team in scoring averaging 20.6 points per game. The club qualified for the playoffs, but were eliminated in the first round by the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games. Following the season, Mookie Blaylock was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, second-year forward Terry Mills signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons, and head coach Bill Fitch was fired after clashing with his young stars.
Brooklyn Nets 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 club of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Barclays Center. They are one of two NBA teams located in New York City; the other are the New York Knicks. The team was established in 1967 as a charter franchise of the NBA's rival league, the American Basketball Association (ABA). They played in New Jersey as the New Jersey Americans during their first season, before moving to Long Island in 1968 and changing their name to the New York Nets. During this time, the Nets won two ABA championships (in 1974 and 1976). In 1976, the ABA merged with the NBA, and the Nets were absorbed into the NBA along with three other ABA teams (the San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets, all of whom remain in the league today).