Nets Reportedly Cutting Ticket Prices by Average of 24 Percent Next Season

February 26th, 2016 by Mike Chiari Leave a reply »

As the Brooklyn Nets struggle through another poor season, a report Friday suggested fans will be rewarded with significant ticket price cuts for the 2016-17 campaign.  

According to Scott Soshnick of Bloomberg News, a source said Nets tickets are expected to be 24 percent cheaper on average next season.

With the team floundering to the tune of a 16-42 record, the Nets rank 27th in the NBA in average attendance per game at 14,931 fans, per ESPN.com.

While the poor on-court performance is a major culprit, high ticket prices likely haven't helped.

According to Statista.com, the Nets had the NBA's seventh-highest average ticket price in 2014-15 at $66.15.

Per Soshnick, current plans call for many season tickets to receive a price reduction, including some of the most affordable seats in the Barclays Center.



Russian businessman Mikhail Prokhorov has been the Nets owner since 2010, and the franchise has called the state-of-the-art Barclays Center home since 2012.

The new venue and move to Brooklyn from New Jersey led to a ticket-price increase, as ...

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