DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1986-87 New Jersey Nets
24–58 · #21 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotNJN
New Jersey Nets went 24–58 in the regular season, good for the #21 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#21
Net rating
-4.9
Home floor
Brendan Byrne Arena
Roster
17 players
Record
24–58
29.3% win rate
League rank
#21
Regular season
Net rating
-4.9
SRS -4.4
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | F-C | 52 | 82 | 82 | 18.0 | 12.5 | 1.6 |
| Tony Brown | F-G | — | 77 | 67 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Mike Gminski | C | — | 72 | 66 | 16.4 | 8.8 | 1.4 |
| Pearl Washington | G | — | 72 | 61 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| Orlando Woolridge | F | — | 75 | 53 | 20.7 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| Jeff Turner | F-C | — | 76 | 22 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 |
| Albert King | F-G | — | 61 | 15 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| Ray Williams | G | — | 32 | 14 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| Leon Wood | G | — | 76 | 7 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 4.9 |
| Ben Coleman | F | — | 68 | 7 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Otis Birdsong | G | — | 7 | 6 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| Kevin McKenna | G-F | — | 56 | 3 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Pace Mannion | G | — | 23 | 3 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| James Bailey | F-C | — | 34 | 2 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 0.6 |
| Darryl Dawkins | C | — | 6 | 2 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 0.3 |
| Chris Engler | C | — | 18 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Michael Wilson | G | — | 5 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Team stats
Season profile
105.6
ORtg
110.5
DRtg
101.8
Pace
-4.4
SRS
-5.0
MOV
54.0%
TS%
48.7%
eFG%
26.2
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Dave Wohl
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Brendan Byrne Arena
11,042 average attendance
Then and now
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NJN · Now: Brooklyn Nets
17 players