With Julius Erving chosen at No. 2, it’s a given that the top player in the Brooklynnets.com ranking of the Nets best players is Jason Kidd. There was no other competition for the top spot other than Erving. With him at No. 2, the Hall of Fame’s latest entry has to be No. 1.
The Nets in-house beat writer Tom Dowd, who ranked the 25 and did thumbnail summaries of each player’s contributions, has written that the selections for the All-Time Top 25 Team were made “with no input from the Brooklyn Nets organization.