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Here is the 1984–85 New Jersey Nets roster and regular season player statistics:

Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight Birth Date Age College/From
10 Otis Birdsong SG 6’3″ 190 lbs Dec 9, 1955 29 Houston
22 Ron Brewer SG 6’4″ 180 lbs Sep 16, 1955 29 Arkansas
12 Darwin Cook PG 6’3″ 184 lbs Aug 6, 1958 26 Portland
53 Darryl Dawkins C 6’11” 251 lbs Jan 11, 1957 28 Maynard Evans HS (FL)
34 Chris Engler C 6’11” 245 lbs Mar 1, 1959 25 Wyoming
42 Mike Gminski C 6’11” 250 lbs Aug 3, 1959 25 Duke
43 George Johnson C 6’11” 205 lbs Dec 18, 1948 36 Dillard
55 Albert King SF 6’6″ 190 lbs Dec 17, 1959 25 Maryland
33 Kevin McKenna SG 6’5″ 195 lbs Jan 8, 1959 26 Creighton
31 Mike O’Koren SF 6’7″ 207 lbs Feb 7, 1958 26 North Carolina
14 Kelvin Ransey PG 6’1″ 170 lbs May 3, 1958 26 Ohio State
20 Micheal Ray Richardson PG 6’5″ 189 lbs Apr 11, 1955 29 Montana
22 Wayne Sappleton PF 6’9″ 215 lbs Nov 17, 1960 24 Loyola Chicago
35 Jeff Turner PF 6’9″ 230 lbs Apr 9, 1962 22 Vanderbilt
52 Buck Williams PF 6’8″ 215 lbs Oct 14, 1954 30 Maryland
44 Michael Wilson SG 6’4″ 175 lbs Sep 15, 1959 25 Marquette
50 Tom LaGarde PF 6’10” 220 lbs Jan 10, 1955 30 North Carolina

Note: Ages are calculated as of the 1984–85 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 29 56 45 32.9 20.6 2.6 4.1 1.5 0.1 2.1 17.3 8.8 .511 0.4 0.1 .190 4.6 2.9 .622
Michael Ray Richardson PG 29 82 82 38.1 20.1 5.6 8.2 3.0 0.3 3.0 17.9 8.4 .469 1.4 0.4 .252 3.8 2.9 .767
Buck Williams PF 24 82 82 38.8 18.2 12.3 2.0 0.8 1.3 2.9 13.3 7.0 .530 0.0 0.0 .250 6.6 4.1 .625
Darryl Dawkins C 28 39 30 24.9 13.5 4.6 1.2 0.4 0.9 2.4 8.7 4.9 .566 0.0 0.0 .000 5.2 3.7 .711
Mike Gminski C 25 81 54 29.9 12.8 7.8 2.0 0.5 1.1 1.7 10.1 4.7 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 3.4 .841
Albert King SF 25 42 7 20.5 12.8 3.8 1.4 1.0 0.2 1.5 11.0 5.4 .491 0.2 0.0 .000 2.5 2.0 .817
Ron Brewer SG 29 11 0 22.3 10.4 1.6 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.5 7.6 4.5 .583 0.2 0.0 .000 1.6 1.5 .889
Mike O’Koren SF 26 43 29 26.0 10.2 3.9 2.4 0.7 0.4 1.2 9.1 4.5 .494 0.5 0.2 .381 1.6 1.0 .627
Kelvin Ransey PG 26 81 29 20.9 8.9 1.6 4.4 1.1 0.1 1.4 8.1 3.7 .459 0.1 0.0 .182 1.8 1.5 .859
Darwin Cook PG 26 58 9 18.3 8.2 1.6 2.8 1.3 0.2 1.3 7.8 3.7 .468 0.4 0.0 .087 0.9 0.8 .870
Wayne Sappleton PF 24 33 0 9.0 2.9 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.6 2.6 1.2 .471 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 0.4 .412
Michael Wilson SG 25 8 0 11.5 2.8 1.6 1.4 0.5 0.3 0.6 2.9 1.1 .391 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 0.5 .667
Chris Engler C 25 7 0 10.9 2.7 3.9 0.0 0.3 0.6 0.1 2.3 1.0 .438 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 0.7 .556
Tom LaGarde C 29 1 0 8.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 1.0 .500
George Johnson C 36 65 0 12.3 1.6 2.8 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.6 1.2 0.6 .532 0.0 0.0 1.000 0.4 0.3 .815
Kevin McKenna SG 26 29 7 18.4 5.7 1.7 2.0 1.0 0.2 1.1 4.6 2.1 .455 0.4 0.2 .385 1.5 1.3 .884
Jeff Turner PF 22 72 36 19.8 5.8 3.0 1.5 0.4 0.1 1.3 5.2 2.4 .454 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.1 .859
Totals     82 82 240.9 109.5 43.4 26.4 9.4 5.1 16.5 90.8 44.5 .490 2.7 0.6 .232 27.3 19.9 .729

Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Buck Williams PF 24 3 3 41.0 24.7 10.7 0.3 1.0 1.7 2.0 13.3 8.7 .650 0.0 0.0 .000 10.0 7.3 .733
Albert King SF 25 3 3 35.0 22.0 7.7 1.7 2.3 0.7 3.3 19.0 9.3 .491 0.3 0.3 1.000 4.3 3.0 .692
Michael Ray Richardson PG 29 3 3 41.7 18.3 6.0 11.3 1.3 0.0 2.7 19.0 7.7 .404 0.7 0.0 .000 4.7 3.0 .643
Mike Gminski C 25 3 0 27.0 14.0 6.3 1.3 1.0 1.7 3.3 11.0 6.0 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000
Ron Brewer SG 29 3 0 31.0 12.0 1.7 1.7 1.0 0.0 1.0 10.0 5.0 .500 0.3 0.0 .000 2.7 2.0 .750
Darryl Dawkins C 28 3 3 21.3 8.3 4.7 1.3 0.7 2.0 2.3 7.7 3.7 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 1.0 .750
Kelvin Ransey PG 26 3 3 21.0 5.7 1.7 5.7 0.7 0.3 0.7 5.3 2.0 .375 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 1.7 1.000
Mike O’Koren SF 26 3 0 11.3 2.0 3.3 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.3 1.0 .429 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.0 .000
Darwin Cook PG 26 1 0 7.0 6.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 .750 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0  
Jeff Turner PF 22 3 0 7.0 1.3 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 0.7 .400 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.7 1.3
George Johnson C 36 1 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0
Totals     3 3 240.0 110.3 43.3 25.7 8.0 6.3 16.3 90.7 45.0 .496 1.3 0.3 .250 27.3 20.0 .732

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%
Albert King SF 25 42 7 20.5 22.5 6.7 2.4 1.7 0.4 2.7 19.3 9.5 .491 0.3 0.0 .000 4.4 3.6 .817
Otis Birdsong SG 29 56 45 32.9 22.6 2.9 4.5 1.6 0.1 2.3 18.9 9.7 .511 0.4 0.1 .190 5.1 3.1 .622
Darryl Dawkins C 28 39 30 24.9 19.5 6.7 1.7 0.5 1.3 3.4 12.6 7.1 .566 0.0 0.0 .000 7.4 5.3 .711
Michael Ray Richardson PG 29 82 82 38.1 19.0 5.3 7.7 2.8 0.3 2.9 16.9 7.9 .469 1.3 0.3 .252 3.6 2.8 .767
Buck Williams PF 24 82 82 38.8 16.9 11.4 1.9 0.7 1.2 2.7 12.3 6.5 .530 0.0 0.0 .250 6.1 3.8 .625
Ron Brewer SG 29 11 0 22.3 16.8 2.6 1.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 12.3 7.2 .583 0.3 0.0 .000 2.6 2.4 .889
Mike Gminski C 25 81 54 29.9 15.4 9.4 2.4 0.6 1.4 2.0 12.2 5.7 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 4.9 4.1 .841
Kelvin Ransey PG 26 81 29 20.9 15.4 2.8 7.6 1.9 0.1 2.4 13.9 6.4 .459 0.2 0.0 .182 3.0 2.6 .859
Mike O’Koren SF 26 43 29 26.0 14.1 5.3 3.3 1.0 0.5 1.6 12.6 6.2 .494 0.7 0.3 .381 2.2 1.4 .627
Darwin Cook PG 26 58 9 18.3 16.0 3.1 5.4 2.5 0.3 2.5 15.3 7.2 .468 0.8 0.1 .087 1.8 1.6 .870
Wayne Sappleton PF 24 33 0 9.0 11.6 9.1 0.8 0.8 0.5 2.5 10.5 5.0 .471 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 1.7 .412
Jeff Turner PF 22 72 36 19.8 10.6 5.5 2.7 0.7 0.2 2.3 9.5 4.3 .454 0.1 0.0 .000 2.3 2.0 .859
Kevin McKenna SG 26 29 7 18.4 11.1 3.3 3.9 2.0 0.5 2.2 9.0 4.1 .455 0.9 0.3 .385 2.9 2.6 .884
Michael Wilson SG 25 8 0 11.5 8.6 5.1 4.3 1.6 0.8 2.0 9.0 3.5 .391 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 1.6 .667
Chris Engler C 25 7 0 10.9 9.0 12.8 0.0 0.9 1.9 0.5 7.6 3.3 .438 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 2.4 .556
George Johnson C 36 65 0 12.3 4.8 8.3 1.0 0.9 3.5 1.8 3.6 1.9 .532 0.0 0.0 1.000 5.0 1.0 .815
Tom LaGarde C 29 1 0 8.0 4.5 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 9.0 4.5 .500
Totals     82 82 240.0 110.3 43.3 25.7 8.0 6.3 16.3 90.7 45.0 .496 1.3 0.3 .250 27.3 20.0 .732

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%
Darwin Cook PG 26 1 0 7.0 30.9 0.0 5.1 0.0 0.0 10.3 20.6 15.4 .750 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0  
Albert King SF 25 3 3 105.0 22.6 7.9 1.7 2.4 0.7 3.4 19.5 9.6 .491 0.3 0.3 1.000 4.5 3.1 .692
Buck Williams PF 24 3 3 123.0 21.7 9.4 0.3 0.9 1.5 1.8 11.7 7.6 .650 0.0 0.0 .000 8.8 6.4 .733
Mike Gminski C 25 3 0 81.0 18.7 8.4 1.8 1.3 2.2 4.4 14.7 8.0 .545 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 2.7 1.000
Darryl Dawkins C 28 3 3 64.0 14.1 7.9 2.3 1.1 3.4 3.9 12.9 6.2 .478 0.0 0.0 .000 5.6 2.3 .750
Michael Ray Richardson PG 29 3 3 125.0 15.8 5.2 9.8 1.2 0.0 2.3 16.4 6.6 .404 0.6 0.0 .000 4.0 2.6 .643
Ron Brewer SG 29 3 0 93.0 13.9 1.9 1.9 1.2 0.0 1.2 11.6 5.8 .500 0.4 0.0 .000 3.1 2.3 .750
Kelvin Ransey PG 26 3 3 63.0 9.7 2.9 9.7 1.1 0.6 1.1 9.1 3.4 .375 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 2.9 1.000
Mike O’Koren SF 26 3 0 34.0 6.4 10.6 4.2 0.0 0.0 1.1 7.4 3.2 .429 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 0.0 .000
Jeff Turner PF 22 3 0 21.0 6.9 6.9 3.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.6 3.4 .400 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0  
George Johnson C 36 1 0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0  
Totals     3 3 125.0 135.3 59.7 40.5 7.5 5.5 26.5 116.4 65.2 .500 1.3 0.3 .250 28.0 14.3 .715

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Michael Ray Richardson PG 29 82 82 3127 1649 457 669 243 22 249 1470 690 .469 115 29 .252 313 240 .767
Buck Williams PF 24 82 82 3182 1491 1005 167 63 110 238 1089 577 .530 4 1 .250 538 336 .625
Otis Birdsong SG 29 56 45 1842 1155 148 232 84 7 117 968 495 .511 21 4 .190 259 161 .622
Mike Gminski C 25 81 54 2418 1036 633 158 38 92 136 818 380 .465 1 0 .000 328 276 .841
Kelvin Ransey PG 26 81 29 1689 724 130 355 87 7 113 654 300 .459 11 2 .182 142 122 .859
Albert King SF 25 42 7 860 537 159 58 41 9 65 460 226 .491 8 0 .000 104 85 .817
Darryl Dawkins C 28 39 30 972 527 181 45 14 35 93 339 192 .566 1 0 .000 201 143 .711
Darwin Cook PG 26 58 9 1063 473 92 160 74 10 75 453 212 .468 23 2 .087 54 47 .870
Mike O’Koren SF 26 43 29 1119 438 166 102 32 16 51 393 194 .494 21 8 .381 67 42 .627
Jeff Turner PF 22 72 36 1429 421 218 108 29 7 90 377 171 .454 3 0 .000 92 79 .859
Ron Brewer SG 29 11 0 245 114 18 11 5 5 5 84 49 .583 2 0 .000 18 16 .889
George Johnson C 36 65 0 800 107 185 22 19 78 39 79 42 .532 1 1 1.000 111 74 .815
Wayne Sappleton PF 24 33 0 298 96 75 7 7 4 21 87 41 .471 0 0 .000 34 14 .412
Michael Wilson SG 25 8 0 92 22 13 11 4 2 5 23 9 .391 0 0 .000 6 4 .667
Chris Engler C 25 7 0 76 19 27 0 2 4 1 16 7 .438 0 0 .000 9 5 .556
Tom LaGarde C 29 1 0 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 .500
Totals     82 82 19755 8975 3558 2163 772 415 1331 7445 3646 .490 224 52 .232 2237 1631 .729

Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Albert King SF 25 3 3 105 66 23 5 7 2 10 57 28 .491 1 1 1.000 19 9 .692
Buck Williams PF 24 3 3 123 74 32 1 3 5 6 40 26 .650 0 0 .000 30 22 .733
Michael Ray Richardson PG 29 3 3 125 55 18 34 4 0 8 57 23 .404 2 0 .000 14 9 .643
Ron Brewer SG 29 3 0 93 36 5 5 3 0 3 30 15 .500 1 0 1.000 8 6 .750
Mike Gminski C 25 3 0 81 42 19 4 3 5 10 33 18 .545 0 0 .000 6 6 1.000
Darryl Dawkins C 28 3 3 64 25 14 4 2 6 7 23 11 .478 0 0 .000 4 3 .750
Kelvin Ransey PG 26 3 3 63 17 5 17 2 1 2 16 6 .375 0 0 .000 5 5 1.000
Mike O’Koren SF 26 3 0 34 6 10 4 0 0 1 7 3 .429 0 0 .000 2 0 .000
Jeff Turner PF 22 3 0 21 4 4 2 0 0 0 5 2 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
Darwin Cook PG 26 1 0 7 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 3 .750 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
George Johnson C 36 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
Totals   3 3 3 720 331 130 77 24 19 49 272 135 .496 4 1 .250 82 60 .732

HeatingUp Impact Index: Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Michael Ray Richardson Primary Engine (Two-Way PG) 38.1 Very High 20.1 5.6 8.2 3.3 18.6 Served as the team’s offensive and defensive driver, ranking among league leaders in steals while also carrying elite playmaking and scoring responsibility; frequently defended opposing stars. All-Star; MVP (14th); DPOY (7th)
Buck Williams Franchise Anchor (Interior) 38.8 High 18.2 12.3 2.0 2.1 17.3 Interior cornerstone who controlled the glass and finished efficiently around the rim; widely recognized as one of the league’s most consistent high-minute power forwards. —
Otis Birdsong Primary Scorer (SG) 32.9 High 20.6 2.6 4.1 1.6 14.5 Team’s most dynamic scorer, relied upon for shot creation and downhill pressure; mixed isolation scoring with secondary playmaking.  —
Mike Gminski Starting Center (Interior Balance) 29.9 Mid 12.8 7.8 2.0 1.6 12.1 Provided steady interior scoring and rebounding with improved foul shooting; key stabilizer in the frontcourt rotation.  —
Darryl Dawkins Power Center (Rim Force) 24.9 Mid 13.5 4.6 1.2 1.3 10.3 Used as a physical interior scorer and shot deterrent; efficiency and strength anchored second-unit and spot-start minutes.  —
Albert King Secondary Wing Scorer 20.5 Mid 12.8 3.8 1.4 1.2 9.6 Slashing forward who supplied instant offense in limited starts; attacked closeouts and scored efficiently inside the arc.  —
Mike O’Koren Two-Way Wing Connector 26.0 Mid 10.2 3.9 2.4 1.1 8.8 Versatile forward used for spacing, defense, and secondary creation; filled gaps rather than dominating possessions.  —
Darwin Cook Defensive Guard (Energy Role) 18.3 Low-Mid 8.2 1.6 2.8 1.5 7.1 Provided perimeter pressure and ball disruption; valued more for defense and tempo than scoring volume.  —
Ron Brewer Short-Burst Scorer 22.3 Low-Mid 10.4 1.6 1.0 1.0 7.0 Limited-game contributor who scored efficiently in short stints; primarily a situational offensive option.  —
Kelvin Ransey Table-Setter Guard 20.9 Mid 8.9 1.6 4.4 1.2 7.6 Rotational point guard tasked with organizing offense and distributing rather than scoring; steady assist production.  —
Jeff Turner Developmental Forward 19.8 Low 5.8 3.0 1.5 0.5 5.4 Young forward used for energy, rebounding, and spacing; offensive role remained limited.  —
Kevin McKenna Bench Shooter 18.4 Low 5.7 1.7 2.0 1.2 5.3 Reserve wing who provided spot shooting and ball movement; modest but efficient contributions.  —
Chris Engler Reserve Center 10.9 Low 2.7 3.9 0.0 0.9 3.8 Briefly used as a depth big, focusing on rebounding and interior defense in limited minutes.  —
Michael Wilson End-of-Bench Wing 11.5 Low 2.8 1.6 1.4 0.8 3.3 Minimal-usage guard who filled emergency minutes; role centered on spacing and effort.  —
George Johnson Specialist Defender (C) 12.3 Very Low 1.6 2.8 0.3 1.5 3.1 Veteran rim protector whose value came from shot-blocking efficiency rather than offensive output.  —
Wayne Sappleton Depth Forward 9.0 Low 2.9 2.3 0.2 0.3 2.9 Depth frontcourt piece used sparingly for size and basic rebounding.  —
Tom LaGarde Emergency Center 8.0 Very Low 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 Single-game appearance as frontcourt depth; negligible seasonal impact. —