2015–16 Brooklyn Nets season

2015–16 Brooklyn Nets season
Head coachLionel Hollins (fired)
Tony Brown (interim)
General managerBilly King
Sean Marks
OwnersMikhail Prokhorov
ArenaBarclays Center
Results
Record21–61 (.256)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionYES Network, WWOR
RadioWFAN
< 2014–15 2016–17 >

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

Main article: 2015 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 29 Chris McCullough Power forward  United States Syracuse
2 41 Pat Connaughton Small forward  United States Notre Dame

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

Roster

2015–16 Brooklyn Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 44 Bogdanović, Bojan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) 1989-04-18 Croatia
G 22 Brown, Markel 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992-01-29 Oklahoma State
G 21 Ellington, Wayne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987-11-29 North Carolina
F 24 Hollis-Jefferson, Rondae 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995-01-03 Arizona
G 2 Jack, Jarrett Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1983-10-28 Georgia Tech
G/F 10 Karasev, Sergey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1993-10-26 Russia
G 6 Kilpatrick, Sean 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1990-01-06 Cincinnati
G 0 Larkin, Shane 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992-10-02 Miami (FL)
C 11 Lopez, Brook 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1988-04-01 Stanford
F 1 McCullough, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995-02-05 Syracuse
F/C 33 Reed, Willie 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990-05-16 Saint Louis
F 41 Robinson, Thomas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 1991-03-17 Kansas
F/C 14 Sims, Henry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1990-03-27 Georgetown
G 15 Sloan, Donald 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1988-01-15 Texas A&M
F 30 Young, Thaddeus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1988-06-21 Georgia Tech
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 6, 2016

Game log

Preseason game log

2015–16 game log
Total: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
Pre-season: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 5 Fenerbahçe 96–101 Brook Lopez (18) Thomas Robinson (16) Shane Larkin (5) Barclaycard Center
6,857 		0–1
2 October 8 @ Detroit 93–83 Larkin, Lopez (17) Brook Lopez (9) Donald Sloan (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
10,019 		1–1
3 October 10 @ Philadelphia 95–97 Jarrett Jack (20) Thaddeus Young (10) Justin Harper (3) Wells Fargo Center
6,737 		1–2
4 October 14 Boston 105–109 Thaddeus Young (19) Thomas Robinson (12) Ryan Boatright (6) Barclays Center
10,482 		1–3
5 October 18 Philadelphia 92–91 Brook Lopez (24) Thaddeus Young (10) Joe Johnson (6) Barclays Center
10,756 		2–3
6 October 19 @ Boston 105–111 Bojan Bogdanovic (18) Thomas Robinson (9) Donald Sloan (6) TD Garden
15,540 		2–4
2015–16 season schedule
Atlantic DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Toronto Raptors5626.683–32‍–‍924‍–‍1714–282
x – Boston Celtics4834.5858.028‍–‍1320‍–‍2110–682
New York Knicks3250.39024.018‍–‍2314‍–‍278–882
Brooklyn Nets2161.25635.014‍–‍277‍–‍346–1082
Philadelphia 76ers1072.12246.07‍–‍343‍–‍382–1482
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c – Cleveland Cavaliers *5725.695–82
2y – Toronto Raptors *5626.6831.082
3y – Miami Heat *4834.5859.082
4x – Atlanta Hawks4834.5859.082
5x – Boston Celtics4834.5859.082
6x – Charlotte Hornets4834.5859.082
7x – Indiana Pacers4537.54912.082
8x – Detroit Pistons4438.53713.082
9Chicago Bulls4240.51215.082
10Washington Wizards4141.50016.082
11Orlando Magic3547.42722.082
12Milwaukee Bucks3349.40224.082
13New York Knicks3250.39025.082
14Brooklyn Nets2161.25636.082
15Philadelphia 76ers1072.12247.082

Regular season game log

2015–16 game log
Total: 21–61 (Home: 14–27; Road: 7–34)
October: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 28 Chicago L 100–115 Brook Lopez (26) Joe Johnson (10) Shane Larkin (8) Barclays Center
17,732 		0–1
2 October 30 @ San Antonio L 75–102 Brook Lopez (17) Thaddeus Young (7) Jarrett Jack (7) AT&T Center
18,418 		0–2
3 October 31 @ Memphis L 91–101 Bojan Bogdanovic (19) Brook Lopez (10) Jarrett Jack (9) FedExForum
16,013 		0–3
November : 4–10 (home: 3–2; road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 2 Milwaukee L 96–103 Brook Lopez (18) Brook Lopez (9) Joe Johnson (6) Barclays Center
12,576 		0–4
5 November 4 @ Atlanta L 87–101 Brook Lopez (27) Brook Lopez (11) Joe Johnson (6) Philips Arena
14,044 		0–5
6 November 6 L.A. Lakers L 98–104 Brook Lopez (23) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11) Jarrett Jack (12) Barclays Center
17,732 		0–6
7 November 7 @ Milwaukee L 86–94 Brook Lopez (20) Thaddeus Young (13) Joe Johnson (6) BMO Harris Bradley Center
15,228 		0–7
8 November 11 @ Houston W 106–98 Bojan Bogdanović (22) Brook Lopez (12) Joe Johnson (10) Toyota Center
18,155 		1–7
9 November 13 @ Sacramento L 109–111 Jarrett Jack (21) Brook Lopez (10) Jarrett Jack (12) Sleep Train Arena
17,131 		1–8
10 November 14 @ Golden State L 99–107 (OT) Jarrett Jack (28) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13) Jarrett Jack (9) Oracle Arena
19,596 		1–9
11 November 17 Atlanta W 90–88 Brook Lopez (24) Thaddeus Young (11) Joe Johnson (9) Barclays Center
12,241 		2–9
12 November 18 @ Charlotte L 111–116 Thaddeus Young (27) Jack, Young (8) Jarrett Jack (9) Barclays Center
12,241 		2–10
13 November 20 @ Boston L 95–120 Lopez, Young (14) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11) Jarrett Jack (5) TD Garden
18,361 		2–11
14 November 22 Boston W 111–101 Brook Lopez (23) Thaddeus Young (12) Shane Larkin (5) Barclays Center
14,866 		3–11
15 November 25 @ Oklahoma City L 99–110 Brook Lopez (26) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11) Shane Larkin (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		3–12
16 November 28 @ Cleveland L 88–90 Brook Lopez (22) Thaddeus Young (12) Jarrett Jack (14) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		3–13
17 November 29 Detroit W 87–83 Thaddeus Young (19) Thaddeus Young (10) Brook Lopez (5) Barclays Center
12,823 		4–13
December : 5–10 (home: 3–7; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 December 1 Phoenix W 94–91 Brook Lopez (23) Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9) Jack, Larkin (8) Barclays Center
12,787 		5–13
19 December 4 @ New York L 91–108 Brook Lopez (21) Thaddeus Young (11) Joe Johnson (4) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		5–14
20 December 6 Golden State L 98–114 Thaddeus Young (25) Thaddeus Young (14) Shane Larkin (6) Barclays Center
17,732 		5–15
21 December 8 Houston W 110–105 Brook Lopez (24) Thaddeus Young (12) Jarrett Jack (9) Barclays Center
13,319 		6–15
22 December 10 Philadelphia W 100–91 Andrea Bargnani (23) Thaddeus Young (11) Jarrett Jack (8) Barclays Center
13,266 		7–15
23 December 12 L. A. Clippers L 100–105 Thaddeus Young (18) Brook Lopez (12) Jarrett Jack (11) Barclays Center
15,689 		7–16
24 December 14 Orlando L 82–105 Jarrett Jack (15) Thaddeus Young (11) Jarrett Jack (7) Barclays Center
12,946 		7–17
25 December 16 Miami L 98–104 Brook Lopez (25) Thaddeus Young (7) Jarrett Jack (10) Barclays Center
15,113 		7–18
26 December 18 @ Indiana L 97–104 Jarrett Jack (26) Thaddeus Young (14) Jarrett Jack (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,548 		7–19
27 December 20 Minnesota L 85–100 Brook Lopez (20) Brook Lopez (12) Jack, Johnson (6) Barclays Center
14,552 		7–20
28 December 21 @ Chicago W 105–102 Brook Lopez (21) Thaddeus Young (13) Jarrett Jack (8) United Center
21,825 		8–20
29 December 23 Dallas L 118–119 (OT) Thaddeus Young (29) Thaddeus Young (10) Jarrett Jack (8) Barclays Center
15,994 		8–21
30 December 26 Washington L 96–111 Brook Lopez (19) Thaddeus Young (14) Jarrett Jack (11) Barclays Center
17,732 		8–22
31 December 28 @ Miami W 111–105 Brook Lopez (26) Brook Lopez (12) Shane Larkin (7) American Airlines Arena
19,975 		9–22
32 December 30 @ Orlando L 93–100 Brook Lopez (24) Brook Lopez (15) Jarrett Jack (10) Amway Center
18,397 		9–23
January : 3–13 (home: 2–8; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
33 January 2 @ Boston W 100–97 Brook Lopez (30) Brook Lopez (13) Jarrett Jack (9) TD Garden
18,624 		10–23
34 January 4 Boston L 94–103 Thaddeus Young (23) Thaddeus Young (15) Joe Johnson (4) Barclays Center
15,448 		10–24
35 January 6 Toronto L 74–91 Brook Lopez (24) Brook Lopez (13) Shane Larkin (4) Barclays Center
14,544 		10–25
36 January 8 Orlando L 77–83 Brook Lopez (17) Thaddeus Young (9) Donald Sloan (5) Barclays Center
13,907 		10–26
37 January 9 @ Detroit L 89–103 Brook Lopez (19) Thaddeus Young (9) Donald Sloan (10) Palace of Auburn Hills
16,406 		10–27
38 January 11 San Antonio L 79–106 Brook Lopez (18) Thaddeus Young (9) Donald Sloan (5) Barclays Center
15,214 		10–28
39 January 13 New York W 110–104 Brook Lopez (20) Thaddeus Young (11) Joe Johnson (6) Barclays Center
15,214 		11–28
40 January 15 Portland L 104–116 Brook Lopez (25) Thomas Robinson (10) Donald Sloan (10) Barclays Center
14,749 		11–29
41 January 16 @ Atlanta L 86–114 Thaddeus Young (18) Thaddeus Young (11) Donald Sloan (12) Philips Arena
17,052 		11–30
42 January 18 @ Toronto L 100–112 Brook Lopez (29) Brook Lopez (10) Joe Johnson (7) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		11–31
43 January 20 Cleveland L 78–91 Brook Lopez (16) Brook Lopez (10) Donald Sloan (9) Barclays Center
17,732 		11–32
44 January 22 Utah L 86–108 Bojan Bogdanovic (14) Joe Johnson (5) Donald Sloan (6) Barclays Center
12,809 		11–33
45 January 24 Oklahoma City W 116–106 Brook Lopez (31) Thaddeus Young (14) Joe Johnson (6) Barclays Center
16,019 		12–33
46 January 26 Miami L 98–102 Andrea Bargnani (20) Brook Lopez (10) Joe Johnson (8) Barclays Center
15,267 		12–34
47 January 29 @ Dallas L 79–91 Brook Lopez (28) Brook Lopez (12) Johnson, Sloan (4) American Airlines Center
20,409 		12–35
48 January 30 @ New Orleans L 103–105 Brook Lopez (33) Brook Lopez (10) Shane Larkin (6) Smoothie King Center
18,037 		12–36
February : 5–7 (home: 3–4; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
49 February 1 Detroit L 100–105 Brook Lopez (27) Shane Larkin (6) Shane Larkin (14) Barclays Center
13,290 		12–37
50 February 3 Indiana L 100–114 Brook Lopez (21) Thaddeus Young (14) Joe Johnson (9) Barclays Center
13,311 		12–38
51 February 5 Sacramento W 128–119 Joe Johnson (27) Thaddeus Young (14) Joe Johnson (11) Barclays Center
14,432 		13–38
52 February 6 @ Philadelphia L 98–103 Thaddeus Young (22) Thaddeus Young (10) Donald Sloan (4) Wells Fargo Center
18,847 		13–39
53 February 8 Denver W 105–104 Thaddeus Young (20) Thomas Robinson (11) Joe Johnson (8) Barclays Center
13,043 		14–39
54 February 10 Memphis L 90–109 Brook Lopez (20) Robinson, Young (9) Donald Sloan (8) Barclays Center
14,262 		14–40
All-Star Break
55 February 19 New York W 109–98 Brook Lopez (33) Donald Sloan (10) Joe Johnson (6) Barclays Center
17,732 		15–40
56 February 21 Charlotte L 96–104 Joe Johnson (17) Brook Lopez (10) Brook Lopez (6) Barclays Center
16,155 		15–41
57 February 23 @ Portland L 104–112 Brook Lopez (36) Thaddeus Young (11) Bogdanovic, Johnson, Sloan (4) Moda Center
19,393 		15–42
58 February 25 @ Phoenix W 116–106 Bojan Bogdanovic (24) Donald Sloan (9) Donald Sloan (6) Talking Stick Resort Arena
16,145 		16–42
59 February 27 @ Utah W 98–96 Thaddeus Young (21) Thaddeus Young (8) Donald Sloan (6) Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,863 		17–42
60 February 29 @ L. A. Clippers L 95–105 Brook Lopez (25) Thaddeus Young (11) Shane Larkin (6) Staples Center
19,060 		17–43
March : 4–11 (home: 3–2; road: 1–9)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
61 March 1 @ L. A. Lakers L 101–107 Brook Lopez (23) Thaddeus Young (15) Donald Sloan (6) Staples Center
18,997 		17–44
62 March 4 @ Denver W 121–120 (OT) Markel Brown (21) Markel Brown (8) Shane Larkin (8) Pepsi Center
14,163 		18–44
63 March 5 @ Minnesota L 118–132 Markel Brown (23) Thomas Robinson (17) Larkin, Robinson (5) Target Center
15,987 		18–45
64 March 8 @ Toronto L 99–104 Brook Lopez (35) Bogdanovic, Lopez, Robinson (5) Donald Sloan (5) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		18–46
65 March 11 @ Philadelphia L 89–95 Brook Lopez (24) Thaddeus Young (9) Donald Sloan (9) Wells Fargo Center
14,128 		18–47
66 March 13 Milwaukee L 100–109 Brook Lopez (20) Thaddeus Young (10) Bojan Bogdanovic (7) Barclays Center
15,241 		18–48
67 March 15 Philadelphia W 131–114 Bojan Bogdanovic (44) Thaddeus Young (16) Lopez, Young (4) Barclays Center
14,560 		19–48
68 March 17 @ Chicago L 102–118 Bojan Bogdanovic (26) Thaddeus Young (14) Bogdanovic, Karasev (5) United Center
21,513 		19–49
69 March 19 @ Detroit L 103–115 Thaddeus Young (24) Thaddeus Young (9) Donald Sloan (9) The Palace of Auburn Hills
17,559 		19–50
70 March 22 Charlotte L 100–105 Brook Lopez (29) Brook Lopez (9) Lopez, Sloan (6) Barclays Center
15,739 		19–51
71 March 24 Cleveland W 104–95 Brook Lopez (22) Jefferson, Lopez (7) Shane Larkin (7) Barclays Center
17,732 		20–51
72 March 26 Indiana W 120–110 Brook Lopez (23) Brook Lopez (9) Donald Sloan (5) Barclays Center
16,625 		21–51
73 March 28 @ Miami L 99–110 Brook Lopez (26) Thaddeus Young (9) Shane Larkin (8) American Airlines Arena
20,003 		21–52
74 March 29 @ Orlando L 105–139 Thomas Robinson (18) Thomas Robinson (12) Markel Brown (5) American Airlines Arena
17,536 		21–53
75 March 31 @ Cleveland L 87–107 Thaddeus Young (18) Thomas Robinson (11) Shane Larkin (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		21–54
April : 0–7 (home: 0–3; road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 1 @ New York L 91–105 Sean Kilpatrick (17) Thomas Robinson (13) Shane Larkin (5) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		21–55
77 April 3 New Orleans L 87–106 Sean Kilpatrick (15) Thomas Robinson (15) Shane Larkin (9) Barclays Center
16,329 		21–56
78 April 6 @ Washington L 103–121 Thomas Robinson (23) Thomas Robinson (10) Shane Larkin (8) Verizon Center
16,846 		21–57
79 April 8 @ Charlotte L 99–113 Wayne Ellington (21) Thomas Robinson (17) Shane Larkin (8) Time Warner Cable Arena
18,337 		21–58
80 April 10 @ Indiana L 105–129 Sean Kilpatrick (26) Markel Brown (12) Shane Larkin (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		21–59
81 April 11 Washington L 111–120 Bojan Bogdanovic (20) Henry Sims (8) Shane Larkin (7) Barclays Center
14,653 		21–60
82 April 13 Toronto L 96–103 Bojan Bogdanovic (29) Henry Sims (7) Donald Sloan (10) Barclays Center
16,517 		21–61
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

Regular season

Brooklyn Nets statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Bojan Bogdanović 79 39 26.8 .433 .382 .833 3.2 1.3 .4 .1 11.2
Shane Larkin 78 17 22.4 .442 .361 .776 2.3 4.4 1.2 .2 7.3
Wayne Ellington 76 41 21.3 .389 .358 .857 2.3 1.1 .6 .1 7.7
Brook Lopez 73 73 33.7 .511 .143 .787 7.8 2.0 .8 1.7 20.6
Thaddeus Young 73 73 33.0 .514 .233 .644 9.0 1.9 1.5 .5 15.1
Thomas Robinson 71 7 12.9 .447 .000 .431 5.1 .6 .5 .5 4.3
Markel Brown 62 6 15.8 .394 .314 .755 2.0 1.5 .6 .2 5.9
Donald Sloan 61 33 21.6 .440 .384 .750 2.8 4.4 .5 .1 7.0
Joe Johnson† 57 57 33.9 .406 .371 .852 3.9 4.1 .7 .0 11.8
Andrea Bargnani 46 0 13.8 .455 .188 .825 2.1 .4 .1 .2 6.6
Sergey Karasev 40 5 10.0 .405 .297 .929 1.5 .9 .2 .1 2.4
Willie Reed 39 2 10.9 .571 .545 3.1 .3 .2 .8 4.7
Jarrett Jack 32 32 32.1 .391 .304 .893 4.3 7.4 1.1 .2 12.8
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 29 17 21.2 .457 .286 .712 5.3 1.5 1.3 .6 5.8
Chris McCullough 24 4 15.1 .404 .382 .478 2.8 .4 1.2 .5 4.7
Sean Kilpatrick† 23 0 23.2 .462 .361 .898 2.2 1.1 .4 .1 13.8
Henry Sims 14 4 18.8 .429 .833 5.1 .6 .6 1.0 6.5
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Nets only.

Transactions

Re-signed

Player Signed Former Team

Additions

Player Signed Former team Ref.
Lionel Hollins fired N/A [2]

Subtractions

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

References

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