The fifth anniversary of the Nets first game in Brooklyn is fast approaching. After Superstorm Sandy delayed opening night —and flooded the Nets training center in East Rutherford— the Brooklyn Nets first took to the floor at Barclays Center on November 3, 2012 vs. the Raptors. It was nine years after the move had first been proposed.
Brett Yormark, in an extensive interview with Pollstar Pro, an entertainment venue magazine, reflected on the big move, offering up both an assessment of how the long delay hurt the Nets in their final years in New Jersey and the sense of accomplishment he felt on arrival in Brooklyn.