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1995–96 New Jersey Nets season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

The 1995–96 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 29th season in the National Basketball Association, and 20th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Nets received the ninth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected power forward and NCAA Final Four Most Valuable Player, Ed O'Bannon from the University of California, Los Angeles. During the off-season, the team signed free agent Vern Fleming. Derrick Coleman missed the first month of the regular season due to an irregular heartbeat; he was soon traded along with Rex Walters, and Sean Higgins to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Shawn Bradley, Greg Graham and Tim Perry, as the Nets won four of their next five games after the trade, leading to a 9–9 start.

In January, the team dealt Kenny Anderson to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Kendall Gill, and second-year guard Khalid Reeves. However, Gill would be out for the remainder of the season with a hand injury after only playing just eleven games, while Kevin Edwards only played just 34 games due to a knee injury. The Nets held an 18–29 record at the All-Star break, and lost 12 of their final 14 games to finish in sixth place in the Atlantic Division with a 30–52 record, the same record as the previous season.

Armen Gilliam averaged 18.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, while Gill averaged 17.5 points and 2.0 steals per game after the trade, and second-year guard Chris Childs showed improvement, providing the team with 12.8 points and 7.0 assists per game. In addition, Bradley averaged 12.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game in 67 games, while P.J. Brown provided with 11.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, and Edwards contributed 11.6 points and 1.6 steals per game. Off the bench, Jayson Williams played an increased role as the team's sixth man, averaging 9.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game, while Fleming provided with 7.7 points and 3.3 assists per game, O'Bannon contributed 6.2 points per game, and second-year center Yinka Dare averaged 2.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.

Williams finished in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and Bradley and Childs both finished tied in eighth place in Most Improved Player voting, while Williams finished tied in 14th place. The Nets finished 23rd in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 638,144 at the Brendan Byrne Arena during the regular season.

Following the season, head coach Butch Beard was fired after publicly criticizing his players, while Gilliam signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks, Childs signed with the New York Knicks, Brown signed with the Miami Heat, Rick Mahorn re-signed with his former team, the Detroit Pistons, Graham was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics, Perry was released to free agency, and Fleming retired.

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
19Ed O'BannonPFUnited StatesUCLA

Roster

  • Butch Beard
  • Stan Albeck
  • Jerry Eaves
  • Clifford Ray ;Roster notes
  • Center Shawn Bradley holds American and German dual citizenship. He was born in Germany and raised in the U.S., but represented Germany internationally.

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Armen Gilliam787636.6.474.000.7919.11.80.90.718.3
Kendall Gill111038.0.441.360.8313.93.22.00.217.5
Kenny Anderson312833.6.376.364.8033.38.01.70.315.3
Chris Childs785430.9.416.367.8523.17.01.40.112.8
Shawn Bradley675729.8.443.250.6797.90.80.63.712.5
Kevin Edwards343329.6.364.404.8102.22.11.60.211.6
P.J. Brown818136.3.444.200.7706.92.01.01.211.3
Jayson Williams80623.2.423.286.59210.00.60.40.79.0
Vern Fleming77322.7.433.107.7512.23.30.50.17.7
Ed O'Bannon642919.6.390.179.7132.61.00.70.26.2
Greg Graham45210.8.379.368.7250.90.90.40.04.1
Khalid Reeves31713.4.376.309.5811.31.50.70.13.8
Rex Walters1107.9.364.2501.0000.61.00.30.03.0
Robert Werdann1307.2.500.5381.80.20.40.23.0
Yinka Dare582310.8.438.6133.10.00.10.72.8
Rick Mahorn5009.0.352.000.7232.20.30.30.32.4
Tim Perry2217.6.489.429.5001.60.30.10.52.4
Gerald Glass1005.6.357.2000.60.40.20.12.1

Player statistics citation:

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/1996.html 1995–96 New Jersey Nets]
  2. Wise, Mike. (June 29, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Underclassmen Rule Atop N.B.A. Draft Board". The New York Times.
  3. Heisler, Mark. (June 29, 1995). "NBA Is a Young Man's Game: Draft: Smith, McDyess, Stackhouse, Wallace and Garnett Lead the Way". Los Angeles Times.
  4. "1995 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
  5. (October 10, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Nets Sign Fleming and Mahorn". The New York Times.
  6. (October 11, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Fleming Signs with Nets". The New York Times.
  7. Willis, George. (October 17, 1995). "BASKETBALL; Nets' Coleman Sidelined". The New York Times.
  8. (October 17, 1995). ""Minor" Heart Ailment Puts Nets' Coleman on Sideline". Los Angeles Times.
  9. (October 19, 1995). "Nets' Coleman to Check Irregular Heartbeat". Deseret News.
  10. Brown, Clifton. (December 1, 1995). "PRO BASKETBALL; Nets Grant Coleman's Wish with Trade to Sixers". The New York Times.
  11. Heisler, Mark. (December 1, 1995). "Coleman Dealt to Philadelphia: Pro Basketball: New Jersey Swaps Brilliant, But Unhappy Forward for Center Bradley in Six-Player Trade". Los Angeles Times.
  12. (December 1, 1995). "Nets' Coleman to 76ers for Bradley". The Washington Post.
  13. Willis, George. (January 20, 1996). "BASKETBALL; The Other Cornerstone Drops: Anderson Is Traded". The New York Times.
  14. (January 20, 1996). "Cautious Nets Trade Anderson to Hornets". Los Angeles Times.
  15. Bembry, Jerry. (January 20, 1996). "Nets Trade Anderson to Hornets; Former All-Star Planned to Become a Free Agent; Gill, Reeves Go to N.J.". The Baltimore Sun.
  16. (February 16, 1996). "PRO BASKETBALL; Gill to Have Hand Surgery". The New York Times.
  17. Diamos, Jason. (April 10, 1996). "BASKETBALL; No More Gill, and Not Much of the Nets". The New York Times.
  18. Smith, Sam. (April 15, 1996). "Expanding on Bulls' Accomplishment". Chicago Tribune.
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  20. "1995–96 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
  21. "1995–96 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.
  22. (May 15, 1996). "Kukoc Named Best of the Bench". The Washington Post.
  23. "1995–96 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference.
  24. "1995–96 NBA Season Summary". Basketball-Reference.
  25. Nobles, Charlie. (April 16, 1996). "PRO BASKETBALL; Comments, Not Losses, May Finish Nets' Beard". The New York Times.
  26. Diamos, Jason. (April 23, 1996). "BASKETBALL; In Swift Move, Nets Drop Beard (and a Few Names)". The New York Times.
  27. (April 23, 1996). "Raptors, Nets Fire Coaches". Los Angeles Times.
  28. (August 7, 1996). "Bucks Sign Gilliam". The New York Times.
  29. (August 7, 1996). "Bucks Pick Up Free Agent Gilliam". Los Angeles Times.
  30. (August 7, 1996). "Bucks Sign Gilliam to 4-Year Deal". The Washington Post.
  31. Brown, Clifton. (July 14, 1996). "PRO BASKETBALL; A New Backcourt: Childs and Houston Join the Knicks". The New York Times.
  32. (July 15, 1996). "Payton Stays in Seattle, Knicks Get a Backcourt". Los Angeles Times.
  33. Sheridan, Chris. (July 15, 1996). "Knicks Acquire Larry Johnson, Sign Houston and Childs". Associated Press.
  34. (July 19, 1996). "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Brown Leaves Nets for the Heat". The New York Times.
  35. (July 19, 1996). "Even a P.J. Brown Can Strike It Rich". Los Angeles Times.
  36. (July 19, 1996). "Heat Add Brown, Keep Hardaway". SFGate.
  37. (August 6, 1996). "Citadel Coach Suspended for Season". Los Angeles Times.
  38. Myslenski, Skip. (November 8, 1996). "Pistons' New Look Beyond Cosmetic". Chicago Tribune.
  39. (July 16, 1996). "Nets Acquire Askew from Seattle". United Press International.
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