2016–17 Brooklyn Nets season

The 2016–17 Brooklyn Nets season was the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), 50th season overall, and its fifth season playing in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

The season marked Brook Lopez's final one with the Nets, as he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the off-season. He became the franchise's all-time leading scorer on April 10 when he broke Buck Williams' record that stood for 28 years.

The Nets hired Kenny Atkinson after Lionel Hollins was fired during the middle of the previous season. General manager Billy King was also fired. Sean Marks took over as the Nets began rebuilding. They finished 20–62, their worst record since 2009–10. In the month of February, the Nets went 0–10 marking the first time that they lost every game in a single month since going 0–14 in November 2009.

Key dates

 * April 17: The Nets hire Kenny Atkinson as their head coach.

Pre-season
8,782 19,601 19,600 11,043
 * - style="background:#bfb;"
 * 1
 * October 6
 * Pistons
 * Jeremy Lin (21)
 * Trevor Booker (5)
 * Randy Foye (4)
 * Barclays Center
 * Barclays Center
 * 1–0
 * - style="background:#fbb;"
 * 2
 * October 8
 * @ Knicks
 * Anthony Bennett (15)
 * Hamilton, McCullough (7)
 * Yogi Ferrell (3)
 * Madison Square Garden
 * Madison Square Garden
 * 1–1
 * - style="background:#fbb;"
 * 3
 * October 11
 * @ Heat
 * Jeremy Lin (16)
 * Trevor Booker (8)
 * Greivis Vasquez (6)
 * American Airlines Arena
 * American Airlines Arena
 * 1–2
 * - style="background:#fbb;"
 * 4
 * October 13
 * Celtics
 * Luis Scola (14)
 * Trevor Booker (12)
 * Jeremy Lin (7)
 * Barclays Center
 * Barclays Center
 * 1–3
 * - style="background:#fbb;"
 * 5
 * October 17
 * @ Celtics
 * Sean Kilpatrick (15)
 * Budinger, Lopez, McCullough (5)
 * Jeremy Lin (5)
 * TD Garden 15,925
 * 1–4
 * - style="background:#fbb;"
 * 6
 * October 20
 * Knicks
 * Jeremy Lin (24)
 * Hamilton, Scola (6)
 * Jeremy Lin (10)
 * Barclays Center 17,732
 * 1–5
 * Barclays Center 17,732
 * 1–5

Regular season

 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 1
 * October 26
 * @ Boston
 * Bojan Bogdanović (21)
 * Justin Hamilton (10)
 * Trevor Booker (5)
 * TD Garden 18,624
 * 0–1
 * - style="background:#cfc"
 * 2
 * October 28
 * Indiana
 * Brook Lopez (25)
 * Trevor Booker (11)
 * Jeremy Lin (9)
 * Barclays Center 17,732
 * 1–1
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 3
 * October 29
 * @ Milwaukee
 * Bojan Bogdanović (26)
 * Trevor Booker (14)
 * Jeremy Lin (10)
 * BMO Harris Bradley Center 12,570
 * 1–2
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 4
 * October 31
 * Chicago
 * Jeremy Lin (14)
 * Trevor Booker (8)
 * Jeremy Lin (4)
 * Barclays Center 15,842
 * 1–3
 * Trevor Booker (8)
 * Jeremy Lin (4)
 * Barclays Center 15,842
 * 1–3


 * - style="background:#cfc"
 * 5
 * November 2
 * Detroit
 * Brook Lopez (34)
 * Brook Lopez (11)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (6)
 * Barclays Center 13,650
 * 2–3
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 6
 * November 4
 * Charlotte
 * Sean Kilpatrick (19)
 * Trevor Booker (13)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (6)
 * Barclays Center 15,775
 * 2–4
 * - style="background:#cfc"
 * 7
 * November 8
 * Minnesota
 * Brook Lopez (26)
 * Trevor Booker (9)
 * Isaiah Whitehead (7)
 * Barclays Center 13,610
 * 3–4
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 8
 * November 9
 * @ New York
 * Lopez, Hamilton (21)
 * Joe Harris (7)
 * Sean Kilpatrick (5)
 * Madison Square Garden 19,812
 * 3–5
 * - style="background:#cfc"
 * 9
 * November 12
 * @ Phoenix
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (20)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)
 * Hollis-Jefferson, Booker, Kilpatrick (4)
 * Talking Stick Resort Arena 17,126
 * 4–5
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 10
 * November 14
 * @ L.A. Clippers
 * Bojan Bogdanović (18)
 * Anthony Bennett (9)
 * Yogi Ferrell (5)
 * Staples Center 19,060
 * 4–6
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 11
 * November 15
 * @ L.A. Lakers
 * Brook Lopez (30)
 * Lopez, Booker (26)
 * Randy Foye (7)
 * Staples Center 18,624
 * 4–7
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 12
 * November 18
 * @ Oklahoma City
 * Brook Lopez (22)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (5)
 * Isaiah Whitehead (4)
 * Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
 * 4–8
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 13
 * November 20
 * Portland
 * Brook Lopez (21)
 * Brook Lopez (6)
 * Lopez, Hollis-Jefferson (4)
 * Barclays Center 16,608
 * 4–9
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 14
 * November 23
 * Boston
 * Sean Kilpatrick (23)
 * Trevor Booker (12)
 * Booker, Whitehead, Kilpatrick (3)
 * Barclays Center 16,210
 * 4–10
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 15
 * November 25
 * @ Indiana
 * Brook Lopez (20)
 * Trevor Booker (10)
 * Whitehead, Kilpatrick (7)
 * Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,083
 * 4–11
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 16
 * November 27
 * Sacramento
 * Sean Kilpatrick (22)
 * Justin Hamilton (10)
 * Trevor Booker (5)
 * Barclays Center 13,646
 * 4–12
 * - style="background:#cfc"
 * 17
 * November 29
 * L.A. Clippers
 * Sean Kilpatrick (38)
 * Sean Kilpatrick (14)
 * Trevor Booker (5)
 * Barclays Center 15,681
 * 5–12
 * Trevor Booker (5)
 * Barclays Center 13,646
 * 4–12
 * - style="background:#cfc"
 * 17
 * November 29
 * L.A. Clippers
 * Sean Kilpatrick (38)
 * Sean Kilpatrick (14)
 * Trevor Booker (5)
 * Barclays Center 15,681
 * 5–12
 * 5–12

18,418 13,619 17,668
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 18
 * December 1
 * Milwaukee
 * Brook Lopez (15)
 * Trevor Booker (8)
 * Whitehead, Kilpatrick (4)
 * Barclays Center 12,675
 * 5–13
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 19
 * December 3
 * @ Milwaukee
 * Bojan Bogdanović (24)
 * Anthony Bennett (14)
 * Brook Lopez (6)
 * BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,565
 * 5–14
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 20
 * December 5
 * Washington
 * Brook Lopez (25)
 * Trevor Booker (14)
 * Whitehead, Lopez (5)
 * Barclays Center 12,529
 * 5–15
 * - style="background:#cfc"
 * 21
 * December 7
 * Denver
 * Brook Lopez (24)
 * Trevor Booker (12)
 * Trevor Booker (5)
 * Barclays Center 14,159
 * 6–15
 * - style="background:#fcc"
 * 22
 * December 10
 * @ San Antonio
 * Bojan Bogdanović (20)
 * Luis Scola (11)
 * Brook Lopez (5)
 * AT&T Center
 * Bojan Bogdanović (20)
 * Luis Scola (11)
 * Brook Lopez (5)
 * AT&T Center
 * AT&T Center
 * 6–16
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 23
 * December 12
 * @ Houston
 * Brook Lopez (26)
 * Trevor Booker (13)
 * Jeremy Lin (7)
 * Toyota Center
 * Toyota Center
 * 6–17
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 24
 * December 14
 * L. A. Lakers
 * Bojan Bogdanović (23)
 * Trevor Booker (18)
 * Sean Kilpatrick (5)
 * Barclays Center 17,732
 * 7–17
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 25
 * December 16
 * @ Orlando
 * Brook Lopez (22)
 * Trevor Booker (9)
 * Isaiah Whitehead (8)
 * Amway Center
 * Isaiah Whitehead (8)
 * Amway Center
 * 7–18
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 26
 * December 18
 * @ Philadelphia
 * Brook Lopez (22)
 * Brook Lopez (9)
 * Brook Lopez (8)
 * Wells Fargo Center 16,460
 * 7–19
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 27
 * December 20
 * @ Toronto
 * Hollis-Jefferson (19)
 * Justin Hamilton (11)
 * Hamilton, Hollis-Jefferson (4)
 * Air Canada Centre 19,800
 * 7–20
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 28
 * December 22
 * Golden State
 * Brook Lopez (28)
 * Lopez, Lin (8)
 * Jeremy Lin (11)
 * Barclays Center 17,732
 * 7–21
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 29
 * December 23
 * @ Cleveland
 * Brook Lopez (16)
 * Caris LeVert (7)
 * Jeremy Lin (6)
 * Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
 * 7–22
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 30
 * December 26
 * Charlotte
 * Bojan Bogdanović (26)
 * Trevor Booker (12)
 * Brook Lopez (5)
 * Barclays Center 17,732
 * 8–22
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 31
 * December 28
 * @ Chicago
 * Brook Lopez (33)
 * Trevor Booker (14)
 * Sean Kilpatrick (6)
 * United Center 21,957
 * 8–23
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 32
 * December 30
 * @ Washington
 * Booker, Hollis-Jefferson (16)
 * Trevor Booker (7)
 * Brook Lopez (6)
 * Verizon Center 16,461
 * 8–24
 * @ Washington
 * Booker, Hollis-Jefferson (16)
 * Trevor Booker (7)
 * Brook Lopez (6)
 * Verizon Center 16,461
 * 8–24
 * 8–24

17,732 12,874 19,600
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 33
 * January 2
 * Utah
 * Trevor Booker (17)
 * Trevor Booker (15)
 * Spencer Dinwiddie (4)
 * Barclays Center 15,634
 * 8–25
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 34
 * January 5
 * @ Indiana
 * Booker, Hamilton (16)
 * Justin Hamilton (11)
 * Sean Kilpatrick (5)
 * Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,421
 * 8–26
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 35
 * January 6
 * Cleveland
 * Bojan Bogdanovic (23)
 * Trevor Booker (12)
 * Caris LeVert (5)
 * Barclays Center 17,732
 * 8–27
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 36
 * January 8
 * Philadelphia
 * Brook Lopez (26)
 * Bojan Bogdanovic (8)
 * Booker, Whitehead, Bogdanovic, Dinwiddie, Kilpatrick (3)
 * Barclays Center 16,123
 * 8–28
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 37
 * January 10
 * Atlanta
 * Brook Lopez (20)
 * Hollis-Jefferson, Dinwiddie, Scola (7)
 * Spencer Dinwiddie (5)
 * Barclays Center 13,279
 * 8–29
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 38
 * January 12
 * New Orleans
 * Bojan Bogdanovic (20)
 * Trevor Booker (12)
 * Hollis-Jefferson, Dinwiddie, Booker (4)
 * Barclays Center 14,352
 * 8–30
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 39
 * January 13
 * @ Toronto
 * Brook Lopez (20)
 * Bojan Bogdanovic (7)
 * Randy Foye (7)
 * Air Canada Centre 19,800
 * 8–31
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 40
 * January 15
 * Houston
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (14)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (7)
 * Spencer Dinwiddie (8)
 * Barclays Center
 * 40
 * January 15
 * Houston
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (14)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (7)
 * Spencer Dinwiddie (8)
 * Barclays Center
 * Barclays Center
 * 8–32
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 41
 * January 17
 * Toronto
 * Brook Lopez (28)
 * Booker, Lopez, Hollis-Jefferson (8)
 * Caris LeVert (4)
 * Barclays Center
 * Barclays Center
 * 8–33
 * - style= "background:#cfc;"
 * 42
 * January 20
 * @ New Orleans
 * Lopez, Bogdanovic (23)
 * Brook Lopez (8)
 * Caris LeVert (8)
 * Smoothie King Center 17,004
 * 9–33
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 43
 * January 21
 * @ Charlotte
 * Brook Lopez (24)
 * Trevor Booker (9)
 * Kilpatrick, Foye (5)
 * Spectrum Center 18,583
 * 9–34
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 44
 * January 23
 * San Antonio
 * Isaiah Whitehead (19)
 * Sean Kilpatrick (10)
 * Randy Foye (4)
 * Barclays Center 16,643
 * 9–35
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 45
 * January 25
 * Miami
 * Brook Lopez (33)
 * Trevor Booker (6)
 * Dinwiddie, Foye, LeVert (4)
 * Barclays Center 14,929
 * 9–36
 * - style= "background:#fcc;"
 * 46
 * January 27
 * @ Cleveland
 * Sean Kilpatrick (18)
 * Randy Foye (8)
 * Randy Foye (5)
 * Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
 * 9–37
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 47
 * January 28
 * @ Minnesota
 * Brook Lopez (25)
 * Lopez, Hamilton (7)
 * Isaiah Whitehead (8)
 * Target Center 14,798
 * 9–38
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 48
 * January 30
 * @ Miami
 * Bojan Bogdanovic (16)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)
 * Isaiah Whitehead (5)
 * American Airlines Arena
 * January 30
 * @ Miami
 * Bojan Bogdanovic (16)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)
 * Isaiah Whitehead (5)
 * American Airlines Arena
 * American Airlines Arena
 * 9–39


 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 49
 * February 1
 * New York
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (16)
 * Hollis-Jefferson, Booker (8)
 * Isaiah Whitehead (4)
 * Barclays Center 17,732
 * 9–40
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 50
 * February 3
 * Indiana
 * Brook Lopez (23)
 * Trevor Booker (7)
 * Kilpatrick, Booker, Whitehead (4)
 * Barclays Center 14,557
 * 9–41
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 51
 * February 5
 * Toronto
 * Brook Lopez (20)
 * Trevor Booker (10)
 * Randy Foye (5)
 * Barclays Center 14,245
 * 9–42
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 52
 * February 7
 * @ Charlotte
 * Bojan Bogdanovic (22)
 * Trevor Booker (12)
 * Isaiah Whitehead (7)
 * Spectrum Center 15,322
 * 9–43
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 53
 * February 8
 * Washington
 * Bojan Bogdanovic (21)
 * Hollis-Jefferson, Booker (11)
 * Lopez, Bogdanovic (4)
 * Barclays Center 13,179
 * 9–44
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 54
 * February 10
 * Miami
 * Brook Lopez (30)
 * Trevor Booker (10)
 * Spencer Dinwiddie (8)
 * Barclays Center 15,382
 * 9–45
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 55
 * February 13
 * Memphis
 * Dinwiddie, Lopez (17)
 * Sean Kilpatrick (6)
 * Brook Lopez (5)
 * Barclays Center 13,597
 * 9–46
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 56
 * February 15
 * Milwaukee
 * Brook Lopez (36)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)
 * Spencer Dinwiddie (8)
 * Barclays Center 16,182
 * 9–47
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 57
 * February 24
 * @ Denver
 * Brook Lopez (17)
 * Trevor Booker (9)
 * Lin, Dinwiddie (5)
 * Pepsi Center 17,143
 * 9–48
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 58
 * February 25
 * @ Golden State
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (16)
 * Hollis-Jefferson, Booker, Kilpatrick (10)
 * Dinwiddie, Lopez (5)
 * Oracle Arena 19,596
 * 9–49
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 58
 * February 25
 * @ Golden State
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (16)
 * Hollis-Jefferson, Booker, Kilpatrick (10)
 * Dinwiddie, Lopez (5)
 * Oracle Arena 19,596
 * 9–49
 * 9–49


 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 59
 * March 1
 * @ Sacramento
 * Brook Lopez (24)
 * Booker, Lopez (5)
 * Jeremy Lin (5)
 * Golden 1 Center 17,608
 * 10–49
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 60
 * March 3
 * @ Utah
 * Quincy Acy (18)
 * Trevor Booker (11)
 * Spencer Dinwiddie (3)
 * Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
 * 10–50
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 61
 * March 4
 * @ Portland
 * Brook Lopez (26)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (8)
 * Caris LeVert (6)
 * Moda Center 19,638
 * 10–51
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 62
 * March 6
 * @ Memphis
 * Sean Kilpatrick (23)
 * Trevor Booker (9)
 * Dinwiddie, Kilpatrick (3)
 * FedExForum 15,505
 * 11–51
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 63
 * March 8
 * @ Atlanta
 * Sean Kilpatrick (27)
 * Trevor Booker (8)
 * Jeremy Lin (8)
 * Philips Arena 11,931
 * 11–52
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 64
 * March 10
 * @ Dallas
 * Isaiah Whitehead (24)
 * Trevor Booker (7)
 * Sean Kilpatrick (5)
 * American Airlines Center 20,022
 * 11–53
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 65
 * March 12
 * New York
 * Brook Lopez (26)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)
 * Spencer Dinwiddie (6)
 * Barclays Center 17,732
 * 12–53
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 66
 * March 14
 * Oklahoma City
 * Brook Lopez (25)
 * Brook Lopez (6)
 * Jeremy Lin (5)
 * Barclays Center 13,911
 * 12–54
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 67
 * March 16
 * @ New York
 * Brook Lopez (24)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (10)
 * Jeremy Lin (8)
 * Madison Square Garden 19,812
 * 13–54
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 68
 * March 17
 * Boston
 * Brook Lopez (23)
 * Quincy Acy (8)
 * Jeremy Lin (6)
 * Barclays Center 17,732
 * 13–55
 * -style="background:#fcc;"
 * 69
 * March 19
 * Dallas
 * Brook Lopez (27)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9)
 * Spencer Dinwiddie (7)
 * Barclays Center 14,045
 * 13–56
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 70
 * March 21
 * Detroit
 * Brook Lopez (29)
 * Spencer Dinwiddie (8)
 * Randy Foye (5)
 * Barclays Center 14,343
 * 14–56
 * -style="background:#cfc;"
 * 71
 * March 23
 * Phoenix
 * Brook Lopez (19)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (16)
 * Jeremy Lin (5)
 * Barclays Center 15,141
 * 15–56
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 72
 * March 24
 * @ Washington
 * Justin Hamilton (20)
 * Hollis-Jefferson, Lopez (7)
 * Randy Foye (4)
 * Verizon Center 19,616
 * 15–57
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 73
 * March 26
 * @ Atlanta
 * Brook Lopez (23)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)
 * Jeremy Lin (7)
 * Philips Arena 15,921
 * 16–57
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 74
 * March 28
 * Philadelphia
 * Brook Lopez (26)
 * Brook Lopez (9)
 * Jeremy Lin (7)
 * Barclays Center 15,471
 * 16–58
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 75
 * March 30
 * @ Detroit
 * Sean Kilpatrick (15)
 * Hollis-Jefferson, Lopez (9)
 * LeVert, Lin (4)
 * The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,804
 * 16–59
 * Philadelphia
 * Brook Lopez (26)
 * Brook Lopez (9)
 * Jeremy Lin (7)
 * Barclays Center 15,471
 * 16–58
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 75
 * March 30
 * @ Detroit
 * Sean Kilpatrick (15)
 * Hollis-Jefferson, Lopez (9)
 * LeVert, Lin (4)
 * The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,804
 * 16–59
 * The Palace of Auburn Hills 15,804
 * 16–59


 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 76
 * April 1
 * Orlando
 * Brook Lopez (30)
 * Trevor Booker (8)
 * Jeremy Lin (8)
 * Barclays Center 15,976
 * 17–59
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 77
 * April 2
 * Atlanta
 * Brook Lopez (29)
 * Sean Kilpatrick (11)
 * Jeremy Lin (6)
 * Barclays Center 15,040
 * 18–59
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 78
 * April 4
 * @ Philadelphia
 * Lin, Lopez (16)
 * Booker, Lin (5)
 * Dinwiddie, LeVert, Lin (7)
 * Wells Fargo Center 14,580
 * 19–59
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 79
 * April 6
 * @ Orlando
 * Jeremy Lin (32)
 * Acy, Goodwin, Hollis-Jefferson, Lin, Lopez (5)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (4)
 * Amway Center 18,095
 * 19–60
 * - style="background:#cfc;"
 * 80
 * April 8
 * Chicago
 * Dinwiddie, LeVert (19)
 * Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (12)
 * Jeremy Lin (7)
 * Barclays Center 17,732
 * 20–60
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 81
 * April 10
 * @ Boston
 * Jeremy Lin (26)
 * Jeremy Lin (12)
 * Lin, Whitehead (4)
 * TD Garden 18,624
 * 20–61
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 82
 * April 12
 * @ Chicago
 * Archie Goodwin (20)
 * Justin Hamilton (7)
 * Goodwin, Hamilton (4)
 * United Center 21,648
 * 20–62
 * @ Chicago
 * Archie Goodwin (20)
 * Justin Hamilton (7)
 * Goodwin, Hamilton (4)
 * United Center 21,648
 * 20–62
 * 20–62