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1982-83 New Jersey Nets
49–33 · #7 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotNJN
New Jersey Nets went 49–33 in the regular season, good for the #7 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#7
Net rating
+2.7
Home floor
Brendan Byrne Arena
Roster
17 players
Record
49–33
59.8% win rate
League rank
#7
Playoff team
Net rating
+2.7
SRS +2.8
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | F-C | 52 | 82 | 82 | 17.0 | 12.5 | 1.5 |
| Darryl Dawkins | C | — | 81 | 81 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 1.4 |
| Albert King | F-G | 55 | 79 | 75 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 3.7 |
| Otis Birdsong | G | — | 62 | 54 | 15.1 | 2.4 | 3.9 |
| Darwin Cook | G | — | 82 | 47 | 13.2 | 2.9 | 5.5 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | G-F | — | 31 | 26 | 12.7 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
| Mike O'Koren | F-G | — | 46 | 14 | 6.7 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Foots Walker | G | — | 79 | 10 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| Mickey Johnson | F | — | 42 | 7 | 13.4 | 5.3 | 3.4 |
| Phil Ford | G | — | 7 | 7 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| Sleepy Floyd | G | — | 43 | 6 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Mike Gminski | C | — | 80 | 1 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 |
| Len Elmore | C-F | — | 74 | 0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
| Eddie Phillips | F | 51 | 48 | 0 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| Jan van Breda Kolff | F-G | — | 13 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Bill Willoughby | F-C | — | 10 | 0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| James Bailey | F-C | — | 6 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
Team stats
Season profile
101.6
ORtg
98.9
DRtg
104.0
Pace
+2.8
SRS
+2.8
MOV
53.2%
TS%
49.4%
eFG%
25.2
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Larry Brown
head_coach
Bill Blair (Interim)
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
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Brendan Byrne Arena
12,946 average attendance
Then and now
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