Last Updated on August 7, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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The Brooklyn Nets 1996-97 were led by Kerry Kittles, whose scoring and perimeter shooting provided the team’s primary offensive production, while Sherman Douglas directed the offense as its main playmaker. Jayson Williams anchored the frontcourt with elite rebounding, and Kendall Gill contributed versatile scoring and defensive activity. The statistics reflect a balanced team that relied on strong rebounding, steady backcourt creation, and complementary scoring across the rotation.
Roster
| NO. | PLAYER NAME | POS | HT | WT | DATE OF BIRTH | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Eric Montross | C | 7-0 | 270 | September 23, 1971 | UNC |
| 2 | Vincent Askew | SG | 6-6 | 210 | February 28, 1966 | Memphis |
| 2 | Evric Gray | SF | 6-7 | 235 | December 13, 1969 | UNLV |
| 6 | Khalid Reeves | PG | 6-3 | 199 | July 15, 1972 | Arizona |
| 7 | Reggie Williams | SF | 6-7 | 190 | March 5, 1964 | Georgetown |
| 10 | Sam Cassell | PG | 6-3 | 185 | November 18, 1969 | Florida State |
| 13 | Kendall Gill | SF | 6-5 | 195 | May 25, 1968 | Illinois |
| 14 | Robert Pack | PG | 6-2 | 180 | February 3, 1969 | USC |
| 15 | Chris Gatling | PF | 6-10 | 220 | September 3, 1967 | Old Dominion |
| 21 | Kevin Edwards | PG | 6-3 | 190 | October 30, 1965 | DePaul |
| 22 | Jim Jackson | SF | 6-6 | 220 | October 14, 1970 | Ohio State |
| 24 | Lloyd Daniels | SG | 6-7 | 205 | September 4, 1967 | Mount San Antonio College |
| 30 | Kerry Kittles | SG | 6-5 | 179 | June 12, 1974 | Villanova |
| 31 | Ed O’Bannon | SF | 6-8 | 222 | August 14, 1972 | UCLA |
| 33 | Yinka Dare | C | 7-0 | 265 | October 10, 1972 | George Washington |
| 34 | Xavier McDaniel | PF | 6-7 | 205 | June 4, 1963 | Wichita State |
| 35 | Joe Kleine | C | 6-11 | 255 | January 4, 1962 | Notre Dame, Arkansas |
| 41 | Robert Werdann | C | 6-11 | 250 | September 12, 1970 | St. John’s |
| 44 | Tony Massenburg | PF | 6-9 | 220 | July 31, 1967 | Maryland |
| 45 | Shawn Bradley | C | 7-6 | 235 | March 22, 1972 | BYU |
| 50 | Adrian Caldwell | PF | 6-8 | 265 | July 4, 1966 | SMU, Lamar |
| 54 | Jack Haley | C | 6-10 | 240 | January 27, 1964 | UCLA |
| 55 | Jayson Williams | PF | 6-9 | 240 | February 22, 1968 | St. John’s |
Regular Season Per Game
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Gill | SF | 28 | 82 | 81 | 39.0 | 21.8 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 17.7 | 7.9 | .443 | 2.7 | 0.9 | .336 | 6.5 | 5.2 | .797 |
| Kerry Kittles | SG | 22 | 82 | 57 | 36.7 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 14.5 | 6.2 | .426 | 5.1 | 1.9 | .377 | 2.8 | 2.1 | .771 |
| Tony Massenburg | PF | 29 | 79 | 49 | 24.7 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 2.8 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.6 | 1.6 | .631 |
| Jayson Williams | PF | 28 | 41 | 40 | 34.9 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 13.2 | 5.4 | .409 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.5 | 2.6 | .590 |
| Robert Pack | PG | 27 | 34 | 31 | 34.9 | 15.9 | 2.5 | 9.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 13.9 | 5.7 | .407 | 2.2 | 0.6 | .297 | 5.0 | 3.9 | .788 |
| Jim Jackson | SF | 26 | 31 | 31 | 37.3 | 16.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 14.2 | 5.9 | .417 | 3.5 | 1.3 | .370 | 3.9 | 3.4 | .852 |
| Shawn Bradley | C | 24 | 40 | 38 | 30.7 | 12.0 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 11.4 | 5.0 | .436 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.1 | 2.0 | .664 |
| Sam Cassell | PG | 27 | 23 | 22 | 33.8 | 19.3 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 16.4 | 7.3 | .443 | 5.2 | 2.0 | .392 | 3.3 | 2.8 | .831 |
| Khalid Reeves | PG | 24 | 50 | 18 | 21.0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 2.8 | .393 | 3.8 | 1.5 | .396 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .747 |
| Xavier McDaniel | PF | 33 | 62 | 5 | 18.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 2.2 | .389 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .200 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .730 |
| Ed O’Bannon | SF | 24 | 45 | 5 | 14.1 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 4.6 | 1.7 | .367 | 1.3 | 0.4 | .283 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .870 |
| Kevin Edwards | PG | 31 | 32 | 0 | 14.9 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 2.2 | .377 | 1.3 | 0.5 | .349 | 1.3 | 1.2 | .860 |
| Eric Montross | C | 25 | 31 | 31 | 27.2 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 5.2 | 2.4 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | .393 | |
| Lloyd Daniels | SG | 29 | 17 | 0 | 16.6 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 2.0 | .330 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .322 | 0.4 | 0.3 | .833 |
| Joe Kleine | C | 35 | 28 | 0 | 16.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .427 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .500 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .722 |
| Reggie Williams | SF | 32 | 11 | 0 | 15.2 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 2.5 | .403 | 3.0 | 0.8 | .273 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .800 |
| Yinka Dare | C | 24 | 41 | 2 | 7.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | .352 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .514 | |
| Chris Gatling | PF | 29 | 3 | 0 | 30.7 | 17.0 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 14.3 | 6.0 | .419 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | .938 | |
| Jack Haley | C | 33 | 20 | 0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | .351 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | .737 | |
| Adrian Caldwell | PF | 30 | 18 | 0 | 11.3 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | .286 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.5 | .529 |
| Evric Gray | SF | 27 | 5 | 0 | 8.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.8 | .267 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .250 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.000 |
| Robert Werdann | C | 26 | 6 | 0 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 | |
| Vincent Askew | SG | 30 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 241.2 | 97.2 | 46.2 | 21.0 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 15.7 | 86.5 | 36.5 | .422 | 16.7 | 5.9 | .353 | 24.8 | 18.3 | .740 |
Regular Season Per 36 Mins
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | Min | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Gill | SF | 28 | 82 | 81 | 3199 | 20.1 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 16.4 | 7.2 | .443 | 2.5 | 0.8 | .336 | 6.0 | 4.8 | .797 |
| Kerry Kittles | SG | 22 | 82 | 57 | 3012 | 16.1 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 14.2 | 6.1 | .426 | 5.0 | 1.9 | .377 | 2.7 | 2.1 | .771 |
| Tony Massenburg | PF | 29 | 79 | 49 | 1954 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 8.3 | 4.0 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.8 | 2.4 | .631 |
| Jayson Williams | PF | 28 | 41 | 40 | 1432 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 13.6 | 5.6 | .409 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.6 | 2.7 | .590 |
| Robert Pack | PG | 27 | 34 | 31 | 1185 | 16.5 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 14.4 | 5.9 | .407 | 2.2 | 0.7 | .297 | 5.2 | 4.1 | .788 |
| Jim Jackson | SF | 26 | 31 | 31 | 1155 | 16.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 13.7 | 5.7 | .417 | 3.4 | 1.2 | .370 | 3.8 | 3.2 | .852 |
| Shawn Bradley | C | 24 | 40 | 38 | 1228 | 14.0 | 9.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 13.4 | 5.8 | .436 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.6 | 2.4 | .664 |
| Sam Cassell | PG | 27 | 23 | 22 | 777 | 20.6 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 17.5 | 7.7 | .443 | 5.6 | 2.2 | .392 | 3.6 | 3.0 | .831 |
| Khalid Reeves | PG | 24 | 50 | 18 | 1048 | 14.2 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 12.3 | 4.8 | .393 | 6.6 | 2.6 | .396 | 2.6 | 1.9 | .747 |
| Xavier McDaniel | PF | 33 | 62 | 5 | 1170 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 10.9 | 4.2 | .389 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .200 | 2.7 | 2.0 | .730 |
| Ed O’Bannon | SF | 24 | 45 | 5 | 634 | 10.7 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 11.8 | 4.3 | .367 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .283 | 1.3 | 1.1 | .870 |
| Kevin Edwards | PG | 31 | 32 | 0 | 477 | 14.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 3.7 | 13.8 | 5.2 | .377 | 3.2 | 1.1 | .349 | 3.2 | 2.8 | .860 |
| Eric Montross | C | 25 | 31 | 31 | 844 | 6.7 | 12.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 3.1 | .451 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | .393 | |
| Lloyd Daniels | SG | 29 | 17 | 0 | 282 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 13.1 | 4.3 | .330 | 7.5 | 2.4 | .322 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .833 |
| Joe Kleine | C | 35 | 28 | 0 | 453 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 2.8 | .427 | 0.2 | 0.1 | .500 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .722 |
| Reggie Williams | SF | 32 | 11 | 0 | 167 | 15.3 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 14.4 | 5.8 | .403 | 7.1 | 1.9 | .273 | 2.2 | 1.7 | .800 |
| Yinka Dare | C | 24 | 41 | 2 | 313 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 2.2 | .352 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 2.2 | .514 | |
| Chris Gatling | PF | 29 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 20.0 | 8.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 16.8 | 7.0 | .419 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 5.9 | .938 | |
| Jack Haley | C | 33 | 20 | 0 | 74 | 19.5 | 15.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 18.0 | 6.3 | .351 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 6.8 | .737 | |
| Adrian Caldwell | PF | 30 | 18 | 0 | 204 | 5.1 | 9.9 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.2 | 1.8 | .286 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.0 | 1.6 | .529 |
| Evric Gray | SF | 27 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 12.9 | 3.4 | .267 | 3.4 | 0.9 | .250 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.000 |
| Robert Werdann | C | 26 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 8.1 | 3.5 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.000 | |
| Vincent Askew | SG | 30 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Regular Season Totals
| Player | Pos | Age | GP | GS | Min | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Gill | SF | 28 | 82 | 81 | 3199 | 1789 | 499 | 326 | 154 | 46 | 218 | 1453 | 644 | .443 | 220 | 74 | .336 | 536 | 427 | .797 |
| Kerry Kittles | SG | 22 | 82 | 57 | 3012 | 1347 | 319 | 249 | 157 | 35 | 127 | 1189 | 507 | .426 | 419 | 158 | .377 | 227 | 175 | .771 |
| Tony Massenburg | PF | 29 | 79 | 49 | 1954 | 568 | 517 | 23 | 38 | 50 | 91 | 452 | 219 | .485 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 206 | 130 | .631 |
| Jayson Williams | PF | 28 | 41 | 40 | 1432 | 550 | 553 | 51 | 24 | 36 | 82 | 540 | 221 | .409 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 183 | 108 | .590 |
| Robert Pack | PG | 27 | 34 | 31 | 1185 | 542 | 86 | 325 | 59 | 3 | 150 | 474 | 193 | .407 | 74 | 22 | .297 | 170 | 134 | .788 |
| Jim Jackson | SF | 26 | 31 | 31 | 1155 | 512 | 184 | 160 | 29 | 17 | 101 | 441 | 184 | .417 | 108 | 40 | .370 | 122 | 104 | .852 |
| Shawn Bradley | C | 24 | 40 | 38 | 1228 | 479 | 325 | 20 | 23 | 160 | 64 | 456 | 199 | .436 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 122 | 81 | .664 |
| Sam Cassell | PG | 27 | 23 | 22 | 777 | 445 | 82 | 149 | 37 | 7 | 67 | 377 | 167 | .443 | 120 | 47 | .392 | 77 | 64 | .831 |
| Khalid Reeves | PG | 24 | 50 | 18 | 1048 | 414 | 88 | 170 | 23 | 7 | 82 | 359 | 141 | .393 | 192 | 76 | .396 | 75 | 56 | .747 |
| Xavier McDaniel | PF | 33 | 62 | 5 | 1170 | 346 | 318 | 65 | 36 | 17 | 70 | 355 | 138 | .389 | 25 | 5 | .200 | 89 | 65 | .730 |
| Kevin Edwards | PG | 31 | 32 | 0 | 477 | 190 | 43 | 57 | 17 | 4 | 49 | 183 | 69 | .377 | 43 | 15 | .349 | 43 | 37 | .860 |
| Ed O’Bannon | SF | 24 | 45 | 5 | 634 | 189 | 112 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 207 | 76 | .367 | 60 | 17 | .283 | 23 | 20 | .870 |
| Eric Montross | C | 25 | 31 | 31 | 844 | 157 | 282 | 29 | 11 | 39 | 26 | 162 | 73 | .451 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | .393 | |
| Lloyd Daniels | SG | 29 | 17 | 0 | 282 | 92 | 39 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 103 | 34 | .330 | 59 | 19 | .322 | 6 | 5 | .833 |
| Joe Kleine | C | 35 | 28 | 0 | 453 | 84 | 114 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 82 | 35 | .427 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 18 | 13 | .722 |
| Reggie Williams | SF | 32 | 11 | 0 | 167 | 71 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 67 | 27 | .403 | 33 | 9 | .273 | 10 | 8 | .800 |
| Yinka Dare | C | 24 | 41 | 2 | 313 | 57 | 82 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 54 | 19 | .352 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 19 | .514 | |
| Chris Gatling | PF | 29 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 51 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 43 | 18 | .419 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | .938 | |
| Jack Haley | C | 33 | 20 | 0 | 74 | 40 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 13 | .351 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | .737 | |
| Adrian Caldwell | PF | 30 | 18 | 0 | 204 | 29 | 56 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 35 | 10 | .286 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 17 | 9 | .529 |
| Evric Gray | SF | 27 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Robert Werdann | C | 26 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| Vincent Askew | SG | 30 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 82 | 82 | 19780 | 7974 | 3786 | 1726 | 677 | 481 | 1229 | 7091 | 2994 | .422 | 1371 | 484 | .353 | 2031 | 1502 | .740 |