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Here is the 1986–87 New Jersey Nets roster and regular season player statistics:


Roster

No. Player Pos Height Weight DOB From
1 Buck Williams F 6-8 215 lb Mar 8, 1960 Maryland
2 Mike Gminski C 6-11 250 lb Aug 3, 1959 Duke
3 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 lb Dec 9, 1955 Houston
4 Pearl Washington G 6-2 190 lb Jan 6, 1964 Syracuse
5 Tony Brown F 6-6 185 lb Jul 29, 1960 Arkansas
6 Orlando Woolridge F 6-9 215 lb Dec 16, 1959 Notre Dame
7 Dudley Bradley G 6-6 195 lb Mar 19, 1957 North Carolina
8 Dwayne McClain F 6-6 185 lb Feb 7, 1963 Villanova
9 Roy Hinson F 6-9 210 lb May 2, 1961 Rutgers
10 Moses Malone C 6-10 260 lb Mar 23, 1955 Petersburg HS (VA)
11 Dennis Hopson G 6-5 200 lb Apr 22, 1965 Ohio State
12 Frank Johnson G 6-2 185 lb Nov 23, 1958 Wake Forest
Additional players

Regular Season Per Game

PLAYER POS AGE GP GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Orlando Woolridge SF 27 75 53 35.2 20.7 4.9 3.5 0.7 1.1 2.8 14.2 7.4 .521 0.1 0.0 .125 7.5 5.8 .777
Buck Williams PF 26 82 82 36.3 18.0 12.5 1.6 1.0 1.1 3.4 11.4 6.4 .557 0.0 0.0 .000 7.2 5.2 .731
Mike Gminski C 27 72 66 31.6 16.4 8.8 1.4 0.7 1.0 1.8 13.2 6.0 .457 0.0 0.0   5.1 4.3 .846
Tony Brown SG 26 77 67 30.4 11.3 2.8 3.4 1.2 0.2 2.0 10.5 4.6 .442 0.3 0.1 .250 2.7 2.0 .738
Ray Williams PG 32 32 14 25.0 9.9 2.3 5.8 1.2 0.3 2.9 9.1 4.1 .452 0.9 0.2 .250 1.9 1.5 .817
Albert King SF 27 61 15 21.2 9.5 3.5 1.7 0.6 0.5 1.7 9.4 4.0 .426 0.5 0.2 .406 1.6 1.3 .810
Darryl Dawkins C 30 6 2 17.7 9.5 3.2 0.3 0.3 0.5 2.5 5.3 3.3 .625 0.0 0.0   4.0 2.8 .708
Pearl Washington PG 23 72 61 22.2 8.6 1.8 4.2 1.3 0.1 2.4 7.5 3.6 .478 0.3 0.1 .167 1.7 1.4 .784
James Bailey PF 29 34 2 15.9 8.3 4.0 0.6 0.4 0.7 1.6 7.0 3.3 .469 0.0 0.0   2.4 1.7 .725
Leon Wood PG 24 76 7 22.8 7.3 1.6 4.9 0.6 0.0 1.4 6.6 2.5 .373 2.6 0.8 .300 2.0 1.6 .799
Kevin McKenna SG 28 56 3 16.8 7.2 1.4 1.7 1.0 0.1 0.9 6.0 2.7 .454 2.2 0.9 .419 1.0 0.8 .754
Ben Coleman C 25 68 7 15.1 6.6 4.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.4 4.6 2.7 .581 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 1.3 .727
Otis Birdsong SG 31 7 6 18.1 6.3 1.0 2.4 0.4 0.0 1.3 6.0 2.7 .452 0.1 0.0 .000 1.3 0.9 .667
Jeff Turner PF 24 76 22 13.2 5.0 2.6 0.8 0.4 0.2 1.1 4.3 2.0 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 1.0 .731
Pace Mannion SF 26 23 3 12.3 3.6 1.7 2.0 0.8 0.2 1.0 4.1 1.3 .330 0.4 0.1 .333 1.3 0.8 .581
Chris Engler C 27 18 0 7.2 2.2 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.6 1.7 0.9 .516 0.0 0.0   0.7 0.4 .667
Michael Wilson SG 27 5 0 8.6 1.6 0.8 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.8 1.6 0.6 .375 0.0 0.0   0.4 0.4 1.000
Totals     82 82 242.1 108.5 43.6 24.3 7.8 4.8 19.7 86.4 41.1 .476 5.5 1.8 .323 31.8 24.4 .767

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%
Orlando Woolridge SF 27 75 53 35.2 21.2 5.0 3.6 0.7 1.2 2.9 14.6 7.6 .521 0.1 0.0 .125 7.7 6.0 .777
Darryl Dawkins C 30 6 2 17.7 19.4 6.5 0.7 0.7 1.0 5.1 10.9 6.8 .625 0.0 0.0   8.2 5.8 .708
Mike Gminski C 27 72 66 31.6 18.7 10.0 1.6 0.8 1.1 2.0 15.0 6.9 .457 0.0 0.0   5.9 5.0 .846
James Bailey PF 29 34 2 15.9 18.7 9.1 1.3 0.8 1.5 3.6 15.9 7.4 .469 0.0 0.0   5.3 3.9 .725
Buck Williams PF 26 82 82 36.3 17.8 12.4 1.6 0.9 1.1 3.4 11.3 6.3 .557 0.0 0.0 .000 7.1 5.2 .731
Albert King SF 27 61 15 21.2 16.2 6.0 2.9 0.9 0.8 2.9 16.0 6.8 .426 0.9 0.4 .406 2.8 2.3 .810
Kevin McKenna SG 28 56 3 16.8 15.3 2.9 3.6 2.1 0.3 2.0 12.9 5.8 .454 4.7 2.0 .419 2.2 1.6 .754
Ben Coleman C 25 68 7 15.1 15.8 10.1 1.3 1.1 1.1 3.3 11.0 6.4 .581 0.0 0.0 .000 4.2 3.1 .727
Jeff Turner PF 24 76 22 13.2 13.6 7.1 2.2 1.2 0.5 2.9 11.7 5.4 .465 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 2.7 .731
Tony Brown SG 26 77 67 30.4 13.4 3.4 4.0 1.4 0.2 2.4 12.5 5.5 .442 0.3 0.1 .250 3.2 2.3 .738
Ray Williams PG 32 32 14 25.0 14.3 3.4 8.3 1.7 0.4 4.2 13.1 5.9 .452 1.3 0.3 .250 2.7 2.2 .817
Pearl Washington PG 23 72 61 22.2 13.9 2.9 6.8 2.1 0.2 3.9 12.1 5.8 .478 0.5 0.1 .167 2.8 2.2 .784
Leon Wood PG 24 76 7 22.8 11.6 2.5 7.7 1.0 0.1 2.2 10.4 3.9 .373 4.2 1.2 .300 3.2 2.6 .799
Otis Birdsong SG 31 7 6 18.1 12.5 2.0 4.8 0.9 0.0 2.6 11.9 5.4 .452 0.3 0.0 .000 2.6 1.7 .667
Pace Mannion SF 26 23 3 12.3 10.5 4.9 5.7 2.3 0.5 2.9 11.9 3.9 .330 1.1 0.4 .333 3.9 2.3 .581
Chris Engler C 27 18 0 7.2 11.1 9.1 1.1 0.8 2.5 2.8 8.6 4.4 .516 0.0 0.0   3.3 2.2 .667
Michael Wilson SG 27 5 0 8.6 6.7 3.3 5.0 0.8 0.0 3.3 6.7 2.5 .375 0.0 0.0   1.7 1.7 1.000
Totals     82 82 242.1 271.1 109.6 70.2 19.6 14.7 53.6 231.0 102.2 .467 17.6 4.0 .319 55.3 41.4 .759

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Orlando Woolridge SF 27 75 53 2638 1551 367 261 54 86 213 1067 556 .521 8 1 .125 564 438 .777
Buck Williams PF 26 82 82 2976 1472 1023 129 78 91 280 936 521 .557 1 0 .000 588 430 .731
Mike Gminski C 27 72 66 2272 1179 630 99 52 69 129 947 433 .457 0 0   370 313 .846
Tony Brown SG 26 77 67 2339 873 219 259 89 14 153 810 358 .442 20 5 .250 206 152 .738
Pearl Washington PG 23 72 61 1600 616 129 301 92 7 175 538 257 .478 24 4 .167 125 98 .784
Albert King SF 27 61 15 1291 582 214 103 34 28 103 573 244 .426 32 13 .406 100 81 .810
Leon Wood PG 24 76 7 1733 557 120 370 48 3 108 501 187 .373 200 60 .300 154 123 .799
Ben Coleman C 25 68 7 1029 452 288 37 32 31 94 313 182 .581 1 0 .000 121 88 .727
Kevin McKenna SG 28 56 3 942 401 77 93 54 7 53 337 153 .454 124 52 .419 57 43 .754
Jeff Turner PF 24 76 22 1003 378 197 60 33 13 81 325 151 .465 1 0 .000 104 76 .731
Ray Williams PG 32 32 14 800 318 75 185 38 9 94 290 131 .452 28 7 .250 60 49 .817
James Bailey PF 29 34 2 542 282 137 20 12 23 54 239 112 .469 0 0   80 58 .725
Pace Mannion SF 26 23 3 284 83 39 45 18 4 23 94 31 .330 9 3 .333 31 18 .581
Darryl Dawkins C 30 6 2 106 57 19 2 2 3 15 32 20 .625 0 0   24 17 .708
Otis Birdsong SG 31 7 6 127 44 7 17 3 0 9 42 19 .452 1 0 .000 9 6 .667
Chris Engler C 27 18 0 130 40 33 4 3 9 10 31 16 .516 0 0   12 8 .667
Pace Mannion SF 26 23 3 284 83 39 45 18 4 23 94 31 .330 9 3 .333 31 18 .581
Michael Wilson SG 27 5 0 43 8 4 6 1 0 4 8 3 .375 0 0   2 2 1.000
Totals     82 82 19855 8893 3578 1991 643 397 1598 7083 3374 .476 449 145 .323 2607 2000 .767

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 Primary Interior Anchor 36.3 High 18.0 12.5 1.6 2.1 17.1 Elite rebounder and interior defender; team’s physical backbone, consistently controlling the glass and protecting the paint while carrying a heavy minute load. All-Star
Orlando Woolridge Primary Scoring Wing 35.2 High 20.7 4.9 3.5 1.8 15.5 Explosive slasher and transition scorer; led the team in scoring with strong downhill pressure and athletic finishing.  
Mike Gminski Starting Two-Way Center 31.6 Medium-High 16.4 8.8 1.4 1.7 14.2 Reliable interior scorer with mid-post touch; solid rim protection and rebounding presence in a traditional center role.  
Ray Williams Veteran Playmaking Guard 25.0 Medium 9.9 2.3 5.8 1.5 9.8 Steady floor general who stabilized the offense; prioritized ball movement and half-court organization.  
Tony Brown Starting Perimeter Defender 30.4 Medium 11.3 2.8 3.4 1.4 9.5 Defensive-minded guard tasked with pressuring ball handlers and spacing the floor offensively.  
Pearl Washington Developmental Lead Guard 22.2 Medium 8.6 1.8 4.2 1.4 8.0 Rookie-season playmaker flashes; creative passer with quick hands defensively, still adjusting to NBA pace.  
Albert King Bench Scoring Wing 21.2 Medium 9.5 3.5 1.7 1.1 7.9 Instant-offense reserve known for attacking off the dribble and providing scoring punch with second units.  
Leon Wood Rotation Playmaking Guard 22.8 Low-Medium 7.3 1.6 4.9 0.6 7.2 Pass-first guard who pushed tempo and facilitated offense, especially in transition and bench lineups.  
James Bailey Interior Rotation Big 15.9 Low-Medium 8.3 4.0 0.6 1.1 7.0 Energy big providing interior finishing and rim activity in limited minutes.  
Darryl Dawkins Situational Interior Scorer 17.7 Medium (Limited Games) 9.5 3.2 0.3 0.8 6.9 Veteran center offering strength, dunking ability, and physical presence in a brief stint.  
Ben Coleman Backup Center 15.1 Low 6.6 4.2 0.5 1.0 6.2 Efficient finisher and positional rebounder anchoring the paint in short bursts.  
Kevin McKenna Perimeter Bench Shooter 16.8 Low 7.2 1.4 1.7 1.1 5.7 Floor-spacing guard-forward hybrid contributing perimeter shooting and hustle defense.  
Otis Birdsong Veteran Depth Guard 18.1 Low 6.3 1.0 2.4 0.4 5.1 Short-term veteran scorer providing experience and secondary ballhandling.  
Jeff Turner Reserve Power Forward 13.2 Low 5.0 2.6 0.8 0.6 4.5 Fundamental big focused on screens, interior defense, and rotational stability.  
Pace Mannion End-of-Rotation Wing 12.3 Low 3.6 1.7 2.0 1.0 4.2 Hustle wing contributing energy, passing, and defensive activity in spot minutes.  
Chris Engler Emergency Center 7.2 Very Low 2.2 1.8 0.2 0.7 2.5 Deep-rotation big used for short relief minutes and foul absorption.  
Michael Wilson Deep Bench Guard 8.6 Very Low 1.6 0.8 1.2 0.2 1.9 Limited-action guard primarily used for short stints and backcourt depth.