2015–16 Brooklyn Nets season

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.

The Nets are looking to rebuild this season after that infamous trade back in the 2013 offseason. which they gave up many first round picks and role players for Garnett and Pierce.

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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

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	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

Tony Brown (interim)

Assistant coach(es)

Jay Humphries
Paul Westphal
Steve Jones
Joe Wolf
Jim Sann (assistant coach/advanced scout)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
(DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
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 Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Toronto Raptors	56	26	.683	–	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)

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

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

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

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Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia Toronto
Central	Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee
Southeast	Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington

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Northwest	Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City Portland Utah
Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento
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