The Season in Brief
The 1982-83 New Jersey Nets went 49-33. Led by Buck Williams, Darwin Cook and Albert King, they posted a +2.77 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 | Albert King | 17.0 |
| Rebounds | Buck Williams | 12.5 |
| Assists | Michael Ray Richardson | 6.0 |
| Steals | Michael Ray Richardson | 2.6 |
| Blocks | Darryl Dawkins | 1.9 |
| True Shooting | Darryl Dawkins | 61.9 |
| 3-Pointers | Darwin Cook | 8 |
| Def. Win Shares | Buck Williams | 5.9 |
The Roster, by Fame
Buck WilliamsAll-NBA 2ndAll-Star6102Darwin Cook★3303Albert King★304Darryl Dawkins295Otis Birdsong196Michael Ray Richardson177Mike Gminski158Mickey Johnson109Foots Walker910Len Elmore511Mike O'Koren512Sleepy Floyd213Phil Ford114Eddie Phillips★115Jan van Breda Kolff016Bill Willoughby017James Bailey0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | 82 | 17.0 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 61.1 | 0 | 5.9 | 61 |
| Darwin Cook★ | 82 | 13.2 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 49.4 | 8 | 4.7 | 33 |
| Albert King★ | 79 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 50.8 | 6 | 3.9 | 30 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 81 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 61.9 | 0 | 4.0 | 29 |
| Otis Birdsong | 62 | 15.1 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 52.1 | 2 | 2.6 | 19 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | 31 | 12.7 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 46.9 | 4 | 1.9 | 17 |
| Mike Gminski | 80 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 57.2 | 0 | 2.6 | 15 |
| Mickey Johnson | 42 | 13.4 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 48.3 | 2 | 2.0 | 10 |
| Foots Walker | 79 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 54.8 | 2 | 2.2 | 9 |
| Len Elmore | 74 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 44.1 | 0 | 1.9 | 5 |
| Mike O'Koren | 46 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 55.0 | 2 | 1.3 | 5 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 43 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 47.9 | 4 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Phil Ford | 7 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 59.6 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Eddie Phillips★ | 48 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 46.4 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 |
| Jan van Breda Kolff | 13 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 45.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Bill Willoughby | 10 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 40.2 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| James Bailey | 6 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 53.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 25.2
- Youngest: Eddie Phillips (21)
- Oldest: Foots Walker (31)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Sleepy Floyd - rookie
- Eddie Phillips - rookie
- Darryl Dawkins - new to the team
- Michael Ray Richardson - new to the team
- Mickey Johnson - new to the team
- Phil Ford - new to the team
- Bill Willoughby - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Buck Williams - pick #3 (1981)
- Darwin Cook - pick #70 (1980)
- Albert King - pick #10 (1981)
- Darryl Dawkins - pick #5 (1975)
- Otis Birdsong - pick #2 (1977)
The Playoff Run
0-2 overall