The Minnesota Timberwolves are a National Basketball Association (NBA) basketball team in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. They have endured their share of difficulties since they first took the floor as the New Jersey Americans in 1967. One of 11 original American Basketball Association franchises, the club has played in six arenas in the New York metropolitan area. Along the way, they soared to the top of the ABA on the back of Julius "Dr. J" Erving, then fell to the cellar upon entry into the NBA. The late 1980s and early 1990s saw the Nets' slow rise to respectability in the NBA's Eastern Conference and, following a 43-39 mark in 1997-98 and an appearance in the playoffs, the franchise appeared to be back on solid ground. After two trips to the NBA Finals, the Nets had a record breaking 2009-2010 season in which the team won only 12 games. However, despite having a rather "appaling" season, the Nets are currently trying to add to their team with free agents. At the end of the 2011-12 NBA season the Nets successfully moved to Brooklyn, New York.
