Nets' Worth

When I lived in New Jersey, the New Jersey Nets were pretty great. They even went to the NBA Finals two years in a row (and lost both times, but still). And yet, I never attended a single home game. I still haven't, even though I'm only a Nets fan by default, having lived in the Garden State longer than in any other. The Nets suck now, but they're still my team.

But here's the thing: the Nets are moving to Brooklyn in 2013! In fact, the new Brooklyn Nets will play just down the street from my new apartment, at what is to be called the Barclays Center*.

An artist's rendering of the future home of the Brooklyn Nets. The future looks very... brown.

Which, for me, begs the question: how much are season tickets?

Because what would be greater than having season tickets to a pro sports team whose arena is virtually in your backyard? I know, it's the Nets. It's not the Yankees, or the Mets, or the Knicks. But perhaps that will mean less-expensive season tickets. So I went online, looked up current season ticket prices, and figured out that if I didn't buy any new clothes or toys for my only daughter in 2013, I might be able to afford to watch Brook Lopez and Jordan Farmar and Derrick Favors from section 20.

Also, my wife might possibly disown me.

*Really? A British bank has naming rights to a cathedral of probably the least-British professional sport?