2011–12 New Jersey Nets season


The 2011–12 New Jersey Nets season was the 45th season of the franchise, their 36th in the National Basketball Association, 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, assists, and minutes per game 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.

Key dates

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Club Team
125MarShon BrooksGProvidence
231Bojan BogdanovićFFenerbahçe Ülker
236Jordan WilliamsFMaryland

Roster

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.

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Season

Awards, records and milestones

Overview

Trades

Free agents

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. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.