| Before the season 1972-73 Barry left the nets, and | | | | 1972-73 season Barry left the Nets, and the TEAM |
| equips it gained only 30 plays which year. In 1973, | | | | won only 30 games that year. In 1973, however, the |
| however, the club replaced Barry with Jules called | | | | club replaced Barry with year acrobatic forward |
| forwards lifting Erving. Known as Dr. J, Erving amplified | | | | named Julius Erving. Known have Dr. J, Erving boosted |
| the popularity of the team and improved her play. The | | | | the team' S popularity and improved its play. The Nets |
| nets recorded a mark of the regular season 55-29 in | | | | recorded has 55-29 regular-season mark in 1973-74 |
| 1973-74 and claimed the title of aba. Erving | | | | and claimed the ABA title. |
| supplemented the league in marking with 27.4 points by | | | | Erving topped the league in scoring with 27.4 points per |
| play and gained the reward of the most valid player of | | | | game and won the league' S most valuable player |
| league (MVP). After a first loss of finale in 1975, the | | | | (MVP) award. After year early playoff loss in 1975, the |
| nets are turned over in the season 1975-76 with a disc | | | | Nets returned in the 1975-76 season with has 55-29 |
| of the gain-loss 55-29. Carried out by Erving, which still | | | | win-loss record. Led by Erving, who again won the |
| gained the reward of the MVP of the league, the nets | | | | league' S MVP award, the Nets bested the Denver |
| bested nuggets of Denver in the finales of aba to gain | | | | Nuggets in Final the ABA to earn to their second |
| their second championship. Before the season the | | | | championship. Before the 1976-77 seasons the ABA |
| 1976-77 folded aba, and the nets were one of four | | | | folded, and the Nets were one of furnace ABA teams |
| teams of aba which joined the NBA. | | | | that joined the NBA. Salary arguments with Erving |
| The wages dispute with Erving forced the club to sell | | | | forced the club to sell his contract to the Philadelphia |
| its contract in Philadelphia 76ers, and without it's the | | | | 76ers, and without its star forward the TEAM failed to |
| first role ahead the team holds does not announce a | | | | post has winning record during its first five NBA |
| disc of profit during her the first five seasons of NBA. | | | | seasons. After to their first NBA season the TEAM |
| After their first NBA season the team moved in New | | | | moved to New Jersey, and in 1978 Boe sold the |
| Jersey, and in 1978 Boe sold the team. Before the | | | | TEAM. |