Four teams joined the NBA in 1976 under the terms of the ABA-NBA merger, and the New York Nets had been one of the ABA's most successful. The team captured the final ABA Championship (1976) before the league disbanded. After just one season in the NBA, the Nets moved to New Jersey, where the franchise had originated as the New Jersey Americans in 1967. DID YOU KNOW? The Nets hold the NBA record for most blocked shots in a game with 22 rejections against the Nuggets on December 12, 1991. The Nets have won more NBA Rookie of the Year Awards (two, Buck Williams and Derrick Coleman) than the Lakers (one, Elgin Baylor). SCORECARD. Seven players scored in double figures January 9, 1993, as the Nets thumped the Bullets 124-79 for the largest winning margin in the Nets' NBA history.