Onward and upward on NBA Tuesday today, as we ranked the 10 best players in the history of the Brooklyn Nets organization. From the ABA origins to the franchise’s third different location in or around the Big Apple, the team has been good, bad, and ugly in its 56-plus seasons. The Nets have never won an NBA title, but don’t blame the players on this list: They’ve been outstanding in their own right, one way or another.

No. 10: Mike Gminski, C—34.4 Win Shares (1980-1988)

It’s a surprise to us, too, to see the G-Man on this list, but even though his stint with the Nets was short, he was a productive player. He averaged 11.7 ppg, 6.7 rpg, and 1.1 bpg across 550 regular-season contests. Gminski’s performance dropped off a little bit in the mere 20 postseason games he played in with New Jersey, showing he was a consistent, solid player on some pretty unremarkable teams—not his fault, obvi.

No. 9: Billy Paultz, C—35.5 WS (1970-1975)

On the other hand, Paultz did a lot of damage in just 5 ABA seasons with the Nets. In 404 games, he put up 15.6 ppg, 11.2 rpg, and 2.1 bpg, helping the team to the 1974 ABA title. Overall, in 49 playoff games, Paultz posted 16.9 ppg, 12.4 rpg, and 1.9 bpg. The year after he left the team, he led the ABA with 3.0 bpg, perhaps signifying the kind of misfortune the franchise would experienced for the next 50 years, really. Ouch.

No. 8: Derrick Coleman, PF—35.9 WS (1990-1995)

Another guy who played just 5 seasons with the team, Coleman was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1990 draft. He made one All-Star team as he delivered 19.9 ppg, 10.6 rpg, and 1.6 bpg over 348 regular-season games. We even named him the DPOY in 1993, so there’s something there. He led the Nets to three playoff appearances, and Coleman was even better there (24.7 ppg, 13.0 rpg, 1.7 bpg)—but no support was to be had.

No. 7: Vince Carter, SG/SF—43.6 WS (2004-2009)

He played for 8 teams in his seemingly endless career, so it’s hard to remember he hit the floor 374 times in the regular season for the Nets. It was his most successful stop, too, as Carter scored 23.6 ppg for New Jersey—upping that to 26.0 ppg in three postseasons for the Nets, while adding 7.1 rpg, too. His best year came in 2006-2007, the only time he reached double-digit WS (10.5) while with the team, playing in all 82 games.

No. 6: Kerry Kittles, SF—44.6 WS (1996-2000, 2001-2004)

Due to a missed season from a knee injury, Kittle only played 8 years with the team, and yet that is also why he’s so high on this list. He did nothing extraordinary in 496 regular-season games: 14.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, and 1.6 spg. That last number is the most impressive, perhaps. New Jersey did reach the NBA Finals two years in a row (2002, 2003) with Kittles, however, so he clearly contributed enough to the deep playoff runs.

No. 5: Brook Lopez, C—49.6 WS (2008-2017)

Hard to believe he’s made just 1 appearance (2013) on an All-Star roster, but Lopez was a rock for the Nets for almost a decade of play. In posting averages of 18.6 ppg, 7.1 rpg, and 1.7 bpg, Splash Mountain—isn’t that a sweet nickname?—was also a monster in the postseason, reaching the playoffs twice with Brooklyn while averaging 21.2 ppg, 8.2 rpg, and 2.6 bpg there. At age 35, he’s still playing in the NBA, albeit with Milwaukee.

No. 4: Richard Jefferson, SF—50.6 WS (2001-2008)

Seven seasons total with the Nets and never an All Star in his entire 18-year career, Jefferson plugged along through 489 regular-season games with New Jersey, putting up 17.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, and 3.0 apg. He did score 22.2 ppg in the 2006 playoffs, though, definitely the apex of his tenure with the franchise. That year was also the best regular-season effort of his career, too (11.7 WS); two seasons earlier, he compiled 11.0 WS.

No. 3: Julius Erving, SF—51.8 WS (1973-1976)

In just three ABA seasons with the Nets, Dr. J has reached the top three for the franchise: absolutely stunning. In 252 regular-season games, he averaged 28.2 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 5.2 apg, 2.3 spg, and 2.1 bpg—an all-around machine who won three straight ABA MVPs with the organization (1974, 1975, 1976). Erving also won ABA Finals MVP nods in 1974 and 1976. He scored 34.7 ppg in the 1976 postseason, at his true pinnacle.

No. 2: Jason Kidd, PG—56.6 WS (2001-2008)

His arrival in New Jersey coincided with the team’s first trips to the NBA Finals, albeit unsuccessful ones. Kidd was an All Star fives times in his time with the Nets, as well as topping the league in assists twice while playing for the team. Overall in his tenure with Jersey, Kidd delivered 14.6 ppg, 9.1 apg, 7.2 rpg, and 1.9 bpg during the regular season. He upped all those numbers in 78 mostly good postseason games with the Nets.

No. 1: Buck Williams, PF—62.8 WS (1981-1989)

We are guessing no one had Ajax on their bingo card for this one, but Williams seems to have the longest time period with the team of everyone on this short list. With 16.4 ppg, 11.9 rpg, and 1.1 bpg on his stat sheet, he was a reliable force inside for a lot of bad Nets rosters—Williams only played in 21 playoff games across the decade for New Jersey. Never an All Star, his best season (11.4 WS) with the club came in 1982-1983.