The New Jersey Nets and owner Mikhail Prohkorov have begun the application process for changing the team’s name.

Nets spokesman Barry Baum said Wednesday the team filed paperwork with the National Basketball Association earlier this week. If accepted, the change would become official before the 2012-13 season, when the Nets plan to move to Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center.

“The documents are already submitted to the NBA office,” Prokhorov said in an interview with Forbes Russia magazine. “The name change will happen in 2012.”

Any NBA team with the intention of changing its name, logo or uniform must apply to the league 25 months before the start of the season in which it intends to unveil the change. The final decision rests with the NBA’s 30-member Board of Directors.

As of right now, no specific change has been detailed in the application, Baum said in a telephone interview.

Prohkorov purchased the team in September 2009. The Nets, who will play in Newark’s Prudential Center for the next two seasons, finished a league-worst 12-70 last year.

http://www.nj.com/nets/index.ssf/2010/08/nets_file_paperwork_to_changin.html

So, are they planning to go with just "Brooklyn Nets" or are they looking to change the nickname also? The article wasn't particularly clear on that.

So, are they planning to go with just "Brooklyn Nets" or are they looking to change the nickname also? The article wasn't particularly clear on that.

They will no longer be known as the "Nets." They will have an entirely new name once they move to Brooklyn.

different name, same losing team lol

i remember there used to be a sportscaster in portland or by the name of ed wahlen who use to razz them during the awful late 80s seasons by calling them the new jersey yets because of the lack of wins

different name, same losing team lol


I gotta say Sol, this team has good core of young players now. I won't say they'll contend yet, but they will be a better team.

What will the Brooklyn team be named?

LOL@Solomon hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. Yeah the Nets are gonna suck for awhile and it doesn't matter that Avery Johnson is their coach LOL. I don't know why they're moving to Brooklyn. They should stay in New Jersey and they shouldn't change their team name.