 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Musi waJune 2, 2000, Nets yakashandira saMutungamiri wechikwata Rod Thorn, mutungamiri wenguva refu weNBA anonyanya kuzivikanwa nekunyora Michael Jordan paakanga ari maneja mukuru weBulls. Pakarepo, akavamba kuunganidza zvinoriumba zvikwata zvine tarenda zvikurusa zvefranchise chibviro chamakwikwi eABA apakati pama1970. Akatanga nokugadza aimbova nyeredzi yeNBA Byron Scott somurairidzi. Nokusarudzwa kwokutanga mukusarudzwa kwakashata kwakashata kwa2000, Nets yakasarudza Kenyon Martin kubva kuYunivhesiti yeCincinnati. Stephon Marbury naKeith Van Horn vakanga vava nyeredzi muNew Jersey. Marbury akaita All-NBA 3rd Team muna 2000 uye yake yekutanga All-Star Game muna 2001. Asi pasinei nokuedza kwake oga oga, kukuvadzwa nguva dzose kwakatadzisa makemikari echikwata uye Nets yakakundikana kusvika kumitambo yemitambo mumwaka mumwe nomumwe weMarbury semutambi anotanga. 