The Nets finished the regular season with a 38–44 record, securing the eighth seed.
In the playoffs, they met the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks in the First Round, losing in six games.
On July 1, head coach Jason Kidd, was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks for two second-round draft picks in 2015 and 2019.
[4] To replace Kidd, the Nets signed Lionel Hollins as head coach.
[5] On July 10, the Nets traded Marcus Thornton to the Boston Celtics and the draft rights to Edin Bavčić and İlkan Karaman to the Cleveland Cavaliers, for Jarrett Jack and Sergey Karasev.