The Brooklyn Nets Are Having A Special Night To Celebrate That Time They Almost Became The Swamp Dragons

The Swamp Dragons live: Inside the Nets’ plans to revive their strangest almost-identity

Three decades after New Jersey nearly adopted one of the strangest names in NBA history, Brooklyn decided the dragon deserved more than a footnote.

The Brooklyn Nets Are Having A Special Night To Celebrate That Time They Almost Became The Swamp Dragons

The Brooklyn Nets announced on Wednesday that they are having a special night to celebrate the time they almost became the Swamp Dragons back in the 1990s. Wait, what? The Nets almost became the Swamp Dragons? Yes. Yes, they did. They came really, really close to becoming the Swamp Dragons. “One of the most memorable […]

Nets celebrating Swamp Dragons night in homage to rebrand that fell apart

The Nets will hold Swamp Dragons Night on Jan. 29, 2027 against the Clippers to honor the zany idea for a team name that almost came to fruition in the 1990s.

Nets Reportedly to Hold 'Swamp Dragons' Night to Honor Nickname Change Considered in 1990s

The Brooklyn Nets are still in the midst of an ongoing rebuild, but they reportedly have plans for special promotions that should keep fans interested.

Nets Revive Failed Swamp Dragons Rebrand for Theme Night

NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal More than three decades after it nearly became reality, the Swamp Dragons are finally getting their moment. The Nets will host Swamp Dragons Night on Jan. 29, 2027, when they face the Clippers, paying tribute to the famously quirky team name that came close to replacing “Nets” in the 1990s. The special theme night, which […]