2011–12 New Jersey Nets season explained

Team:	New Jersey Nets
End Year:	2012
Wins:	22
Losses:	44
Division:	Atlantic
Division Place:	5th
Conf Place:	12th
Coach:	Avery Johnson
Owners:	Mikhail Prokhorov
Arena:	Prudential Center
Television:	YES Network, WWOR
Radio:	WFAN
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	BKN
Next Name:	Brooklyn Nets

The 2011–12 New Jersey Nets season was the 45th season of the franchise, their 36th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 35th and final season in New Jersey before moving to Brooklyn, New York and changing their name to the Brooklyn Nets for the 2012–13 season. The Nets finished 22–44, last in the Atlantic Division and 12th overall in the Eastern Conference and failed to make the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season. Point guard Deron Williams led the team in scoring (21.0), assists (8.7), and minutes per game (36.3) and was the team's lone selection in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game. Forward Kris Humphries led the team with 11.0 rebounds and 1.19 blocks per game and games played (62).

Key dates

• June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.^[1]
• December 26: The regular season started with a victory against the Washington Wizards.
• April 23: The Nets play their final game in New Jersey against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Draft picks

See main article: 2011 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club Team
1	25	MarShon Brooks	G		Providence
2	31	Bojan Bogdanović	F		Fenerbahçe Ülker
2	36	Jordan Williams	F		Maryland

Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.

|- bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| December 17| New York| | Brook Lopez
Anthony Morrow (15)| Brook Lopez (11)| Deron Williams (6)| Prudential Center
13,027| 0–1|- bgcolor="ffcccc"| 2| December 21| @ New York| | Deron Williams (21)| Shelden Williams
Johan Petro (10)| Deron Williams (7)| Madison Square Garden| 0–2

Regular season

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| December 26| @ Washington| | Deron Williams (23)| Kris Humphries (16)| Deron Williams (9)| Verizon Center
17,102| 1–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| December 27| Atlanta| | Marshon Brooks (17)| Kris Humphries (6)| Sundiata Gaines (4)| Prudential Center
18,711| 1–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| December 29| @ Orlando| | Marshon Brooks (17)| Kris Humphries (10)| Deron Williams (7)| Amway Center
18,954| 1–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| December 30| @ Atlanta| | Deron Williams (23)| Kris Humphries (13)| Deron Williams (6)| Philips Arena
16,300| 1–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 5| January 1| @ Cleveland| | Anthony Morrow (15)| Mehmet Okur (8)| Deron Williams (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
15,084| 1–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 6| January 2| Indiana| | Deron Williams (22)| Marshon Brooks (7)| Deron Williams (8)| Prudential Center
12,519| 1–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 7| January 4| @ Boston| | MarShon Brooks (17)| Shelden Williams (9)| Farmar & Gaines (6)| TD Garden
18,624| 1–6|- style="background:#cfc;"| 8| January 6| @ Toronto| | Morrow & D. Williams (24)| Kris Humphries (16)| Deron Williams (6)| Air Canada Centre
16,771| 2–6|- style="background:#fcc;"| 9| January 7| Miami| | Kris Humphries (25)| Shelden Williams (13)| Deron Williams (10)| Prudential Center
18,711| 2–7|- style="background:#fcc;"| 10| January 9| Atlanta| | Anthony Morrow (20)| Marshon Brooks (10)| Deron Williams (14)| Prudential Center
12,259| 2–8|- style="background:#fcc;"| 11| January 11| @ Denver| | Jordan Farmar (26)| Kris Humphries (9)| Deron Williams (13)| Pepsi Center
14,139| 2–9|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12| January 13| @ Phoenix| | Deron Williams (35)| Mehmet Okur (7)| Deron Williams (14)| US Airways Center
15,191| 3–9|- style="background:#fcc;"| 13| January 14| @ Utah| | Kris Humphries (18)| Kris Humphries (10)| Deron Williams (5)| EnergySolutions Arena
19,557| 3–10|- style="background:#fcc;"| 14| January 16| @ L. A. Clippers| | Marshon Brooks (19)| Brooks & S. Williams (8)| Jordan Farmar (7)| Staples Center
19,060| 3–11|- style="background:#cfc;"| 15| January 18| Golden State| | Monta Ellis (30)| Kris Humphries (15)| Deron Williams (10)| Prudential Center| 4–11|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| January 21| Oklahoma City| | Russell Westbrook (21)| Kris Humphries (16)| Deron Williams (6)| Prudential Center| 4–12|- style="background:#cfc;"| 17| January 22| Charlotte| | MarShon Brooks (20)| Kris Humphries (10)| Deron Williams (10)| Prudential Center| 5–12|- style="background:#fcc;"| 18| January 23| @ Chicago| | Richard Hamilton (22)| Joakim Noah (10)| Richard Hamilton (10)| United Center| 5–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 19| January 25| @ Philadelphia| | Deron Williams (34)| Kris Humphries (19)| Deron Williams (11)| Wells Fargo Center| 6–13|- style="background:#cfc;"| 20| January 27| @ Cleveland| | Kyrie Irving (32)| Kris Humphries (11)| Deron Williams (10)| Quicken Loans Arena| 7–13|- style="background:#fcc;"| 21| January 29| Toronto| | DeMar DeRozan (27)| Shelden Williams (9)| José Calderón (9)| Prudential Center| 7–14|- style="background:#fcc;"| 22| January 31| @ Indiana| | Deron Williams (34)| Roy Hibbert (14)| Deron Williams (7)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse| 7–15|- style="background:#cfc;"| 23| February 1| Detroit| | Deron Williams (26)| Shelden Williams (11)| Deron Williams (9)| Prudential Center| 8–15|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| February 3| Minnesota| | Anthony Morrow (42)| Nikola Peković (11)| Deron Williams (14)| Prudential Center| 8–16|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| February 4| New York| | Jeremy Lin (25)| Kris Humphries (12)| Deron Williams (11)| Madison Square Garden| 8–17|- style="background:#fcc;"| 26| February 6| Chicago| | Deron Williams (25)| Joakim Noah (12)| CJ Watson (11)| Prudential Center| 8–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 27| February 8| Detroit| | Deron Williams (34)| Kris Humphries (16)| Deron Williams (7)| Prudential Center| 8–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 28| February 10| @ Detroit| | Jonas Jerebko (20)| Greg Monroe (11)| Sundiata Gaines (6)| The Palace of Auburn Hills| 8–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 29| February 11| San Antonio| | Deron Williams (27)| Tim Duncan (10)| Deron Williams (8)| Prudential Center| 8–21|- style="background:#fcc;"| 30| February 15| Memphis| | Deron Williams (26)| Marreese Speights (18)| Deron Williams (11)| Prudential Center| 8–22|- style="background:#fcc;"| 31| February 16| @ Indiana| | Danny Granger (32)| Roy Hibbert (11)| Paul George (5)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse| 8–23|- style="background:#cfc;"| 32| February 18| @ Chicago| | Deron Williams (29)| Kris Humphries (18)| Deron Williams (8)| United Center| 9–23|- style="background:#fcc;"| 33| February 19| Milwaukee| | Ersan İlyasova (29)| Ersan İlyasova (25)| Shaun Livingston (6)| Prudential Center| 9–24|- style="background:#cfc;"| 34| February 20| @ New York| | Deron Williams (38)| Kris Humphries (14)| Jeremy Lin (9)| Madison Square Garden| 10–24|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 35| February 22| Orlando| | Marshon Brooks (24)| Dwight Howard (17)| Deron Williams (8)| Prudential Center| 10–25|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 36| February 28| @ Dallas| | Brook Lopez (38)| Kris Humphries (15)| Deron Williams (12)| American Airlines Center| 11–25

|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 37| March 2| @ Boston| | Brook Lopez (28)| Kevin Garnett (10)| Rajon Rondo (13)| TD Garden| 11–26|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 38| March 4| @ Charlotte| | Deron Williams (57)| Kris Humphries (13)| Boris Diaw (8)| Time Warner Cable Arena| 12–26|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 39| March 6| @ Miami| | Deron Williams (16)| Johan Petro (8)| Deron Williams (4)| American Airlines Arena
19,600| 12–27|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 40| March 7| L. A. Clippers| | Deron Williams (21)| Kris Humphries (11)| Deron Williams (10)| Prudential Center
18,711| 13–27|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 41| March 9| @ Charlotte| | Kris Humphries (20)| Kris Humphries (15)| Jordan Farmar (7)| Time Warner Cable Arena
14,672| 14–27|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 42| March 10| Houston| | Gerald Green (26)| Johan Petro (9)| MarShon Brooks (7)| Prudential Center
14,834| 14–28|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 43| March 12| Milwaukee| | Kris Humphries (31)| Kris Humphries (18)| Jordan Farmar (7)| Prudential Center
12,930| 14–29|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 44| March 14| Toronto| | Gerald Green (26)| Kris Humphries (21)| Marshon Brooks (5)| Prudential Center
10,701| 15–29|- bgcolor=#ffcccc| 45| March 16| @ Orlando| | Dwight Howard (18)| Ryan Anderson (11)| Jameer Nelson (6)| Amway Center
18,938| 15–30|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 46| March 17| New Orleans| | Chris Kaman (20)| Kris Humphries (16)| Deron Williams (12)| Prudential Center
11,271| 15–31|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 47| March 19| Cleveland| | Deron Williams (28)| Antawn Jamison (13)| Deron Williams (8)| Prudential Center
11,254| 15–32|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 48| March 21| Washington| | Jordan Crawford (23)| Kris Humphries (16)| John Wall (8)| Prudential Center
10,097| 15–33|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 49| March 23| @ Atlanta| | Josh Smith (30)| Josh Smith (12)| Deron Williams (8)| Philips Arena
14,129| 15–34|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 50| March 24| Charlotte| | Kris Humphries (20)| Kris Humphries (16)| Deron Williams (14)| Prudential Center
13,297| 16–34|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 51| March 26| Utah| | Paul Millsap (24)| Paul Millsap (13)| Devin Harris (11)| Prudential Center
10,310| 16–35|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 52| March 28| Indiana| | Deron Williams (30)| Kris Humphries (8)| Deron Williams (9)| Prudential Center
10,817| 17–35|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 53| March 30| @ Golden State| | Gerald Wallace (24)| Gerald Wallace (18)| Deron Williams (20)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 18–35|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 54| March 31| @ Sacramento| | Anthony Morrow (24)| Kris Humphries (12)| Deron Williams (15)| Power Balance Pavilion
14,370| 19–35

|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 55| April 3| @ L. A. Lakers| | Deron Williams (20)| Kris Humphries (15)| Deron Williams (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 19–36|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 56| April 4| @ Portland| | Kris Humphries (21)| Kris Humphries (11)| MarShon Brooks (6)| Rose Garden
20,464| 19–37|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 57| April 6| Washington| | Gerald Wallace
Deron Williams (19)| Kris Humphries (12)| Deron Williams (13)| Prudential Center
12,783| 20–37|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 58| April 8| Cleveland| | Gerald Green (32)| Kris Humphries (11)| Deron Williams (10)| Prudential Center
11,341| 21–37|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 59| April 10| Philadelphia| | Kris Humphries (20)| Kris Humphries (10)| Deron Williams (5)| Prudential Center
15,376| 21–38|- bgcolor=#ccffcc| 60| April 13| @ Philadelphia| | Johan Petro (23)| Kris Humphries (13)| Deron Williams (10)| Wells Fargo Center
19,169| 22–38|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 61| April 14| Boston| | Gerald Green (15)| Jordan Williams (14)| Deron Williams (14)| Prudential Center
18,711| 22–39|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 62| April 16| Miami| | Kris Humphries (29)| Kris Humphries (8)| Sundiata Gaines (7)| Prudential Center
18,711| 22–40|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 63| April 18| New York| | Gerald Wallace (21)| Kris Humphries (15)| Sundiata Gaines (6)| Prudential Center
18,711| 22–41|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 64| April 21| @ Milwaukee| | Gerald Wallace (18)| Gerald Wallace (11)| Gerald Wallace (4)| Bradley Center
15,939| 22–42|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 65| April 23| Philadelphia| | MarShon Brooks (18)| Kris Humphries (12)| MarShon Brooks
Gerald Wallace (4)| Prudential Center
18,711| 22–43|- bgcolor=#ffccc| 66| April 26| @ Toronto| | Armon Johnson
Anthony Morrow (11)| Johan Petro (12)| Armon Johnson (5)| Air Canada Centre
18,161| 22–44

Player statistics

Season

|-style="text-align:center"|| 5 || 1 || 18.8 || .381 || .250 || .400 || 2.2 || .6 || .4 || .0 || 4.2|-style="text-align:center"|| 56 || 47 || 29.4 || .428 || .313 || .764 || 3.6 || 2.3 || .9 || .3 || 12.6|-style="text-align:center"|| 6 || 0 || 7.5 || style=";"|.571 || .000 || .625 || 1.0 || 0.2 || .3 || .2 || 2.2|-style="text-align:center"|| 39 || 5 || 21.3 || .467 || .440 || .905 || 1.6 || 3.3 || .6 || .1 || 10.4|-style="text-align:center"|| 57 || 12 || 13.9 || .376 || .341 || .615 || 1.9 || 2.2 || 1.0 || .0 || 5.1|-style="text-align:center"|| 31 || 2 || 25.2 || .481 || .391 || .754 || 3.5 || 1.1 || .9 || .5 || 12.9|-style="text-align:center"|| 8 || 0 || 2.8 || .250 || .000 || .750 || .6 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .6|-style="text-align:center"|| style=";"|62 || style=";"|62 || 34.9 || .481 || || .752 || style=";"|11.0 || 1.5 || .8 || style=";"|1.2 || 13.8|-style="text-align:center"|| 7 || 7 || 24.3 || .371 || .000 || .667 || 4.7 || .4 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 4.9|-style="text-align:center"|| 8 || 0 || 14.9 || .452 || .333 || style=";"|1.000 || 1.5 || 1.4 || .5 || .0 || 5.6|-style="text-align:center"|| 5 || 5 || 27.2 || .494 || || .625 || 3.6 || 1.2 || .2 || .8 || 19.2|-style="text-align:center"|| style=";"|62 || 18 || 26.4 || .413 || .371 || .933 || 2.0 || 1.0 || .7 || .1 || 12.0|-style="text-align:center"|| 17 || 14 || 26.7 || .374 || .319 || .600 || 4.8 || 1.8 || .5 || .3 || 7.6|-style="text-align:center"|| 7 || 0 || 10.7 || .364 || .400 || .750 || 1.9 || .6 || .0 || .1 || 1.9|-style="text-align:center"|| 59 || 10 || 15.6 || .419 || style=";"|1.000 || .838 || 3.8 || .8 || .4 || .4 || 4.2|-style="text-align:center"|| 5 || 0 || 9.2 || .214 || .167 || || 1.4 || .8 || 1.0 || .0 || 1.4|-style="text-align:center"|| 51 || 30 || 18.8 || .285 || .283 || .563 || 2.0 || .8 || .4 || .1 || 2.9|-style="text-align:center"|| 16 || 16 || 35.8 || .416 || .385 || .859 || 6.8 || 3.1 || style=";"|1.4 || .7 || 15.2|-style="text-align:center"|| 55 || 55 || style=";"|36.3 || .407 || .336 || .843 || 3.3 || style=";"|8.7 || 1.2 || .4 || style=";"|21.0|-style="text-align:center"|| 43 || 5 || 14.8 || .507 || || .652 || 3.6 || .3 || .5 || .3 || 4.6|-style="text-align:center"|| 25 || 6 || 20.6 || .286 || .241 || .727 || 2.7 || .6 || .4 || .4 || 4.5|-style="text-align:center"|| 58 || 35 || 22.0 || .478 || || .731 || 6.0 || .6 || .8 || .7 || 4.6|}

• Statistics with the New Jersey Nets.

Awards, records and milestones

• Deron Williams was selected for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game. It was his third appearance.
• On March 4, Deron Williams set a new franchise record for points scored in a game with 57 in a 104–101 win against the Charlotte Bobcats.^[2]

Injuries

• Brook Lopez had a fracture in his right foot during the pre-season that required surgery and ended up missing the first 32 games of the regular season.^[3] He returned on February 19, 2012, and played five games before twisting his right ankle, an injury that ultimately aggravated the previous one sustained before the regular season. The Nets decided to place him on the injured list for the remainder of the season.^[4]
• Shawne Williams had surgery on February to remove bone fragments from his left foot and missed the remainder of the season.^[5]
• On February 8, Keith Bogans fractured his left ankle and tore his deltoid ligament in a game against the Detroit Pistons and missed the remainder of the season.^[6]
• Damion James had surgery on his right foot and was out for the season after playing in seven games.^[7]

Transactions

See main article: List of 2011–12 NBA season transactions.

Overview

Players Added Via draft MarShon Brooks Jordan Williams Via free agency Keith Bogans Gerald Green Dennis Horner Larry Owens DeShawn Stevenson Shelden Williams Shawne Williams Via trade Mehmet Okur Gerald Wallace 10-day contracts Andre Emmett Armon Johnson Jerry Smith

Players Lost Via trade Mehmet Okur Shawne Williams Via free agency Mario West Brandan Wright Sasha Vujačić Waived Keith Bogans Stephen Graham Dennis Horner Larry Owens Travis Outlaw Ben Uzoh

Trades

June 23, 2011	To New Jersey Nets Draft rights to Bojan Bogdanović	To Minnesota Timberwolves 2013 second round pick Cash considerations
June 23, 2011	To New Jersey Nets Draft rights to MarShon Brooks	To Boston Celtics Draft rights to JaJuan Johnson 2014 second round pick
December 22, 2011	To New Jersey Nets Mehmet Okur	To Utah Jazz Future second round pick
March 15, 2012	To New Jersey Nets Gerald Wallace	To Portland Trail Blazers Mehmet Okur Shawne Williams Conditional 2013 second round pick

Free agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Dennis Horner	December 9	Springfield Armor
Shelden Williams	December 13	New York Knicks
Shawne Williams	December 16	New York Knicks
Kris Humphries	December 21	Re-signed
DeShawn Stevenson	December 23	Dallas Mavericks
Larry Owens	January 18	Tulsa 66ers
Keith Bogans	January 31	Chicago Bulls
Gerald Green	March 18	After signing two 10-day contracts

Subtractions
Player	Date signed	New team
Sasha Vujačić	July 15
Mario West	August 2
Brandan Wright	December 9	Dallas Mavericks
Ben Uzoh	December 19	Charlotte Bobcats

Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends.^[8] The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.^[9]

Played in other leagues during lockout
Player	Date signed	New team	Opt-out clause
Deron Williams	July 16		Yes^[10]
Jordan Farmar	August 3		Yes^[11]
Ben Uzoh	October 1		No^[12]
Dan Gadzuric	October 4		No^[13]
Jordan Williams	November 20		Yes^[14]

See also

• 2011–12 NBA season

References

1. Web site: Report: NBA draft moving to Newark. ESPN.com. October 27, 2010. October 27, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101030154621/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5733121. 30 October 2010 . live.
2. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba/article/1140957--deron-williams-sets-franchise-record-with-57-points-to-lead-new-jersey-nets-past-charlotte-bobcats Deron Williams sets franchise record with 57 points to lead New Jersey Nets past Charlotte Bobcats
3. https://www.espn.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7380238/new-jersey-nets-brook-lopez-broken-foot-surgery-scheduled Brook Lopez to have foot surgery
4. http://www.nba.com/2012/news/04/06/nets-lopez.ap/index.html Nets shut down C Brook Lopez for the season
5. https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-nets-shawnewilliams Nets F Shawne Williams has surgery on left foot
6. https://www.espn.com/new-york/nba/story/_/id/7559301/new-jersey-nets-keith-bogans-season-surgery Source: Keith Bogans out for season
7. https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/new-jersey-nets/post/_/id/3486/damion-james-done-for-season Damion James done for season
8. https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/6815642/ "FIBA: NBA stars can play overseas"
9. News: Sun Xiaochen . New rule shuts door on NBA stars . August 21, 2011 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20110830142537/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2011-08/21/content_13157487.htm . live . August 30, 2011.
10. Web site: Deron Williams inks deal with Beşiktaş. July 16, 2011. July 16, 2011. ESPN.com.
11. Web site: Jordan Farmar signs with Tel Aviv. August 3, 2011. August 3, 2011. ESPN.com.
12. Web site: Lokomotiv-Kuban . October 1, 2011 . EurocupBasketball.com . Euroleague . November 11, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111009150448/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/ulebcup/home/on-court/transactions/eurocup-2011-12/i/87519/5745/lokomotiv-kuban-lands-guard-uzoh . October 9, 2011 .
13. Web site: Chinees avontuur Gadzuric. nl. Chinese Adventure for Gadzuric. October 4, 2011. De Telegraaf. Telegraaf Media Nederland. October 5, 2011.
14. Web site: Nets rookie Williams to play in Poland. November 21, 2011. FOX Sports. Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. November 25, 2011.