2015–16 Brooklyn Nets season explained

Team:	Brooklyn Nets
End Year:	2016
Wins:	21
Losses:	61
Division:	Atlantic
Division Place:	4
Conf Place:	14
Coach:	Lionel Hollins (fired) Tony Brown (interim)
Gm:	Billy King Sean Marks
Owners:	Mikhail Prokhorov
Arena:	Barclays Center
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	BRK
Television:	YES Network, WWOR
Radio:	WFAN

The 2015–16 Brooklyn Nets season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its fourth season playing in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.

In the off-season, the Nets let Deron Williams go after five seasons with the team. He later signed with the Dallas Mavericks.

On February 25, the Nets parted ways with All-Star Joe Johnson. Two days later, Johnson signed with the Miami Heat.

The Nets finished with a 21–61 record, their worst since moving to Brooklyn in 2012.

Key dates

• January 10: the Nets fire head coach Lionel Hollins after starting the season with a 10–27 record. Tony Brown is named interim head coach.^[1]
• January 10: Billy King resigns as the general manager for the Nets.
• February 18: Sean Marks hired as the general manager of the Brooklyn Nets.

Draft picks

See main article: 2015 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	29	Chris McCullough	Power forward		Syracuse
2	41	Pat Connaughton	Small forward		Notre Dame

The Nets traded the 41st pick and Mason Plumlee to the Blazers for the rights of the 23rd pick Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.

Game log

Preseason game log

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1 | October 5| Fenerbahçe| 96–101| Brook Lopez (18)| Thomas Robinson (16)| Shane Larkin (5)| Barclaycard Center
6,857| 0–1|- style="background:#bfb;"| 2 | October 8| @ Detroit| 93–83| Larkin, Lopez (17)| Brook Lopez (9)| Donald Sloan (7)| The Palace of Auburn Hills
10,019| 1–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 3 | October 10| @ Philadelphia| 95–97| Jarrett Jack (20)| Thaddeus Young (10)| Justin Harper (3)| Wells Fargo Center
6,737| 1–2|- style="background:#fbb;"| 4 | October 14| Boston| 105–109| Thaddeus Young (19)| Thomas Robinson (12)| Ryan Boatright (6)| Barclays Center
10,482| 1–3|- style="background:#bfb;"| 5 | October 18| Philadelphia| 92–91| Brook Lopez (24)| Thaddeus Young (10)| Joe Johnson (6)| Barclays Center
10,756| 2–3|- style="background:#fbb;"| 6 | October 19| @ Boston| 105–111| Bojan Bogdanovic (18)| Thomas Robinson (9)| Donald Sloan (6)| TD Garden
15,540| 2–4

Regular season game log

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 1| October 28| Chicago| | Brook Lopez (26)| Joe Johnson (10)| Shane Larkin (8)| Barclays Center
17,732| 0–1|-style="background:#fbb;"| 2| October 30| @ San Antonio| | Brook Lopez (17)| Thaddeus Young (7)| Jarrett Jack (7)| AT&T Center
18,418| 0–2|-style="background:#fbb;"| 3| October 31| @ Memphis| | Bojan Bogdanovic (19)| Brook Lopez (10)| Jarrett Jack (9)| FedExForum
16,013| 0–3|-style="background:#fbb;"| 4| November 2| Milwaukee| | Brook Lopez (18)| Brook Lopez (9)| Joe Johnson (6)| Barclays Center
12,576| 0–4|- style="background:#fbb;"| 5| November 4 | @ Atlanta| | Brook Lopez (27)| Brook Lopez (11)| Joe Johnson (6)| Philips Arena
14,044| 0–5|- style="background:#fbb;"| 6| November 6| L.A. Lakers| | Brook Lopez (23)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)| Jarrett Jack (12)| Barclays Center
17,732| 0–6|- style="background:#fbb;"| 7| November 7| @ Milwaukee| | Brook Lopez (20)| Thaddeus Young (13)| Joe Johnson (6)| BMO Harris Bradley Center
15,228| 0–7|- style="background:#bfb;"| 8| November 11| @ Houston| | Bojan Bogdanović (22)| Brook Lopez (12)| Joe Johnson (10)| Toyota Center
18,155| 1–7|- style="background:#fbb;"| 9| November 13| @ Sacramento| | Jarrett Jack (21)| Brook Lopez (10)| Jarrett Jack (12)| Sleep Train Arena
17,131| 1–8|- style="background:#fbb;"| 10| November 14| @ Golden State| | Jarrett Jack (28)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)| Jarrett Jack (9)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 1–9|- style="background:#bfb;"| 11| November 17| Atlanta| | Brook Lopez (24)| Thaddeus Young (11)| Joe Johnson (9)| Barclays Center
12,241| 2–9|- style="background:#fbb;"| 12| November 18| @ Charlotte| | Thaddeus Young (27)| Jack, Young (8)| Jarrett Jack (9)| Barclays Center
12,241| 2–10|- style="background:#fbb;"| 13| November 20| @ Boston| | Lopez, Young (14)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)| Jarrett Jack (5)| TD Garden
18,361| 2–11|- style="background:#bfb;"| 14| November 22| Boston| | Brook Lopez (23)| Thaddeus Young (12)| Shane Larkin (5)| Barclays Center
14,866| 3–11|- style="background:#fbb;"| 15| November 25| @ Oklahoma City| | Brook Lopez (26)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)| Shane Larkin (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 3–12|- style="background:#fbb;"| 16| November 28| @ Cleveland| | Brook Lopez (22)| Thaddeus Young (12)| Jarrett Jack (14)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 3–13|- style="background:#bfb;"| 17| November 29| Detroit| | Thaddeus Young (19)| Thaddeus Young (10)| Brook Lopez (5)| Barclays Center
12,823| 4–13|-style="background:#fbb;"|- style="background:#bfb;"| 18| December 1| Phoenix| | Brook Lopez (23)| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9)| Jack, Larkin (8)| Barclays Center
12,787| 5–13|- style="background:#fbb;"| 19| December 4| @ New York| | Brook Lopez (21)| Thaddeus Young (11)| Joe Johnson (4)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 5–14|- style="background:#fbb;"| 20| December 6| Golden State| | Thaddeus Young (25)| Thaddeus Young (14)| Shane Larkin (6)| Barclays Center
17,732| 5–15|- style="background:#bfb;"| 21| December 8| Houston| | Brook Lopez (24)| Thaddeus Young (12)| Jarrett Jack (9)| Barclays Center
13,319| 6–15|- style="background:#bfb;"| 22| December 10| Philadelphia| | Andrea Bargnani (23)| Thaddeus Young (11)| Jarrett Jack (8)| Barclays Center
13,266| 7–15|- style="background:#fbb;"| 23| December 12| L. A. Clippers| | Thaddeus Young (18)| Brook Lopez (12)| Jarrett Jack (11)| Barclays Center
15,689| 7–16|- style="background:#fbb;"| 24| December 14| Orlando| | Jarrett Jack (15)| Thaddeus Young (11)| Jarrett Jack (7)| Barclays Center
12,946| 7-17|- style="background:#fbb;"| 25| December 16| Miami| | Brook Lopez (25)| Thaddeus Young (7)| Jarrett Jack (10)| Barclays Center
15,113| 7–18|- style="background:#fbb;"| 26| December 18| @ Indiana| | Jarrett Jack (26)| Thaddeus Young (14)| Jarrett Jack (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,548| 7–19|- style="background:#fbb;"| 27| December 20| Minnesota| | Brook Lopez (20)| Brook Lopez (12)| Jack, Johnson (6)| Barclays Center
14,552| 7–20|- style="background:#bfb;"| 28| December 21| @ Chicago| | Brook Lopez (21)| Thaddeus Young (13)| Jarrett Jack (8) | United Center
21,825| 8–20|- style="background:#fbb;"| 29| December 23| Dallas| | Thaddeus Young (29)| Thaddeus Young (10)| Jarrett Jack (8)| Barclays Center
15,994| 8–21|- style="background:#fbb;"| 30| December 26| Washington| | Brook Lopez (19)| Thaddeus Young (14)| Jarrett Jack (11)| Barclays Center
17,732| 8–22|- style="background:#bfb;"| 31| December 28| @ Miami| | Brook Lopez (26)| Brook Lopez (12)| Shane Larkin (7)| American Airlines Arena
19,975| 9–22|- style="background:#fbb;"| 32| December 30| @ Orlando| | Brook Lopez (24)| Brook Lopez (15)| Jarrett Jack (10)| Amway Center
18,397| 9–23|- style="background:#bfb;"| 33| January 2| @ Boston| | Brook Lopez (30)| Brook Lopez (13)| Jarrett Jack (9)| TD Garden
18,624| 10–23|- style="background:#fbb;"| 34| January 4| Boston| | Thaddeus Young (23)| Thaddeus Young (15)| Joe Johnson (4)| Barclays Center
15,448| 10–24|- style="background:#fbb;"| 35| January 6| Toronto| | Brook Lopez (24)| Brook Lopez (13) | Shane Larkin (4)| Barclays Center
14,544| 10–25|- style="background:#fbb;"| 36| January 8| Orlando| | Brook Lopez (17)| Thaddeus Young (9)| Donald Sloan (5)| Barclays Center
13,907| 10–26|- style="background:#fbb;"| 37| January 9| @ Detroit| | Brook Lopez (19)| Thaddeus Young (9)| Donald Sloan (10) | Palace of Auburn Hills
16,406| 10–27|- style="background:#fbb;"| 38| January 11| San Antonio| | Brook Lopez (18)| Thaddeus Young (9)| Donald Sloan (5) | Barclays Center
15,214| 10–28|- style="background:#bfb;"| 39| January 13| New York| | Brook Lopez (20)| Thaddeus Young (11)| Joe Johnson (6) | Barclays Center
15,214| 11–28|- style="background:#fbb;"| 40| January 15| Portland| | Brook Lopez (25)| Thomas Robinson (10)| Donald Sloan (10) | Barclays Center
14,749| 11–29|-style="background:#fbb;"| 41| January 16| @ Atlanta| | Thaddeus Young (18)| Thaddeus Young (11)| Donald Sloan (12) | Philips Arena
17,052| 11–30|-style="background:#fbb;"| 42| January 18| @ Toronto| | Brook Lopez (29)| Brook Lopez (10)| Joe Johnson (7) | Air Canada Centre
19,800| 11–31|- style="background:#fbb;"| 43| January 20| Cleveland| | Brook Lopez (16)| Brook Lopez (10)| Donald Sloan (9)| Barclays Center
17,732| 11–32|- style="background:#fbb;"| 44| January 22| Utah| | Bojan Bogdanovic (14)| Joe Johnson (5) | Donald Sloan (6)| Barclays Center
12,809| 11–33|- style="background:#bfb;"| 45| January 24| Oklahoma City| | Brook Lopez (31)| Thaddeus Young (14)| Joe Johnson (6) | Barclays Center
16,019| 12–33|- style="background:#fbb;"| 46| January 26| Miami| | Andrea Bargnani (20)| Brook Lopez (10)| Joe Johnson (8)| Barclays Center
15,267| 12–34|- style="background:#fbb;"| 47| January 29| @ Dallas| | Brook Lopez (28)| Brook Lopez (12)| Johnson, Sloan (4)| American Airlines Center
20,409| 12–35|- style="background:#fbb;"| 48| January 30| @ New Orleans| | Brook Lopez (33)| Brook Lopez (10)| Shane Larkin (6)| Smoothie King Center
18,037| 12–36|- style="background:#fbb;"| 49| February 1| Detroit| | Brook Lopez (27)| Shane Larkin (6)| Shane Larkin (14)| Barclays Center
13,290| 12–37|- style="background:#fbb;"| 50| February 3| Indiana| | Brook Lopez (21)| Thaddeus Young (14)| Joe Johnson (9) | Barclays Center
13,311| 12–38|- style="background:#bfb;"| 51| February 5| Sacramento| | Joe Johnson (27)| Thaddeus Young (14)| Joe Johnson (11)| Barclays Center
14,432| 13–38|- style="background:#fbb;"| 52| February 6| @ Philadelphia| | Thaddeus Young (22)| Thaddeus Young (10)| Donald Sloan (4)| Wells Fargo Center
18,847| 13–39|- style="background:#bfb;"| 53| February 8| Denver| | Thaddeus Young (20)| Thomas Robinson (11)| Joe Johnson (8)| Barclays Center
13,043| 14–39|- style="background:#fbb;"| 54| February 10| Memphis| | Brook Lopez (20)| Robinson, Young (9)| Donald Sloan (8)| Barclays Center
14,262| 14–40|- align="center"| colspan="9" style="background:#bbcaff;" | All-Star Break|- style="background:#bfb;"| 55| February 19| New York| | Brook Lopez (33)| Donald Sloan (10)| Joe Johnson (6)| Barclays Center
17,732| 15–40|-style="background:#fbb;"| 56| February 21| Charlotte| | Joe Johnson (17)| Brook Lopez (10)| Brook Lopez (6)| Barclays Center
16,155| 15–41|- style="background:#fbb;"| 57| February 23| @ Portland| | Brook Lopez (36)| Thaddeus Young (11)| Bogdanovic, Johnson, Sloan (4)| Moda Center
19,393| 15–42|- style="background:#bfb;"| 58| February 25| @ Phoenix| | Bojan Bogdanovic (24)| Donald Sloan (9)| Donald Sloan (6)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,145| 16–42|- style="background:#bfb;"| 59| February 27| @ Utah| | Thaddeus Young (21)| Thaddeus Young (8)| Donald Sloan (6)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,863| 17–42|- style="background:#fbb;"| 60| February 29| @ L. A. Clippers| | Brook Lopez (25)| Thaddeus Young (11) | Shane Larkin (6)| Staples Center
19,060| 17–43|- style="background:#fbb;"| 61| March 1| @ L. A. Lakers| | Brook Lopez (23)| Thaddeus Young (15)| Donald Sloan (6)| Staples Center
18,997| 17–44|- style="background:#bfb;"| 62| March 4| @ Denver| | Markel Brown (21)| Markel Brown (8)| Shane Larkin (8)| Pepsi Center
14,163| 18–44|- style="background:#fbb;"| 63| March 5| @ Minnesota| | Markel Brown (23)| Thomas Robinson (17)| Larkin, Robinson (5)| Target Center
15,987| 18–45|- style="background:#fbb;"| 64| March 8| @ Toronto| | Brook Lopez (35)| Bogdanovic, Lopez, Robinson (5)| Donald Sloan (5)| Air Canada Centre
19,800| 18–46|- style="background:#fbb;"| 65| March 11| @ Philadelphia| | Brook Lopez (24)| Thaddeus Young (9)| Donald Sloan (9) | Wells Fargo Center
14,128| 18–47|- style="background:#fbb;"| 66| March 13| Milwaukee| | Brook Lopez (20)| Thaddeus Young (10) | Bojan Bogdanovic (7)| Barclays Center
15,241| 18–48|- style="background:#bfb;"| 67| March 15| Philadelphia| | Bojan Bogdanovic (44)| Thaddeus Young (16)| Lopez, Young (4)| Barclays Center
14,560| 19–48|- style="background:#fbb;"| 68| March 17| @ Chicago| | Bojan Bogdanovic (26)| Thaddeus Young (14)| Bogdanovic, Karasev (5)| United Center
21,513| 19–49|- style="background:#fbb;"| 69| March 19| @ Detroit| | Thaddeus Young (24)| Thaddeus Young (9)| Donald Sloan (9) | The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,559| 19–50|- style="background:#fbb;"| 70| March 22| Charlotte| | Brook Lopez (29)| Brook Lopez (9)| Lopez, Sloan (6)| Barclays Center
15,739| 19–51|- style="background:#bfb;"| 71| March 24| Cleveland| | Brook Lopez (22)| Jefferson, Lopez (7)| Shane Larkin (7)| Barclays Center
17,732| 20–51|- style="background:#bfb;"| 72| March 26| Indiana| | Brook Lopez (23)| Brook Lopez (9) | Donald Sloan (5)| Barclays Center
16,625| 21–51|-style="background:#fbb;"| 73| March 28| @ Miami| | Brook Lopez (26)| Thaddeus Young (9)| Shane Larkin (8)| American Airlines Arena
20,003| 21–52|-style="background:#fbb;"| 74| March 29| @ Orlando| | Thomas Robinson (18)| Thomas Robinson (12)| Markel Brown (5)| American Airlines Arena
17,536| 21–53|- style="background:#fbb;"| 75| March 31| @ Cleveland| | Thaddeus Young (18)| Thomas Robinson (11)| Shane Larkin (8)| Quicken Loans Arena
20,562| 21–54|- style="background:#fbb;"| 76| April 1| @ New York| | Sean Kilpatrick (17)| Thomas Robinson (13)| Shane Larkin (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 21–55|-style="background:#fbb;"| 77| April 3|New Orleans| | Sean Kilpatrick (15)| Thomas Robinson (15)| Shane Larkin (9)| Barclays Center
16,329| 21–56|-style="background:#fbb;"| 78| April 6| @ Washington| | Thomas Robinson (23)| Thomas Robinson (10)| Shane Larkin (8)| Verizon Center
16,846| 21–57|-style="background:#fbb;"| 79| April 8| @ Charlotte| | Wayne Ellington (21)| Thomas Robinson (17)| Shane Larkin (8)| Time Warner Cable Arena
18,337| 21–58|-style="background:#fbb;"| 80| April 10| @ Indiana| | Sean Kilpatrick (26)| Markel Brown (12)| Shane Larkin (9)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165| 21–59|-style="background:#fbb;"| 81| April 11| Washington| | Bojan Bogdanovic (20)| Henry Sims (8)| Shane Larkin (7)| Barclays Center
14,653| 21–60|-style="background:#fbb;"| 82| April 13| Toronto| | Bojan Bogdanovic (29)| Henry Sims (7)| Donald Sloan (10)| Barclays Center
16,517| 21–61

Player statistics

Regular season

|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 79 || 39 || 26.8 || .433 || .382 || .833 || 3.2 || 1.3 || .4 || .1 || 11.2|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 78 || 17 || 22.4 || .442 || .361 || .776 || 2.3 || 4.4 || 1.2 || .2 || 7.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 76 || 41 || 21.3 || .389 || .358 || .857 || 2.3 || 1.1 || .6 || .1 || 7.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 73 || 73 || 33.7 || .511 || .143 || .787 || 7.8 || 2.0 || .8 || 1.7 || 20.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 73 || 73 || 33.0 || .514 || .233 || .644 || 9.0 || 1.9 || 1.5 || .5 || 15.1|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 71 || 7 || 12.9 || .447 || .000 || .431 || 5.1 || .6 || .5 || .5 || 4.3|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 62 || 6 || 15.8 || .394 || .314 || .755 || 2.0 || 1.5 || .6 || .2 || 5.9|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 61 || 33 || 21.6 || .440 || .384 || .750 || 2.8 || 4.4 || .5 || .1 || 7.0|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 57 || 57 || 33.9 || .406 || .371 || .852 || 3.9 || 4.1 || .7 || .0 || 11.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 46 || 0 || 13.8 || .455 || .188 || .825 || 2.1 || .4 || .1 || .2 || 6.6|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 40 || 5 || 10.0 || .405 || .297 || .929 || 1.5 || .9 || .2 || .1 || 2.4|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 39 || 2 || 10.9 || .571 || || .545 || 3.1 || .3 || .2 || .8 || 4.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 32 || 32 || 32.1 || .391 || .304 || .893 || 4.3 || 7.4 || 1.1 || .2 || 12.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 29 || 17 || 21.2 || .457 || .286 || .712 || 5.3 || 1.5 || 1.3 || .6 || 5.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 24 || 4 || 15.1 || .404 || .382 || .478 || 2.8 || .4 || 1.2 || .5 || 4.7|- | style="text-align:left;"|^†| 23 || 0 || 23.2 || .462 || .361 || .898 || 2.2 || 1.1 || .4 || .1 || 13.8|- | style="text-align:left;"|| 14 || 4 || 18.8 || .429 || || .833 || 5.1 || .6 || .6 || 1.0 || 6.5|}

Transactions

Re-signed

Player	Signed	Former Team

Subtractions

Player	Signed	New Team
Joe Johnson^[3]	Waived	Miami Heat
^[4]	Waived	Dallas Mavericks

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nets Part Ways With Head Coach Lionel Hollins. NBA.com. NBA. January 10, 2016. January 10, 2016.
2. Web site: Nets Part Ways With Head Coach Lionel Hollins. NBA.com. January 10, 2016. January 10, 2016.
3. Web site: HEAT Signs Joe Johnson. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. February 27, 2016. February 27, 2016.
4. Web site: Mavericks sign three-time All-Star Williams. NBA.com. July 14, 2015. July 14, 2015.