2015–16 Brooklyn Nets season

2015–16 Brooklyn Nets season
Head coach Lionel Hollins
Tony Brown
General manager Billy King
Sean Marks
Owner(s) Mikhail Prokhorov
Arena Barclays Center
Results
Record 21–61 (.256)
Place Division: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did Not Qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television YES Network, WWOR
Radio WFAN

The 2015–16 Brooklyn Nets season is the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its 4th 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

Draft picks

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

Roster

2015–16 Brooklyn Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) 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 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987–11–29 North Carolina
F 24 Hollis-Jefferson, Rondae 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995–01–03 Arizona
G 2 Jack, Jarrett  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 5 ft 11 in (1.80 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 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1995–02–05 Syracuse
F/C 33 Reed, Willie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 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
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–04–06

Preseason game log

2015–16 game log
Total: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
2015–16 season schedule
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Toronto Raptors 56 26 .683 0.0 32–9 24–17 14–2 82
x – Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 8.0 28–13 20–21 10–6 82
New York Knicks 32 50 .390 24.0 18–23 14–27 8–8 82
Brooklyn Nets 21 61 .256 35.0 14–27 7–34 6–10 82
Philadelphia 76ers 10 72 .122 46.0 7–34 3–38 2–14 82
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Cleveland Cavaliers * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 56 26 .683 1.0 82
3 y – Miami Heat * 48 34 .585 9.0 82
4 x – Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 9.0 82
5 x – Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 9.0 82
6 x – Charlotte Hornets 48 34 .585 9.0 82
7 x – Indiana Pacers 45 37 .549 12.0 82
8 x – Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 13.0 82
9 Chicago Bulls 42 40 .512 15.0 82
10 Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 16.0 82
11 Orlando Magic 35 47 .427 22.0 82
12 Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 25.0 82
14 Brooklyn Nets 21 61 .256 36.0 82
15 Philadelphia 76ers 10 72 .122 47.0 82

Regular season game log

2015–16 game log Total: 21–61 (Home: 14–27; Road: 7–34)
2015–16 season schedule

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Former Team

Additions

Player Signed Former team Ref.
Hollins, LionelLionel Hollins fired N/A [1]

Subtractions

Player Signed New Team
Joe Johnson[2] Waived Miami Heat
Williams, DeronDeron Williams[3] Waived Dallas Mavericks

References

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