The Season in Brief
The 1989-90 New Jersey Nets went 17-65. Led by Sam Bowie, Chris Morris and Lester Conner, they posted a -7.82 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Sam Bowie leads at 19%.
Honors & Awards
No league honors this season.
Team Leaders
| Points | Dennis Hopson | 15.8 |
| Rebounds | Sam Bowie | 10.1 |
| Assists | Lester Conner | 4.7 |
| Steals | Lester Conner | 2.1 |
| Blocks | Sam Bowie | 1.8 |
| True Shooting | Roy Hinson | 57.0 |
| 3-Pointers | Chris Morris | 61 |
| Def. Win Shares | Sam Bowie | 2.8 |
The Roster, by Fame
Sam Bowie2702Chris Morris2603Lester Conner194Dennis Hopson145Mookie Blaylock126Roy Hinson107Purvis Short78Charles Shackleford69Jack Haley510Joe Barry Carroll511Chris Dudley212Pete Myers213Derrick Gervin114Leon Wood115Jaren Jackson016Stanley Brundy★017Jay Taylor★018Anthony Mason019Rick Carlisle0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Bowie | 68 | 14.7 | 10.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 49.9 | 10 | 2.8 | 27 |
| Chris Morris | 80 | 14.8 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 49.3 | 61 | 2.6 | 26 |
| Lester Conner | 82 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 48.6 | 2 | 2.6 | 19 |
| Dennis Hopson | 79 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 50.3 | 32 | 1.9 | 14 |
| Mookie Blaylock | 50 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 41.6 | 18 | 1.3 | 12 |
| Roy Hinson | 25 | 15.0 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 57.0 | 0 | 0.7 | 10 |
| Purvis Short | 82 | 13.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 50.8 | 10 | 1.3 | 7 |
| Charles Shackleford | 70 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 48.9 | 0 | 1.7 | 6 |
| Jack Haley | 56 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 44.3 | 0 | 0.9 | 5 |
| Joe Barry Carroll | 46 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 44.6 | 0 | 1.1 | 5 |
| Chris Dudley | 27 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 41.9 | 0 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Pete Myers | 28 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 47.1 | 0 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Derrick Gervin | 21 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 53.1 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Leon Wood | 28 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 44.6 | 4 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Jaren Jackson | 28 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 42.8 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Stanley Brundy★ | 16 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 48.8 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jay Taylor★ | 17 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 45.6 | 3 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Anthony Mason | 21 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 39.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Rick Carlisle | 5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 14.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.6
- Youngest: Mookie Blaylock (22)
- Oldest: Purvis Short (32)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Mookie Blaylock - rookie
- Derrick Gervin - rookie
- Jaren Jackson - rookie
- Stanley Brundy - rookie
- Jay Taylor - rookie
- Anthony Mason - rookie
- Sam Bowie - new to the team
- Purvis Short - new to the team
- Jack Haley - new to the team
- Chris Dudley - new to the team
- Pete Myers - new to the team
- Leon Wood - new to the team
- Rick Carlisle - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Sam Bowie - pick #2 (1984)
- Chris Morris - pick #4 (1988)
- Lester Conner - pick #14 (1982)
- Dennis Hopson - pick #3 (1987)
- Mookie Blaylock - pick #12 (1989)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.