The Season in Brief
The 1996-97 New Jersey Nets went 26-56. Led by Kendall Gill, Kerry Kittles and Robert Pack, they posted a -3.89 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Kendall Gill leads at 28%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Kendall Gill | 21.8 |
| Rebounds | Jayson Williams | 13.5 |
| Assists | Robert Pack | 9.6 |
| Steals | Kerry Kittles | 1.9 |
| Blocks | Shawn Bradley | 4.0 |
| True Shooting | Sam Cassell | 54.2 |
| 3-Pointers | Kerry Kittles | 158 |
| Def. Win Shares | Kendall Gill | 2.2 |
The Roster, by Fame
Kendall Gill★4702Kerry KittlesAll-Rookie 2nd3203Robert Pack184Jayson Williams155Sam Cassell126Jim Jackson127Shawn Bradley98Tony Massenburg79Xavier McDaniel410Khalid Reeves311Eric Montross312Ed O'Bannon213Chris GatlingAll-Star114Joe Kleine115Kevin Edwards116Lloyd Daniels117Yinka Dare118Adrian Caldwell119Reggie Williams120Jack Haley021Evric Gray★022Robert Werdann023Vincent Askew0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Gill★ | 82 | 21.8 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 53.0 | 74 | 2.2 | 47 |
| Kerry Kittles | 82 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 52.3 | 158 | 1.8 | 32 |
| Robert Pack | 34 | 15.9 | 2.5 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 49.4 | 22 | 0.6 | 18 |
| Jayson Williams | 41 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 44.3 | 0 | 1.3 | 15 |
| Sam Cassell | 23 | 19.3 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 54.2 | 47 | 0.4 | 12 |
| Jim Jackson | 31 | 16.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 51.8 | 40 | 0.5 | 12 |
| Shawn Bradley | 40 | 12.0 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 47.0 | 0 | 1.6 | 9 |
| Tony Massenburg | 79 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 52.3 | 0 | 1.2 | 7 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 62 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 43.9 | 5 | 0.9 | 4 |
| Khalid Reeves | 50 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 52.8 | 76 | 0.2 | 3 |
| Eric Montross | 31 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 45.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Ed O'Bannon | 45 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 43.5 | 17 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Chris Gatling | 3 | 17.0 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 51.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Joe Kleine | 28 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 46.7 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Kevin Edwards | 32 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 47.0 | 15 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Lloyd Daniels | 17 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 43.5 | 19 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Yinka Dare | 41 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 40.6 | 0 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Adrian Caldwell | 18 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 34.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Reggie Williams | 11 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 49.7 | 9 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Jack Haley | 20 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 44.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Evric Gray★ | 5 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 38.8 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Robert Werdann | 6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 54.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Vincent Askew | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.8
- Youngest: Kerry Kittles (22)
- Oldest: Joe Kleine (35)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Kerry Kittles - rookie
- Evric Gray - rookie
- Robert Pack - new to the team
- Sam Cassell - new to the team
- Jim Jackson - new to the team
- Tony Massenburg - new to the team
- Xavier McDaniel - new to the team
- Eric Montross - new to the team
- Chris Gatling - new to the team
- Joe Kleine - new to the team
- Lloyd Daniels - new to the team
- Adrian Caldwell - new to the team
- Reggie Williams (1988-1997) - new to the team
- Jack Haley - new to the team
- Vincent Askew - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Kendall Gill - pick #5 (1990)
- Kerry Kittles - pick #8 (1996)
- Robert Pack - undrafted
- Jayson Williams - pick #21 (1990)
- Sam Cassell - pick #24 (1993)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.