The Season in Brief
The 1985-86 New Jersey Nets went 39-43. Led by Buck Williams, Mike Gminski and Michael Ray Richardson, they posted a -1.39 SRS and went 0-3 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Buck Williams leads at 21%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Mike Gminski | 16.5 |
| Rebounds | Buck Williams | 12.0 |
| Assists | Michael Ray Richardson | 7.2 |
| Steals | Michael Ray Richardson | 2.7 |
| Blocks | Rod Higgins | 2.0 |
| True Shooting | Darryl Dawkins | 68.0 |
| 3-Pointers | Darwin Cook | 11 |
| Def. Win Shares | Buck Williams | 4.0 |
The Roster, by Fame
Buck WilliamsAll-Star4402Mike Gminski★3803Michael Ray Richardson314Darwin Cook235Darryl Dawkins206Albert King167Otis Birdsong128Mickey Johnson109Kelvin Ransey710Mike O'Koren611Jeff Turner212Bobby Cattage113Ray Williams014Rod Higgins015Yvon Joseph★0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | 82 | 15.9 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 56.5 | 0 | 4.0 | 44 |
| Mike Gminski★ | 81 | 16.5 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 59.4 | 0 | 2.9 | 38 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | 47 | 15.7 | 5.3 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 49.8 | 4 | 2.3 | 31 |
| Darwin Cook | 79 | 8.0 | 2.2 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 46.5 | 11 | 2.6 | 23 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 51 | 15.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 68.0 | 0 | 1.3 | 20 |
| Albert King | 73 | 14.3 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 49.8 | 4 | 1.9 | 16 |
| Otis Birdsong | 77 | 15.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 52.9 | 8 | 1.8 | 12 |
| Mickey Johnson | 79 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 50.5 | 5 | 1.9 | 10 |
| Kelvin Ransey | 79 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 51.4 | 3 | 1.1 | 7 |
| Mike O'Koren | 67 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 49.6 | 7 | 0.9 | 6 |
| Jeff Turner | 53 | 4.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 55.0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Bobby Cattage | 29 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 44.9 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Ray Williams | 5 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 41.9 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Rod Higgins | 2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 18.8 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Yvon Joseph★ | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 113.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 27.5
- Youngest: Jeff Turner (23)
- Oldest: Mickey Johnson (33)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Yvon Joseph - rookie
- Mickey Johnson - new to the team
- Bobby Cattage - new to the team
- Ray Williams - new to the team
- Rod Higgins - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Buck Williams - pick #3 (1981)
- Mike Gminski - pick #7 (1980)
- Michael Ray Richardson - pick #4 (1978)
- Darwin Cook - pick #70 (1980)
- Darryl Dawkins - pick #5 (1975)
The Playoff Run
0-3 overall