Last Updated on July 30, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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The 1983–84 New Jersey Nets were powered by Buck Williams, who anchored the frontcourt with strong scoring and rebounding, while Otis Birdsong and Albert King provided consistent perimeter offence. Micheal Ray Richardson directed the attack as the primary playmaker and added significant defensive impact with his ball-hawking ability. The Nets combined balanced scoring, physical rebounding, and active defence, though inconsistent shooting efficiency limited their offensive production.
Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birth Date | Age | College/From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Otis Birdsong | SG | 6’3″ | 190 lbs | Dec 9, 1955 | 28 | Houston |
| 12 | Darwin Cook | PG | 6’3″ | 184 lbs | Aug 6, 1958 | 25 | Portland |
| 53 | Darryl Dawkins | C | 6’11” | 251 lbs | Jan 11, 1957 | 27 | Maynard Evans HS (FL) |
| 42 | Mike Gminski | C | 6’11” | 250 lbs | Aug 3, 1959 | 24 | Duke |
| 33 | Reggie Johnson | PF | 6’9″ | 205 lbs | Jun 25, 1957 | 26 | Tennessee |
| 55 | Albert King | SF | 6’6″ | 190 lbs | Dec 17, 1959 | 24 | Maryland |
| 31 | Mike O’Koren | SF | 6’7″ | 207 lbs | Feb 7, 1958 | 25 | North Carolina |
| 20 | Micheal Ray Richardson | PG | 6’5″ | 189 lbs | Apr 11, 1955 | 28 | Montana |
| 1 | Foots Walker | PG | 6’0″ | 184 lbs | May 21, 1951 | 32 | West Georgia |
| 52 | Buck Williams | PF | 6’8″ | 215 lbs | Oct 14, 1954 | 28 | Maryland |
| 34 | Bill Willoughby | SF | 6’8″ | 205 lbs | May 20, 1957 | 26 | Dwight Morrow HS (NJ) |
| 44 | Kelvin Ransey | PG | 6’1″ | 170 lbs | May 3, 1958 | 25 | Ohio State |
| 50 | Bruce Kuczenski | PF | 6’9″ | 230 lbs | Nov 3, 1961 | 22 | Connecticut |
| 45 | Mark Jones | SF | 6’6″ | 215 lbs | May 25, 1961 | 22 | St. Bonaventure |
Note: Ages are calculated as of the 1983–84 NBA season.
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 28 | 69 | 57 | 31.4 | 19.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 16.6 | 8.4 | .508 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .250 | 4.6 | 2.8 | .608 |
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 27 | 81 | 80 | 29.8 | 16.8 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 10.6 | 6.3 | .593 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .400 | 5.7 | 4.2 | .735 |
| Buck Williams | PF | 23 | 81 | 81 | 37.1 | 15.7 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 11.4 | 6.1 | .535 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.1 | 3.5 | .570 |
| Albert King | SF | 24 | 79 | 53 | 26.6 | 14.7 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 5.9 | .492 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .136 | 3.7 | 2.9 | .786 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 28 | 48 | 25 | 26.8 | 12.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 5.1 | .460 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .241 | 2.3 | 1.6 | .704 |
| Kelvin Ransey | PG | 25 | 80 | 50 | 24.2 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 3.8 | .434 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .219 | 2.3 | 1.8 | .792 |
| Darwin Cook | PG | 25 | 82 | 31 | 22.8 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 8.4 | 3.7 | .443 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .239 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .754 |
| Mike Gminski | C | 24 | 82 | 2 | 20.2 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 2.9 | .513 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.2 | 1.8 | .799 |
| Mike O’Koren | SF | 25 | 73 | 25 | 16.3 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 2.5 | .483 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .179 | 1.2 | 0.7 | .609 |
| Reggie Johnson | PF | 26 | 72 | 4 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | .496 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .730 |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 26 | 67 | 2 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 1.9 | .481 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.8 | .873 |
| Foots Walker | PG | 32 | 34 | 0 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 | .356 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .400 | 0.8 | 0.7 | .889 |
| Bruce Kuczenski | PF | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.9 | 0.4 | .500 |
| Mark Jones | PG | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .500 |
| Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 241.5 | 110.0 | 43.1 | 26.2 | 9.9 | 6.1 | 19.6 | 88.5 | 44.1 | .498 | 2.8 | 0.6 | .211 | 30.3 | 21.2 | .700 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 27 | 11 | 11 | 30.9 | 18.4 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 6.0 | .559 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.5 | 6.4 | .843 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 28 | 11 | 11 | 40.3 | 16.8 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 15.4 | 6.3 | .408 | 2.0 | 0.5 | .273 | 5.1 | 3.7 | .732 |
| Buck Williams | PF | 23 | 11 | 11 | 43.0 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 11.8 | 5.7 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 7.4 | 4.1 | .556 |
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 28 | 11 | 11 | 35.2 | 15.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 15.5 | 6.5 | .415 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.4 | 2.3 | .521 |
| Albert King | SF | 24 | 11 | 11 | 26.8 | 12.5 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 4.8 | .414 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.2 | 2.9 | .696 |
| Mike Gminski | C | 24 | 11 | 11 | 20.3 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 2.6 | .580 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.7 | 3.3 | .692 |
| Darwin Cook | PG | 25 | 11 | 11 | 16.8 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 2.7 | .366 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .308 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .708 |
| Mike O’Koren | SF | 25 | 11 | 11 | 19.6 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 2.3 | .424 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .833 |
| Kelvin Ransey | PG | 25 | 5 | 5 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .429 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 26 | 3 | 3 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Reggie Johnson | PF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.9 | 0.7 | .833 |
| Foots Walker | PG | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Totals | — | — | 11 | 11 | 240.0 | 101.2 | 43.5 | 22.0 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 17.5 | 84.5 | 37.5 | .445 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .256 | 36.5 | 25.1 | .687 |
Regular Season Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 28 | 69 | 57 | 31.4 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 19.0 | 9.7 | .508 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .250 | 5.3 | 3.2 | .608 |
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 27 | 81 | 80 | 29.8 | 20.2 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 12.7 | 7.6 | .593 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .400 | 6.9 | 5.1 | .735 |
| Albert King | SF | 24 | 79 | 53 | 26.6 | 19.9 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 16.2 | 8.0 | .492 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .136 | 5.0 | 4.0 | .786 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 28 | 48 | 25 | 26.8 | 16.1 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 14.8 | 6.8 | .460 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .241 | 3.0 | 2.1 | .704 |
| Reggie Johnson | PF | 26 | 72 | 4 | 11.4 | 15.2 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 11.3 | 5.6 | .496 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.5 | 4.0 | .730 |
| Buck Williams | PF | 23 | 81 | 81 | 37.1 | 15.3 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 11.1 | 5.9 | .535 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.0 | 3.4 | .570 |
| Mark Jones | PG | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2.7 | 15.8 | 4.5 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 6.8 | .500 | 2.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.5 | 2.3 | .500 |
| Kelvin Ransey | PG | 25 | 80 | 50 | 24.2 | 14.1 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 13.0 | 5.6 | .434 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .219 | 3.4 | 2.7 | .792 |
| Bruce Kuczenski | PF | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4.0 | 14.1 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 15.4 | 5.1 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 7.7 | 3.9 | .500 |
| Darwin Cook | PG | 25 | 82 | 31 | 22.8 | 13.7 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 13.2 | 5.9 | .443 | 0.9 | 0.2 | .239 | 2.4 | 1.8 | .754 |
| Mike Gminski | C | 24 | 82 | 2 | 20.2 | 13.5 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 5.2 | .513 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.0 | 3.2 | .799 |
| Mike O’Koren | SF | 25 | 73 | 25 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 11.6 | 5.6 | .483 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .179 | 2.6 | 1.6 | .609 |
| Foots Walker | PG | 32 | 34 | 0 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 8.6 | 3.0 | .356 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .400 | 2.6 | 2.3 | .889 |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 26 | 67 | 2 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 9.9 | 4.8 | .481 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.5 | 2.1 | .873 |
Playoff Per 36 Minutes
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 27 | 11 | 11 | 30.9 | 21.4 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 12.5 | 7.0 | .559 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 8.8 | 7.4 | .843 |
| Albert King | SF | 24 | 11 | 11 | 26.8 | 16.8 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 15.6 | 6.5 | .414 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.6 | 3.9 | .696 |
| Darwin Cook | PG | 25 | 11 | 11 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 16.0 | 5.8 | .366 | 2.5 | 0.8 | .308 | 4.7 | 3.3 | .708 |
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 28 | 11 | 11 | 35.2 | 15.5 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 15.9 | 6.6 | .415 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.5 | 2.3 | .521 |
| Mike Gminski | C | 24 | 11 | 11 | 20.3 | 15.2 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 8.1 | 4.7 | .580 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 8.4 | 5.8 | .692 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 28 | 11 | 11 | 40.3 | 15.0 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 13.7 | 5.6 | .408 | 1.8 | 0.5 | .273 | 4.6 | 3.3 | .732 |
| Buck Williams | PF | 23 | 11 | 11 | 43.0 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 9.9 | 4.8 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.5 | 4.3 | .556 |
| Kelvin Ransey | PG | 25 | 5 | 5 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 11.5 | 4.9 | .429 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Reggie Johnson | PF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2.4 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 12.7 | 10.6 | .833 |
| Mike O’Koren | SF | 25 | 11 | 11 | 19.6 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 4.2 | .424 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .833 |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 26 | 3 | 3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 2.8 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Foots Walker | PG | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Totals | — | — | 11 | 11 | 30.0 | 14.3 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 12.4 | 5.2 | .471 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .198 | 5.1 | 3.4 | .709 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 28 | 69 | 57 | 2168 | 1365 | 170 | 266 | 86 | 17 | 170 | 1147 | 583 | .508 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 319 | 194 | .608 |
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 27 | 81 | 80 | 2417 | 1357 | 541 | 123 | 60 | 136 | 231 | 855 | 507 | .593 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 464 | 341 | .735 |
| Buck Williams | PF | 23 | 81 | 81 | 3003 | 1274 | 1000 | 130 | 81 | 125 | 237 | 926 | 495 | .535 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 498 | 284 | .570 |
| Albert King | SF | 24 | 79 | 53 | 2103 | 1165 | 388 | 203 | 91 | 33 | 208 | 946 | 465 | .492 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 295 | 232 | .786 |
| Kelvin Ransey | PG | 25 | 80 | 50 | 1937 | 760 | 127 | 483 | 91 | 6 | 141 | 700 | 304 | .434 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 183 | 145 | .792 |
| Darwin Cook | PG | 25 | 82 | 31 | 1870 | 714 | 156 | 356 | 51 | 36 | 142 | 687 | 304 | .443 | 46 | 11 | .239 | 126 | 95 | .754 |
| Mike Gminski | C | 24 | 82 | 2 | 1655 | 621 | 433 | 92 | 37 | 70 | 120 | 462 | 237 | .513 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 184 | 147 | .799 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 28 | 48 | 25 | 1285 | 576 | 172 | 214 | 103 | 20 | 118 | 528 | 243 | .460 | 58 | 14 | .241 | 108 | 76 | .704 |
| Mike O’Koren | SF | 25 | 73 | 25 | 1191 | 430 | 175 | 95 | 34 | 11 | 75 | 385 | 186 | .483 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 87 | 53 | .609 |
| Reggie Johnson | PF | 26 | 72 | 4 | 818 | 346 | 138 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 59 | 256 | 127 | .496 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 126 | 92 | .730 |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 26 | 67 | 2 | 936 | 303 | 193 | 56 | 23 | 24 | 53 | 258 | 124 | .481 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 63 | 55 | .873 |
| Foots Walker | PG | 32 | 34 | 0 | 378 | 90 | 31 | 81 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 90 | 32 | .356 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 27 | 24 | .889 |
| Bruce Kuczenski | PF | 22 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | .500 |
| Mark Jones | PG | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 19805 | 9019 | 3534 | 2148 | 814 | 499 | 1589 | 7258 | 3614 | .498 | 232 | 49 | .211 | 2488 | 1742 | .700 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 27 | 11 | 11 | 340 | 202 | 68 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 118 | 66 | .559 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 83 | 70 | .843 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 28 | 11 | 11 | 443 | 185 | 54 | 79 | 34 | 4 | 30 | 169 | 69 | .408 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 56 | 41 | .732 |
| Buck Williams | PF | 23 | 11 | 11 | 473 | 171 | 155 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 130 | 63 | .485 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 81 | 45 | .556 |
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 28 | 11 | 11 | 387 | 167 | 26 | 41 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 171 | 71 | .415 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 48 | 25 | .521 |
| Albert King | SF | 24 | 11 | 11 | 295 | 138 | 58 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 128 | 53 | .414 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 46 | 32 | .696 |
| Mike Gminski | C | 24 | 11 | 11 | 223 | 94 | 55 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 29 | .580 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 52 | 36 | .692 |
| Darwin Cook | PG | 25 | 11 | 11 | 185 | 81 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 82 | 30 | .366 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 24 | 17 | .708 |
| Mike O’Koren | SF | 25 | 11 | 11 | 216 | 55 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 59 | 25 | .424 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 5 | .833 |
| Kelvin Ransey | PG | 25 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 6 | .429 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Reggie Johnson | PF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 5 | .833 |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 26 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Foots Walker | PG | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Totals | — | — | 11 | 11 | 2640 | 1113 | 478 | 242 | 109 | 57 | 187 | 929 | 413 | .445 | 43 | 11 | .256 | 402 | 276 | .687 |
HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | Franchise Anchor (Interior) | 37.1 | High | 15.7 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 16.1 | Team’s foundational interior presence; elite rebounder and high-motor defender who consistently controlled the paint and set the physical tone nightly for New Jersey. Widely regarded as one of the league’s premier power forwards in this stretch. | — |
| Otis Birdsong | Primary Scorer (Backcourt) | 31.4 | High | 19.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 13.8 | Led the team in scoring with aggressive slashing and isolation play; frequent late-clock option and offensive focal point in half-court sets. | All-Star |
| Darryl Dawkins | Rim Enforcer (Center) | 29.8 | High | 16.8 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 13.7 | Physical interior scorer and shot-blocker; provided vertical spacing, rim protection, and emotional edge as the starting center. | — |
| Albert King | Secondary Wing Scorer | 26.6 | Mid | 14.7 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 11.9 | Reliable wing contributor who attacked off the dribble and filled scoring gaps; blended perimeter offense with slashing efficiency. | — |
| Michael Ray Richardson | Two-Way Playmaker | 26.8 | Mid | 12.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 11.3 | Provided ball pressure, playmaking, and defensive disruption; strong steal rates and tempo control despite reduced games played. | — |
| Kelvin Ransey | Lead Organizer (PG) | 24.2 | Mid | 9.5 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 9.2 | Primary table-setter for long stretches; focused on ball movement and orchestrating offense rather than scoring volume. | — |
| Darwin Cook | Energy Guard (Two-Way) | 22.8 | Mid | 8.7 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 8.7 | Defensive-minded guard who applied pressure at the point of attack; contributed across categories with high activity. | — |
| Mike Gminski | Rotational Big | 20.2 | Low | 7.6 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 7.7 | Productive reserve center providing rebounding and interior scoring efficiency in limited minutes. | — |
| Mike O’Koren | Role Wing | 16.3 | Low | 5.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 5.2 | Versatile forward used for spacing and secondary defense; low-usage but steady rotational minutes. | — |
| Bill Willoughby | Bench Forward | 14.0 | Low | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.5 | Athletic depth piece who contributed energy and rebounding in short stints. | — |
| Reggie Johnson | Reserve Big | 11.4 | Low | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.0 | Low-minute frontcourt reserve focused on physical play and interior defense. | — |
| Foots Walker | Veteran Depth Guard | 11.1 | Low | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.3 | Veteran ball-handler providing steady minutes and situational playmaking off the bench. | — |
| Bruce Kuczenski | End-of-Bench Big | 4.0 | Low | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | Developmental big with minimal rotation exposure during the season. | — |
| Mark Jones | Emergency Guard | 2.7 | Low | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 | Brief appearances as backcourt depth; limited opportunity to establish role. | — |