The Season in Brief
The 1981-82 New Jersey Nets went 44-38. Led by Buck Williams, Ray Williams and Darwin Cook, they posted a +0.87 SRS and went 0-2 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Buck Williams leads at 26%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Ray Williams | 20.4 |
| Rebounds | Buck Williams | 12.3 |
| Assists | Ray Williams | 6.0 |
| Steals | Ray Williams | 2.4 |
| Blocks | Len Elmore | 1.1 |
| True Shooting | Buck Williams | 60.3 |
| 3-Pointers | Ray Williams | 9 |
| Def. Win Shares | Buck Williams | 5.3 |
The Roster, by Fame
Buck WilliamsAll-StarROYAll-Rookie 1st5402Ray Williams★4903Darwin Cook234Foots Walker185Mike O'Koren146Albert King127James Bailey118Len Elmore89Otis Birdsong710Mike Gminski311Sam Lacey312Jan van Breda Kolff213Mike Woodson114Ray Tolbert015David Burns016Joe Cooper0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | 82 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 60.3 | 0 | 5.3 | 54 |
| Ray Williams★ | 82 | 20.4 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 52.7 | 9 | 4.6 | 49 |
| Darwin Cook | 82 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 51.4 | 7 | 3.2 | 23 |
| Foots Walker | 77 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 49.2 | 3 | 2.8 | 18 |
| Mike O'Koren | 80 | 11.4 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 52.8 | 8 | 2.8 | 14 |
| Albert King | 76 | 12.1 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 51.7 | 3 | 2.6 | 12 |
| James Bailey | 67 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 55.6 | 0 | 2.4 | 11 |
| Len Elmore | 81 | 9.1 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 50.6 | 0 | 3.6 | 8 |
| Otis Birdsong | 37 | 14.2 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 48.9 | 0 | 1.1 | 7 |
| Mike Gminski | 64 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 52.0 | 0 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Sam Lacey | 54 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 47.1 | 0 | 1.1 | 3 |
| Jan van Breda Kolff | 41 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 62.4 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Mike Woodson | 7 | 11.9 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 50.6 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Ray Tolbert | 12 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 46.3 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| David Burns | 3 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 45.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joe Cooper | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 25.1
- Youngest: Buck Williams (21)
- Oldest: Sam Lacey (33)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Buck Williams - rookie
- Albert King - rookie
- Ray Tolbert - rookie
- David Burns - rookie
- Joe Cooper - rookie
- Ray Williams - new to the team
- James Bailey - new to the team
- Len Elmore - new to the team
- Otis Birdsong - new to the team
- Sam Lacey - new to the team
- Mike Woodson - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Buck Williams - pick #3 (1981)
- Ray Williams - pick #10 (1977)
- Darwin Cook - pick #70 (1980)
- Foots Walker - pick #38 (1974)
- Mike O'Koren - pick #6 (1980)
The Playoff Run
0-2 overall