The Raptors have a 71–60 advantage against the Nets, and have the longest winning streak, which is 12 games from January 6, 2016, to March 23, 2018.

The Nets, who were led by Jason Kidd, Kenyon Martin, Keith Van Horn and Todd MacCulloch made the playoffs four times, and went to two straight NBA Finals, losing both appearances.

The Raptors, who were led by Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Antonio Davis and Dell Curry made the playoffs three times and moved on to the second round once.

[5] General manager Glen Grunwald got fired due to the team not making the playoffs.

[8] Though, despite all the hate from the fans, Carter still managed to score 39 points and grab nine boards in his first game back with Toronto, which ended up being a victory to the New Jersey Nets.

After the game, New Jersey Nets player Lamond Murray said, "To stick a dagger in their heart right when they thought they were going to win it, it don't get no better than that.

The crowd of Toronto still showed utter disrespect of Carter's betrayal, so he was booed and double-teamed every time he had the ball.

They were up by one point with under a minute to play in regulation, but Richard Jefferson made a game-winning layup with 8 seconds remaining.

Devin Harris, Carter's teammate who finished with 30 points for the night, called his performance "incredible."

[13] On June 25, 2009, Carter was traded, along with Ryan Anderson to the Orlando Magic for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee, ending his five-year stint with the New Jersey Nets.

[15] Without the Carter and Kidd duo, the Nets were led by Brook Lopez, Devin Harris, Deron Williams, and Joe Johnson.

[16] Chris Bosh left the Raptors for free agency in the 2010 offseason and ended up going to the Miami Heat to team up with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

[18] On July 11, 2012, the Raptors traded Gary Forbes and a future first-round pick to the Houston Rockets for Kyle Lowry.

[19] On June 28, 2013, the Nets acquired Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett in a trade with the Boston Celtics.

[20] Adding Garnett and Pierce to a core of Johnson, Lopez and Williams, the 2013–14 Nets finished with a 44–38 record, which was enough to make the sixth seed for the Eastern Conference.

Raptors forward Patrick Patterson almost forced overtime, but he missed two crucial free throws, giving the Nets the victory.

The Nets had a chance to force overtime, but forward Andray Blatche threw a pass that resulted in a backcourt violation, giving the Raptors the win.

Before the series started, there was "rampant speculation" that the Nets have tanked to play the third-seed Raptors instead of the fourth-seed Bulls.

Eric Adams, the Brooklyn Borough President, released a statement to respond to Ujiri's comment saying: "It’s unfortunate that the Raptors’ GM felt so desperate facing against our Nets that he would throw profanity around discussing our beloved borough, but I can’t say that I’m surprised.

[25] Kevin Garnett waived his no-trade clause in order to get traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves on February 19, 2015.

[28] Brook Lopez stayed with the Nets the longest, but later got traded to the Los Angeles Lakers on June 22, 2017, for D'Angelo Russell.

They drafted and picked up great players like Norman Powell, Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet and OG Anunoby.

On July 18, 2018, the Raptors traded All-Star DeMar DeRozan and Jakob Poeltl to the San Antonio Spurs for two-time Defensive Player of the Year Kawhi Leonard and NBA champion Danny Green.

During the 2019 offseason, the Nets signed six-time All-Star and NBA champion Kyrie Irving in free agency.

[37] On August 17, 2020, the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets had their third playoff meeting in the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Raptors couldn't advance past the second round though, as the team got eliminated by the Boston Celtics in seven games.

This was the first time that Kevin Durant played the Raptors since losing in the 2019 NBA Finals with the Golden State Warriors.

[41] On March 8, 2021, the Nets signed six-time All-Star Blake Griffin to a contract for the rest of the season after getting bought out by the Detroit Pistons, further intensifying the rivalry and the hopes to win a championship.

[42] On March 29, 2021, the Nets signed seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge to a rest of the season contract after the San Antonio Spurs bought him out.

[45] On November 7, 2021, the visiting Nets defeated the Raptors 116–103, taking their first victory in Toronto since February 4, 2015 when they won 109–93.