The Season in Brief
The 1986-87 New Jersey Nets went 24-58. Led by Buck Williams, Orlando Woolridge and Mike Gminski, they posted a -4.42 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Buck Williams leads at 31%.
Honors & Awards
No league honors this season.
Team Leaders
| Points | Orlando Woolridge | 20.7 |
| Rebounds | Buck Williams | 12.5 |
| Assists | Ray Williams | 5.8 |
| Steals | Pearl Washington | 1.3 |
| Blocks | Orlando Woolridge | 1.1 |
| True Shooting | Ben Coleman | 61.7 |
| 3-Pointers | Leon Wood | 60 |
| Def. Win Shares | Buck Williams | 3.6 |
The Roster, by Fame
Buck Williams5202Orlando Woolridge★3603Mike Gminski294Ben Coleman★115Pearl Washington86Tony Brown★87Albert King68Jeff Turner59Leon Wood★510Ray Williams411Kevin McKenna312James Bailey213Pace Mannion114Darryl Dawkins115Chris Engler016Michael Wilson017Otis Birdsong0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | 82 | 18.0 | 12.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 61.6 | 0 | 3.6 | 52 |
| Orlando Woolridge★ | 75 | 20.7 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 59.0 | 1 | 1.6 | 36 |
| Mike Gminski | 72 | 16.4 | 8.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 53.1 | 0 | 2.2 | 29 |
| Ben Coleman★ | 68 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 61.7 | 0 | 1.1 | 11 |
| Pearl Washington | 72 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 51.9 | 4 | 1.2 | 8 |
| Tony Brown★ | 77 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 48.5 | 5 | 1.2 | 8 |
| Albert King | 61 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 47.2 | 13 | 0.8 | 6 |
| Jeff Turner | 76 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 51.0 | 0 | 0.8 | 5 |
| Leon Wood★ | 76 | 7.3 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 49.0 | 60 | 0.6 | 5 |
| Ray Williams | 32 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 50.3 | 7 | 0.5 | 4 |
| Kevin McKenna | 56 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 55.4 | 52 | 0.7 | 3 |
| James Bailey | 34 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 51.4 | 0 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Pace Mannion | 23 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 38.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 6 | 9.5 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 67.0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1 |
| Chris Engler | 18 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 55.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Michael Wilson | 5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 45.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Otis Birdsong | 7 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 47.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.2
- Youngest: Pearl Washington (23)
- Oldest: Ray Williams (32)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Ben Coleman - rookie
- Pearl Washington - rookie
- Orlando Woolridge - new to the team
- Tony Brown - new to the team
- Leon Wood - new to the team
- Kevin McKenna - new to the team
- James Bailey - new to the team
- Pace Mannion - new to the team
- Chris Engler - new to the team
- Michael Wilson - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Buck Williams - pick #3 (1981)
- Orlando Woolridge - pick #6 (1981)
- Mike Gminski - pick #7 (1980)
- Ben Coleman - pick #37 (1984)
- Pearl Washington - pick #13 (1986)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.