Brooklyn Nets Season Ticket Sales Boom after Star Additions

The Brooklyn Nets (formerly New Jersy Nets) have seen a sharp increase in season ticket purchases following the re-signing of point-guard Deron Williams and trading for All-Star Joe Johnson with Dwight Howard another trade possibility.

Barclays Center sold roughly 500 new season tickets on Tuesday, turning in a one-day, seven-figure haul, according to Brett Yormark, the CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment.

It’s the best day Yormark could remember in his seven years with the Nets, and perhaps record-breaking. It came on the day Williams decided to return and a day after the Nets secured six-time All-Star Joe Johnson in a trade that won’t be official until July 11.

“We’re seeing a tremendous response to what right now is what-if scenarios, but also to a team that is finally taking shape,” Yormark said.