They are a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
The franchise's first head coach was Max Zaslofsky, who led the team for two seasons.
[3] Loughery is the franchise's all-time leader in regular season games coached (615) and wins (297); P. J. Carlesimo is the franchise's all-time leader in regular season winning percentage (.648).
[5] Chuck Daly and Bill Fitch were selected as two of the top 10 coaches in NBA history.
[7][8][9] Zaslofsky, York Larese, Lou Carnesecca, Dave Wohl, Butch Beard, John Calipari, Tom Barrise, and Kiki Vandeweghe spent their entire coaching careers with the Nets/Americans.