The Season in Brief
The 1984-85 New Jersey Nets went 42-40. Led by Michael Ray Richardson, Buck Williams and Otis Birdsong, they posted a +0.64 SRS and went 0-3 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Michael Ray Richardson leads at 28%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Otis Birdsong | 20.6 |
| Rebounds | Buck Williams | 12.3 |
| Assists | Michael Ray Richardson | 8.2 |
| Steals | Michael Ray Richardson | 3.0 |
| Blocks | Buck Williams | 1.3 |
| True Shooting | Darryl Dawkins | 61.6 |
| 3-Pointers | Michael Ray Richardson | 29 |
| Def. Win Shares | Michael Ray Richardson | 4.2 |
The Roster, by Fame
Michael Ray RichardsonAll-Star5602Buck Williams4303Otis Birdsong224Mike Gminski195Darryl Dawkins136George Johnson137Kelvin Ransey88Mike O'Koren79Jeff Turner610Albert King511Darwin Cook512Kevin McKenna213Ron Brewer214Wayne Sappleton★115Tom LaGarde116Chris Engler017Michael Wilson0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ray Richardson | 82 | 20.1 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 51.3 | 29 | 4.2 | 56 |
| Buck Williams | 82 | 18.2 | 12.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 56.2 | 1 | 4.0 | 43 |
| Otis Birdsong | 56 | 20.6 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 53.4 | 4 | 1.4 | 22 |
| Mike Gminski | 81 | 12.8 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 53.8 | 0 | 2.5 | 19 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 39 | 13.5 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 61.6 | 0 | 0.9 | 13 |
| George Johnson | 65 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 58.9 | 1 | 1.1 | 13 |
| Kelvin Ransey | 81 | 8.9 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 50.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 8 |
| Mike O'Koren | 43 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 51.8 | 8 | 1.0 | 7 |
| Jeff Turner | 72 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 50.4 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 |
| Albert King | 42 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 53.1 | 0 | 0.9 | 5 |
| Darwin Cook | 58 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 49.6 | 2 | 1.2 | 5 |
| Kevin McKenna | 29 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 53.9 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Ron Brewer | 11 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 62.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 |
| Wayne Sappleton★ | 33 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 47.1 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Tom LaGarde | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| Chris Engler | 7 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 47.6 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Michael Wilson | 8 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 42.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.5
- Youngest: Jeff Turner (22)
- Oldest: George Johnson (1973-1986) (36)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Jeff Turner - rookie
- Wayne Sappleton - rookie
- George Johnson (1973-1986) - new to the team
- Kevin McKenna - new to the team
- Ron Brewer - new to the team
- Tom LaGarde - new to the team
- Chris Engler - new to the team
- Michael Wilson - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Michael Ray Richardson - pick #4 (1978)
- Buck Williams - pick #3 (1981)
- Otis Birdsong - pick #2 (1977)
- Mike Gminski - pick #7 (1980)
- Darryl Dawkins - pick #5 (1975)
The Playoff Run
0-3 overall