The Season in Brief
The 1997-98 New Jersey Nets went 43-39. Led by Keith Van Horn, Kerry Kittles and Sam Cassell, they posted a +1.88 SRS and went 0-3 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Keith Van Horn leads at 18%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Keith Van Horn | 19.7 |
| Rebounds | Jayson Williams | 13.6 |
| Assists | Sam Cassell | 8.0 |
| Steals | Kendall Gill | 1.9 |
| Blocks | Kendall Gill | 0.8 |
| True Shooting | Jayson Williams | 54.1 |
| 3-Pointers | Kerry Kittles | 110 |
| Def. Win Shares | Kendall Gill | 3.0 |
The Roster, by Fame
Keith Van HornAll-Rookie 1st3702Kerry Kittles3703Sam Cassell354Jayson Williams★All-Star335Kendall Gill286Chris Gatling107Michael Cage98Sherman Douglas69David Benoit410Lucious Harris311Brian Evans212Xavier McDaniel213David Vaughn114Kevin Edwards115Rony Seikaly016Jack Haley017Don MacLean018Yinka Dare0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Van Horn | 62 | 19.7 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 51.6 | 69 | 1.6 | 37 |
| Kerry Kittles | 77 | 17.2 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 52.5 | 110 | 2.2 | 37 |
| Sam Cassell | 75 | 19.6 | 3.0 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 53.3 | 15 | 1.7 | 35 |
| Jayson Williams★ | 65 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 54.1 | 0 | 2.3 | 33 |
| Kendall Gill | 81 | 13.4 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 48.6 | 26 | 3.0 | 28 |
| Chris Gatling | 57 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 49.6 | 1 | 1.5 | 10 |
| Michael Cage | 79 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 53.1 | 0 | 1.4 | 9 |
| Sherman Douglas | 80 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 54.1 | 14 | 0.7 | 6 |
| David Benoit | 53 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 48.9 | 41 | 0.7 | 4 |
| Lucious Harris | 50 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 47.5 | 12 | 0.5 | 3 |
| Brian Evans | 28 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 52.3 | 17 | 0.2 | 2 |
| Xavier McDaniel | 20 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37.3 | 0 | 0.1 | 2 |
| David Vaughn | 15 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 59.5 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Kevin Edwards | 27 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 40.4 | 4 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Rony Seikaly | 9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 39.7 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Jack Haley | 16 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 40.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Don MacLean | 9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Yinka Dare | 10 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 27.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 27.8
- Youngest: Keith Van Horn (22)
- Oldest: Michael Cage (36)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Keith Van Horn - rookie
- Michael Cage - new to the team
- Sherman Douglas - new to the team
- David Benoit - new to the team
- Lucious Harris - new to the team
- Brian Evans - new to the team
- David Vaughn (1996-1999) - new to the team
- Rony Seikaly - new to the team
- Don MacLean - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Keith Van Horn - pick #2 (1997)
- Kerry Kittles - pick #8 (1996)
- Sam Cassell - pick #24 (1993)
- Jayson Williams - pick #21 (1990)
- Kendall Gill - pick #5 (1990)
The Playoff Run
0-3 overall