The 2006–07 New Jersey Nets season was the team's 40th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 49–33 output from the previous season. However, they came eight wins shy of tying it, finishing 41–41.[1] In the playoffs, the Nets upset Vince Carter's former team, the Toronto Raptors in the first round but could not defeat the eventual Eastern Conference champion, the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers in the next round. The Nets remain the last team with a 0.500 record to win a playoff series. The Nets had the thirteenth best team defensive rating in the NBA.[2]
This season marked the Nets' final playoff appearance in New Jersey, and the Nets would not return to the playoffs until 2013, when they relocated to Brooklyn, New York. Following the season, Clifford Robinson retired.
See main article: 2006 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Marcus Williams | PG | Connecticut | ||
| 1 | 23 | Josh Boone | PF/C | Connecticut | ||
| 2 | 54 | Hassan Adams | SG | Arizona |
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| width=100 | Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOK | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Boston | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| Charlotte | 3–1 | 2–2 | – | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Chicago | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Cleveland | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | – | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Detroit | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Golden State | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | – | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |
| Indiana | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | – | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Memphis | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Miami | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | |
| Milwaukee | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| New Jersey | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| New York | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | – | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |
| Orlando | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | – | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | |
| Philadelphia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Portland | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | – | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | – | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | – | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Seattle | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | – | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | |
| Toronto | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 3–1 | |
| Utah | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | |
| Washington | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 1| April 21| @ Toronto| W 96–91| Richard Jefferson (28)| Jason Kidd (10)| Jason Kidd (15)| Air Canada Centre
20,330| 1–0|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 24| @ Toronto| L 83–89| Vince Carter (19)| Kidd, Carter (11)| Jason Kidd (7)| Air Canada Centre
20,239| 1–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| April 27| Toronto| W 102–89| Vince Carter (37)| Jason Kidd (16)| Jason Kidd (19)| Continental Airlines Arena
17,147| 2–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| April 29| Toronto| W 102–81| Vince Carter (27)| Jason Kidd (8)| Jason Kidd (13)| Continental Airlines Arena
20,032| 3–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| May 1| @ Toronto| L 96–98| Vince Carter (30)| Mikki Moore (10)| Jason Kidd (10)| Air Canada Centre
20,511| 3–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| May 4| Toronto| W 98–97| Richard Jefferson (24)| Kidd, Moore (8)| Jason Kidd (15)| Continental Airlines Arena
17,242| 4–2|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| May 6| @ Cleveland| L 77–81| Vince Carter (21)| Vince Carter (13)| Jason Kidd (9)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| May 8| @ Cleveland| L 92–102| Vince Carter (26)| Jason Kidd (10)| Jason Kidd (8)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| May 12| Cleveland| W 96–85| three players tied (23)| Jason Kidd (13)| Jason Kidd (14)| Continental Airlines Arena
20,032| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| May 14| Cleveland| L 85–87| Carter, Moore (25)| Jason Kidd (17)| Vince Carter (9)| Continental Airlines Arena
20,032| 1–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 5| May 16| @ Cleveland| W 83–72| Jason Kidd (20)| Jason Kidd (9)| Vince Carter (10)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 6| May 18| Cleveland| L 72–88| Jason Kidd (19)| Jason Kidd (12)| Jason Kidd (8)| Continental Airlines Arena
20,032| 2–4|-
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| July 27, 2005 | To New Jersey Nets Mikki Moore To Seattle SuperSonics 2009 second-round pick | January 3, 2007 | To New Jersey Nets Bernard Robinson To Charlotte Bobcats Jeff McInnis |
| Additions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Date signed | Former team | |
| Eddie House | August 17 | Phoenix Suns | |
| Awvee Storey | October 2 | Washington Wizards | |
| Subtractions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Date waived | New Team | |
| Zoran Planinić | August 11 | TAU Cerámica (Spain) | |
| Awvee Storey | October 26 | Dakota Wizards (D-League) | |