2008–09 New Jersey Nets season

2008–09 New Jersey Nets season
Brook Lopez's rookie season
Head coach	Lawrence Frank
Arena	Izod Center
Results
Record	34–48 (.415)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	YES Network, WWOR
Radio	WFAN

The 2008–09 New Jersey Nets season was the 42nd season of the franchise, and their 33rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
July 1: The free agency period started.

Offseason

On June 26, it was announced the Nets had officially traded Richard Jefferson in exchange for Milwaukee Bucks players Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons.^[1] After missing the playoffs last season and going no further than the Eastern Conference Semifinals the past five years, the Nets needed to change. Jefferson left after seven years at New Jersey where he ended up as the Nets third all-time leading scorer in franchise history. On July 21, the Nets acquired Orlando Magic guard Keyon Dooling in exchange for cash considerations.^[2]

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	10	Brook Lopez	Center	United States	Stanford
1	21	Ryan Anderson	Forward	United States	California
2	40	Chris Douglas-Roberts	Shooting Guard	United States	Memphis

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
1.5 !G	13	USA !	Ager, Maurice	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Michigan State
4.0 !F	20	USA !	Anderson, Ryan	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	California
5.5 !F/C	2	USA !	Boone, Josh	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Connecticut
2.0 !SG	15	USA !	Carter, Vince (C)	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	North Carolina
1.5 !G	55	USA !	Dooling, Keyon	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Missouri
2.5 !G/F	17	USA !	Douglas-Roberts, Chris	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Memphis
1.0 !PG	34	USA !	Harris, Devin	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Wisconsin
2.5 !G/F	44	USA !	Hassell, Trenton	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	Austin Peay
4.0 !F	22	USA !	Hayes, Jarvis	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	Georgia
6.0 !C	11	USA !	Lopez, Brook	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Stanford
4.0 !F	14	Mexico !	Nájera, Eduardo	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oklahoma
2.5 !G/F	21	USA !	Simmons, Bobby	7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	DePaul
4.5 !PF	51	USA !	Williams, Sean	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Boston C
5.5 !F/C	9	China !	Yi Jianlian	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	People's Republic of China

Head coach

Lawrence Frank (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Depth Chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	Brook Lopez	Josh Boone
PF	Yi Jianlian	Ryan Anderson	Eduardo Nájera	Sean Williams
SF	Bobby Simmons	Jarvis Hayes	Trenton Hassell
SG	Vince Carter	Chris Douglas-Roberts	Maurice Ager
PG	Devin Harris	Keyon Dooling

Regular season

Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	—	35–6	27–14	15–1
x-Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	21	24–17	17–24	6–10
New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	28	19–22	15–26	8–8
Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	29	18–23	15–26	6–10
New York Knicks	32	50	.390	30	20–21	12–29	5–11

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Cleveland Cavaliers	66	16	.805	—
2	y-Boston Celtics	62	20	.756	4
3	y-Orlando Magic	59	23	.720	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	47	35	.573	19
5	x-Miami Heat	43	39	.524	23
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	25
7	x-Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	25
8	x-Detroit Pistons	39	43	.476	27

9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	30
10	Charlotte Bobcats	35	47	.427	31
11	New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	32
12	Milwaukee Bucks	34	48	.415	32
13	Toronto Raptors	33	49	.402	33
14	New York Knicks	32	50	.390	34
15	Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	47

Game log

2008–09 game log

October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)

November: 8–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 5–3)

December: 6–10 (Home: 2–8; Road: 4–2)

January: 6–10 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–7)

February: 5–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 1–3)

March: 4–12 (Home: 2–5; Road: 2–7)

April : 4–4 (Home: 4–0; Road: 0–4)

2015–16 season schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Source:	^[3]

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ager, Maurice !Maurice Ager	20	0	4.9	.349	.000	.500	0.5	0.2	0.05	0.10	1.7
Anderson, Ryan !Ryan Anderson	66	30	19.9	.393	.365	.845	4.7	0.8	0.67	0.30	7.4
Boone, Josh !Josh Boone	62	7	16.0	.528	.000	.376	4.2	0.5	0.35	0.77	4.2
Carter, Vince !Vince Carter	80	80	36.8	.437	.385	.817	5.1	4.7	1.03	0.48	20.8
Dooling, Keyon !Keyon Dooling	77	18	26.9	.436	.421	.825	2.0	3.5	0.92	0.10	9.7
Douglas-Roberts, Chris !Chris Douglas-Roberts	44	3	13.3	.460	.250	.823	1.1	1.2	0.27	0.16	4.9
Harris, Devin !Devin Harris	69	69	36.1	.438	.291	.820	3.3	6.9	1.65	0.19	21.3
Hassell, Trenton !Trenton Hassell	53	31	20.6	.450	.250	.800	2.8	1.0	0.40	0.30	3.7
Hayes, Jarvis !Jarvis Hayes	74	1	24.8	.445	.385	.692	3.6	0.7	0.70	0.09	8.7
Lopez, Brook !Brook Lopez	82	75	30.5	.531	.000	.793	8.1	1.0	0.54	1.84	13.0
Nájera, Eduardo !Eduardo Nájera	27	0	11.8	.446	.200	.364	2.5	0.7	0.37	0.15	2.9
Simmons, Bobby !Bobby Simmons	71	44	24.4	.449	.447	.741	3.9	1.3	0.70	0.14	7.8
Swift, Stromile !Stromile Swift*	6	0	10.7	.600	.000	.455	2.2	0.2	0.00	0.33	3.8
Williams, Sean !Sean Williams	33	0	11.1	.417	.000	.625	2.4	0.4	0.21	0.88	2.4
Yi Jianlian !Yi Jianlian	61	52	23.3	.382	.343	.772	5.3	1.0	0.48	0.59	8.6

*Statistics with the New Jersey Nets

Transactions

Trades

June 28, 2008

To New Jersey Nets

Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons

To Milwaukee Bucks

Richard Jefferson

July 11, 2008

To New Jersey Nets

Keyon Dooling^[4]

To Orlando Magic

Cash considerations

July 22, 2008

To New Jersey Nets

Conditional 1st Round Pick^[5]

To Golden State Warriors

Marcus Williams

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Jarvis Hayes^[6]	July 16	Detroit Pistons
Eduardo Najera^[6]	July 16	Denver Nuggets

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Nenad Krstić^[7]	July 29	Triumph Moscow of The Russian Basketball Super League
Boštjan Nachbar^[8]	August 15	Dynamo Moscow of The Russian Basketball Super League

References

New Jersey Americans–New York / New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets seasons

1960s

1970s

1973–74

1975–76

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates an ABA championship

2008–09 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston New Jersey New York Philadelphia Toronto

Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

Western

Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Southwest	Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans San Antonio

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