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Here is the 1985–86 New Jersey Nets roster and regular season player statistics:

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight DOB From
1 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 lb Dec 9, 1955 Houston
2 Darwin Cook G 6-3 190 lb Aug 6, 1958 Portland
3 George Johnson C 6-11 205 lb Dec 18, 1948 Stephen F. Austin
4 Buck Williams F 6-8 215 lb Mar 8, 1960 Maryland
5 Mike Gminski C 6-11 250 lb Aug 3, 1959 Duke
6 Michael Ray Richardson G 6-5 190 lb Apr 11, 1955 Montana
7 Tony Brown F 6-6 185 lb Jul 29, 1960 Arkansas
8 Kelvin Ransey G 6-1 170 lb May 3, 1958 Ohio State
9 Yvon Joseph C 6-11 260 lb Nov 21, 1957 Houston
10 Tony Campbell F 6-7 215 lb May 7, 1962 Ohio State
11 Eddie Phillips F 6-7 220 lb Sep 29, 1961 Alabama
12 Dwayne McClain F 6-6 185 lb Feb 7, 1963 Villanova
13 Leroy Combs F 6-8 215 lb May 7, 1961 Oklahoma State
— Others (short stints) — — — — —

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%
Mike Gminski C 26 81 78 31.2 16.5 8.2 1.6 0.7 0.9 1.7 11.7 6.1 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 4.3 .893
Buck Williams PF 25 82 82 37.4 15.9 12.0 1.6 0.9 1.2 3.0 11.7 6.1 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 5.4 3.7 .676
Otis Birdsong SG 30 77 74 31.1 15.8 2.6 3.4 1.1 0.2 2.3 13.7 7.0 .513 0.3 0.1 .364 2.7 1.6 .581
Michael Ray Richardson PG 30 47 39 34.1 15.7 5.3 7.2 2.7 0.2 3.2 14.1 6.3 .448 0.6 0.1 .148 3.8 3.0 .788
Darryl Dawkins C 29 51 3 23.7 15.3 4.9 1.5 0.3 1.2 2.4 8.6 5.6 .644 0.0 0.0 .000 5.8 4.1 .707
Albert King SF 26 73 69 27.4 14.3 5.0 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.5 13.2 6.0 .456 0.3 0.1 .174 2.8 2.3 .823
Darwin Cook PG 27 79 33 24.9 8.0 2.2 4.9 2.0 0.3 1.7 7.9 3.4 .426 0.7 0.1 .208 1.4 1.1 .757
Mickey Johnson PF 33 79 4 19.9 7.8 4.2 2.7 0.8 0.3 2.1 6.4 2.7 .422 0.3 0.1 .208 2.9 2.3 .785
Kelvin Ransey PG 27 79 15 19.0 7.4 1.5 3.2 0.6 0.1 1.4 6.4 2.9 .457 0.3 0.0 .125 1.9 1.5 .818
Ray Williams PG 31 5 0 12.6 6.4 0.8 1.8 1.0 0.0 1.8 6.4 2.0 .313 0.4 0.0 .000 2.8 2.4 .857
Mike O’Koren SF 27 67 11 15.4 5.2 2.0 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 5.0 2.4 .476 0.4 0.1 .259 0.6 0.3 .590
Rod Higgins SF 26 2 0 14.5 3.0 4.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 8.0 1.5 .188 1.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0  
Jeff Turner PF 23 53 1 12.3 4.3 2.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 3.2 1.6 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 1.1 .744
Bobby Cattage PF 27 29 1 6.4 3.2 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 2.9 1.0 .337 0.2 0.0 .200 1.5 1.2 .795
Yvon Joseph C 28 1 0 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0   2.0 2.0 1.000
Totals     82 82 241.5 109.1 44.7 26.0 9.1 4.2 19.2 89.0 43.3 .486 2.6 0.5 .201 29.2 22.1 .755

Playoff 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 30 3 3 44.0 23.0 4.0 3.3 2.0 1.0 3.0 18.3 9.7 .527 1.0 0.0 .000 6.3 3.7 .579
Buck Williams PF 25 3 3 42.0 20.7 10.3 0.7 2.0 0.3 2.0 9.7 7.0 .724 0.0 0.0   8.7 6.7 .769
Mike Gminski C 26 3 3 36.3 19.3 10.0 1.7 1.3 0.7 3.0 14.3 5.3 .372 0.0 0.0   9.0 8.7 .963
Albert King SF 26 3 3 32.7 13.7 4.3 3.3 0.7 0.3 1.7 14.0 6.0 .429 1.3 0.3 .250 1.3 1.3 1.000
Darryl Dawkins C 29 1 0 17.0 10.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 4.0 .667 0.0 0.0   3.0 2.0 .667
Darwin Cook PG 27 3 0 25.7 9.3 2.3 5.7 1.7 0.7 2.0 9.7 4.3 .448 1.3 0.0 .000 2.0 0.7 .333
Kelvin Ransey PG 27 3 3 22.7 9.0 2.3 4.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 7.3 3.3 .455 1.0 0.3 .333 2.7 2.0 .750
Mickey Johnson PF 33 3 0 18.0 5.7 3.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 6.3 1.7 .263 0.7 0.0 .000 3.7 2.3 .636
Mike O’Koren SF 27 2 0 10.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 3.0 0.5 .167 0.5 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0  
Jeff Turner PF 23 3 0 6.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.0 0.3 .333 0.0 0.0   0.3 0.3 1.000
Totals     3 3 240.0 105.7 39.7 22.0 9.3 4.0 17.3 84.7 39.3 .465 5.7 0.7 .118 35.0 26.3 .752

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%
Darryl Dawkins C 29 51 3 23.7 8.5 7.5 2.3 0.5 1.8 3.7 13.2 8.5 .644 0.0 0.0 .000 8.9 6.3 .707
Otis Birdsong SG 30 77 74 31.1 8.1 3.0 3.9 1.3 0.3 2.7 15.9 8.1 .513 0.3 0.1 .364 3.2 1.8 .581
Albert King SF 26 73 69 27.4 7.9 6.6 3.3 1.0 0.4 3.3 17.3 7.9 .456 0.4 0.1 .174 3.7 3.0 .823
Mike Gminski C 26 81 78 31.2 7.0 9.5 1.9 0.8 1.0 2.0 13.5 7.0 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 5.6 5.0 .893
Michael Ray Richardson PG 30 47 39 34.1 6.6 5.6 7.6 2.8 0.2 3.4 14.8 6.6 .448 0.6 0.1 .148 4.0 3.2 .788
Buck Williams PF 25 82 82 37.4 5.9 11.6 1.5 0.9 1.1 2.9 11.2 5.9 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 5.2 3.5 .676
Ray Williams PG 31 5 0 12.6 5.7 2.3 5.1 2.9 0.0 5.1 18.3 5.7 .313 1.1 0.0 .000 8.0 6.9 .857
Mike O’Koren SF 27 67 11 15.4 5.6 4.7 4.1 1.0 0.3 1.9 11.7 5.6 .476 0.9 0.2 .259 1.4 0.8 .590
Kelvin Ransey PG 27 79 15 19.0 5.5 2.8 6.0 1.2 0.1 2.7 12.1 5.5 .457 0.6 0.1 .125 3.5 2.9 .818
Bobby Cattage PF 27 29 1 6.4 5.4 6.6 0.8 1.2 0.0 2.5 16.2 5.4 .337 1.0 0.2 .200 8.6 6.8 .795
Darwin Cook PG 27 79 33 24.9 4.9 3.2 7.1 2.9 0.4 2.4 11.5 4.9 .426 1.0 0.2 .208 2.0 1.5 .757
Mickey Johnson PF 33 79 4 19.9 4.9 7.6 5.0 1.5 0.6 3.8 11.6 4.9 .422 0.5 0.1 .208 5.3 4.2 .785
Rod Higgins SF 26 2 0 14.5 3.7 9.9 1.2 1.2 5.0 2.5 19.9 3.7 .188 2.5 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0  
Yvon Joseph C 28 1 0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0   0.0 0.0   14.4 14.4 1.000
Totals     82 82 3070 105.7 105.7 65.0 31.0 12.5 45.0 252.0 120.0 .465 15.0 3.0 .118 125.0 95.0 .752

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 29 1 0 17 8.5 6.4 6.4 0.0 4.2 4.2 12.7 8.5 .667 0.0 0.0 .000 6.4 4.2 .667
Otis Birdsong SG 30 3 3 132 7.9 3.3 2.7 1.6 0.8 2.5 15.0 7.9 .527 0.8 0.0 .000 5.2 3.0 .579
Albert King SF 26 3 3 98 6.6 4.8 3.7 0.7 0.4 1.8 15.4 6.6 .429 1.5 0.4 .250 1.5 1.5 1.000
Darwin Cook PG 27 3 0 77 6.1 3.3 7.9 2.3 0.9 2.8 13.6 6.1 .448 1.9 0.0 .000 2.8 0.9 .333
Buck Williams PF 25 3 3 126 6.0 8.9 0.6 1.7 0.3 1.7 8.3 6.0 .724 0.0 0.0   7.4 5.7 .769
Mike Gminski C 26 3 3 109 5.3 9.9 1.7 1.3 0.7 3.0 14.2 5.3 .372 0.0 0.0   8.9 8.6 .963
Kelvin Ransey PG 27 3 3 68 5.3 3.7 6.4 0.5 0.0 2.1 11.6 5.3 .455 1.6 0.5 .333 4.2 3.2 .750
Mickey Johnson PF 33 3 0 54 3.3 7.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 2.0 12.7 3.3 .263 1.3 0.0 .000 7.3 4.7 .636
Jeff Turner PF 23 3 0 18 2.0 6.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 6.0 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0   2.0 2.0 1.000
Mike O’Koren SF 27 2 0 21 1.7 3.4 3.4 3.4 1.7 5.1 10.3 1.7 .167 1.7 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0  
Totals     21 12 726 57.6 55.6 44.1 10.9 8.9 31.0 120.8 52.6 .479 10.3 1.2 .101 44.5 29.7 .691

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Mike Gminski C 26 81 78 2525 1333 668 133 56 71 140 949 491 .517 1 0 .000 393 351 .893
Buck Williams PF 25 82 82 3070 1301 986 131 73 96 244 956 500 .523 2 0 .000 445 301 .676
Otis Birdsong SG 30 77 74 2395 1214 202 261 85 17 179 1056 542 .513 22 8 .364 210 122 .581
Albert King SF 26 73 69 1998 1047 366 181 58 24 181 961 438 .456 23 4 .174 250 116 .823
Darryl Dawkins C 29 51 3 1207 778 251 77 16 59 124 441 284 .644 1 0 .000 297 210 .707
Michael Ray Richardson PG 30 47 39 1604 737 250 340 77 11 150 661 296 .448 27 4 .148 179 141 .788
Darwin Cook PG 27 79 33 1965 629 177 390 156 22 132 627 267 .426 53 11 .208 111 84 .757
Mickey Johnson PF 33 79 4 1574 616 332 217 67 25 165 507 214 .422 24 5 .208 234 183 .785
Kelvin Ransey PG 27 79 15 1504 586 116 252 51 4 114 505 231 .457 24 3 .125 148 121 .818
Mike O’Koren SF 27 67 11 1031 350 135 118 29 9 54 336 160 .476 27 7 .259 39 23 .590
Jeff Turner PF 23 53 1 650 226 137 14 21 3 49 171 84 .491 1 0 .000 78 58 .744
Bobby Cattage PF 27 29 1 185 92 34 4 6 0 13 83 28 .337 5 1 .200 44 35 .795
Ray Williams PG 31 5 0 63 32 4 9 5 0 9 32 10 .313 2 0 .000 14 12 .857
Rod Higgins SF 26 2 0 29 6 8 1 1 4 2 16 3 .188 2 0 .000 0 0  
Yvon Joseph C 28 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 0   2 2 1.000
Totals     82 82 19805 8949 3666 2128 749 345 1556 7301 3548 .486 214 43 .201 2483 1810 .755

Playoff 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 30 3 3 132 69 12 10 6 3 9 55 29 .527 3 0 .000 19 11 .579
Buck Williams PF 25 3 3 126 62 31 2 6 1 6 29 21 .724 0 0 .000 26 20 .769
Mike Gminski C 26 3 3 109 58 30 5 4 2 9 43 16 .372 0 0 .000 27 26 .963
Albert King SF 26 3 3 98 41 13 10 2 1 5 42 18 .429 4 1 .250 4 4 1.000
Darwin Cook PG 27 3 0 77 28 7 17 5 2 6 29 13 .448 4 0 .000 6 2 .333
Kelvin Ransey PG 27 3 3 68 27 7 12 1 0 4 22 10 .455 3 1 .333 8 6 .750
Mickey Johnson PF 33 3 0 54 17 11 2 2 0 3 19 5 .263 2 0 .000 11 7 .636
Darryl Dawkins C 29 1 0 17 10 3 3 0 2 2 6 4 .667 0 0 .000 3 2 .667
Jeff Turner PF 23 3 0 18 3 3 3 0 0 4 3 1 .333 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000
Mike O’Koren SF 27 2 0 21 2 2 2 2 1 3 6 1 .167 1 0 .000 0 0  
Totals     3 3 720 317 119 66 28 12 51 254 118 .465 17 2 .118 105 79 .752

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) 37.4 High 15.9 12.0 1.6 2.1 15.8 Team’s primary interior force and emotional leader; elite rebounder with relentless motor, anchoring defense and finishing efficiently around the rim throughout the season.  All-Star; MVP (16th)
Michael Ray Richardson Primary Engine (Two-Way PG) 34.1 Very High 15.7 5.3 7.2 2.9 15.6 Operated as the team’s offensive organizer and defensive disruptor; among league leaders in steals while maintaining heavy playmaking responsibility.  —
Mike Gminski Starting Center (Stability Big) 31.2 High 16.5 8.2 1.6 1.6 14.0 Emerged as a reliable starting center, combining interior scoring, rebounding, and elite free-throw efficiency for the position.  —
Otis Birdsong Primary Scorer (SG) 31.1 High 15.8 2.6 3.4 1.3 11.6 Consistent perimeter scoring threat relied on for shot creation; effective slasher who carried secondary playmaking duties.  —
Darryl Dawkins Power Finisher (C) 23.7 Mid 15.3 4.9 1.5 1.5 11.6 Used as a high-efficiency interior scorer and rim protector in a reduced role; provided physicality and shot deterrence.  —
Albert King Secondary Wing Scorer 27.4 Mid 14.3 5.0 2.5 1.1 11.5 Versatile wing who contributed scoring and rebounding while defending multiple positions; frequent off-ball attacker. —
Darwin Cook Defensive Catalyst (PG) 24.9 Mid 8.0 2.2 4.9 2.3 8.7 Energy guard valued for ball pressure, steals, and tempo control rather than scoring volume.  —
Mickey Johnson Utility Forward 19.9 Low-Mid 7.8 4.2 2.7 1.1 7.9 Multi-purpose forward used across lineups for rebounding, passing, and interior toughness.  —
Kelvin Ransey Table-Setter Guard 19.0 Mid 7.4 1.5 3.2 0.7 6.4 Rotational point guard focused on organizing offense and ball distribution with limited scoring emphasis.  —
Ray Williams Veteran Depth Guard 12.6 Low 6.4 0.8 1.8 1.0 5.0 Briefly used as experienced backcourt depth, contributing spot scoring and steady ball handling.  —
Rod Higgins Emergency Wing 14.5 Low 3.0 4.0 0.5 2.5 5.0 Extremely limited sample role; contributions skewed toward rebounding and defensive activity. —
Mike O’Koren Rotation Wing 15.4 Low 5.2 2.0 1.8 0.5 4.8 Low-usage wing providing spacing, basic defense, and connective passing in bench units.  —
Jeff Turner Developmental Big 12.3 Low 4.3 2.6 0.3 0.5 3.9 Young forward used sparingly for size and rebounding while developing offensively.  —
Bobby Cattage End-of-Bench Forward 6.4 Very Low 3.2 1.2 0.1 0.2 2.4 Minimal rotation role; short stints focused on physical presence rather than production. —
Yvon Joseph Emergency Center 5.0 Very Low 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 Single-game appearance as depth insurance with no measurable on-court impact.  —