# 2015–16 Brooklyn Nets season

The 2015–16 Brooklyn Nets season was the 40th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and its fourth season playing in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
In the off-season, the Nets let Deron Williams go after five seasons with the team. He later signed with the Dallas Mavericks.
On February 25, the Nets parted ways with All-Star Joe Johnson. Two days later, Johnson signed with the Miami Heat.
The Nets finished with a 21–61 record, their worst since moving to Brooklyn in 2012.

## Key dates

* January 10: the Nets fire head coach Lionel Hollins after starting the season with a 10–27 record. Tony Brown is named interim head coach.
* January 10: Billy King resigns as the general manager for the Nets.
* February 18: Sean Marks hired as the general manager of the Brooklyn Nets.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 29 | Chris McCullough | Power forward | United States | Syracuse |
| 2 | 41 | Pat Connaughton | Small forward | United States | Notre Dame |
The Nets traded the 41st pick and Mason Plumlee to the Blazers for the rights of the 23rd pick Rondae Hollis-Jefferson.

## Game log
### Preseason game log

2015–16 game log Total: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2) :
Pre-season: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
Fenerbahçe
96–101
Brook Lopez (18)
Thomas Robinson (16)
Shane Larkin (5)
Barclaycard Center 6,857
0–1
2
October 8
@ Detroit
93–83
Larkin, Lopez (17)
Brook Lopez (9)
Donald Sloan (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 10,019
1–1
3
October 10
@ Philadelphia
95–97
Jarrett Jack (20)
Thaddeus Young (10)
Justin Harper (3)
Wells Fargo Center 6,737
1–2
4
October 14
Boston
105–109
Thaddeus Young (19)
Thomas Robinson (12)
Ryan Boatright (6)
Barclays Center 10,482
1–3
5
October 18
Philadelphia
92–91
Brook Lopez (24)
Thaddeus Young (10)
Joe Johnson (6)
Barclays Center 10,756
2–3
6
October 19
@ Boston
105–111
Bojan Bogdanovic (18)
Thomas Robinson (9)
Donald Sloan (6)
TD Garden 15,540
2–4 :
2015–16 season schedule :
| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Toronto Raptors | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 32‍–‍9 | 24‍–‍17 | 14–2 | 82 |
| x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 8.0 | 28‍–‍13 | 20‍–‍21 | 10–6 | 82 |
| New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 24.0 | 18‍–‍23 | 14‍–‍27 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 35.0 | 14‍–‍27 | 7‍–‍34 | 6–10 | 82 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 46.0 | 7‍–‍34 | 3‍–‍38 | 2–14 | 82 |
Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 57 | 25 | .695 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Miami Heat * | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Boston Celtics | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Charlotte Hornets | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 44 | 38 | .537 | 13.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | 42 | 40 | .512 | 15.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Washington Wizards | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Orlando Magic | 35 | 47 | .427 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Milwaukee Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 13 | New York Knicks | 32 | 50 | .390 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Brooklyn Nets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | 72 | .122 | 47.0 | 82 |

## Regular season game log

2015–16 game log Total: 21–61 (Home: 14–27; Road: 7–34) :
October: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 28
Chicago
L 100–115
Brook Lopez (26)
Joe Johnson (10)
Shane Larkin (8)
Barclays Center 17,732
0–1
2
October 30
@ San Antonio
L 75–102
Brook Lopez (17)
Thaddeus Young (7)
Jarrett Jack (7)
AT&T Center 18,418
0–2
3
October 31
@ Memphis
L 91–101
Bojan Bogdanovic (19)
Brook Lopez (10)
Jarrett Jack (9)
FedExForum 16,013
0–3 :
November
: 4–10 (home: 3–2; road: 1–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 2
Milwaukee
L 96–103
Brook Lopez (18)
Brook Lopez (9)
Joe Johnson (6)
Barclays Center 12,576
0–4
5
November 4
@ Atlanta
L 87–101
Brook Lopez (27)
Brook Lopez (11)
Joe Johnson (6)
Philips Arena 14,044
0–5
6
November 6
L.A. Lakers
L 98–104
Brook Lopez (23)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)
Jarrett Jack (12)
Barclays Center 17,732
0–6
7
November 7
@ Milwaukee
L 86–94
Brook Lopez (20)
Thaddeus Young (13)
Joe Johnson (6)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 15,228
0–7
8
November 11
@ Houston
W 106–98
Bojan Bogdanović (22)
Brook Lopez (12)
Joe Johnson (10)
Toyota Center 18,155
1–7
9
November 13
@ Sacramento
L 109–111
Jarrett Jack (21)
Brook Lopez (10)
Jarrett Jack (12)
Sleep Train Arena 17,131
1–8
10
November 14
@ Golden State
L 99–107 (OT)
Jarrett Jack (28)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (13)
Jarrett Jack (9)
Oracle Arena 19,596
1–9
11
November 17
Atlanta
W 90–88
Brook Lopez (24)
Thaddeus Young (11)
Joe Johnson (9)
Barclays Center 12,241
2–9
12
November 18
@ Charlotte
L 111–116
Thaddeus Young (27)
Jack, Young (8)
Jarrett Jack (9)
Barclays Center 12,241
2–10
13
November 20
@ Boston
L 95–120
Lopez, Young (14)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)
Jarrett Jack (5)
TD Garden 18,361
2–11
14
November 22
Boston
W 111–101
Brook Lopez (23)
Thaddeus Young (12)
Shane Larkin (5)
Barclays Center 14,866
3–11
15
November 25
@ Oklahoma City
L 99–110
Brook Lopez (26)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (11)
Shane Larkin (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
3–12
16
November 28
@ Cleveland
L 88–90
Brook Lopez (22)
Thaddeus Young (12)
Jarrett Jack (14)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
3–13
17
November 29
Detroit
W 87–83
Thaddeus Young (19)
Thaddeus Young (10)
Brook Lopez (5)
Barclays Center 12,823
4–13 :
December
: 5–10 (home: 3–7; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
18
December 1
Phoenix
W 94–91
Brook Lopez (23)
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (9)
Jack, Larkin (8)
Barclays Center 12,787
5–13
19
December 4
@ New York
L 91–108
Brook Lopez (21)
Thaddeus Young (11)
Joe Johnson (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
5–14
20
December 6
Golden State
L 98–114
Thaddeus Young (25)
Thaddeus Young (14)
Shane Larkin (6)
Barclays Center 17,732
5–15
21
December 8
Houston
W 110–105
Brook Lopez (24)
Thaddeus Young (12)
Jarrett Jack (9)
Barclays Center 13,319
6–15
22
December 10
Philadelphia
W 100–91
Andrea Bargnani (23)
Thaddeus Young (11)
Jarrett Jack (8)
Barclays Center 13,266
7–15
23
December 12
L. A. Clippers
L 100–105
Thaddeus Young (18)
Brook Lopez (12)
Jarrett Jack (11)
Barclays Center 15,689
7–16
24
December 14
Orlando
L 82–105
Jarrett Jack (15)
Thaddeus Young (11)
Jarrett Jack (7)
Barclays Center 12,946
7–17
25
December 16
Miami
L 98–104
Brook Lopez (25)
Thaddeus Young (7)
Jarrett Jack (10)
Barclays Center 15,113
7–18
26
December 18
@ Indiana
L 97–104
Jarrett Jack (26)
Thaddeus Young (14)
Jarrett Jack (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,548
7–19
27
December 20
Minnesota
L 85–100
Brook Lopez (20)
Brook Lopez (12)
Jack, Johnson (6)
Barclays Center 14,552
7–20
28
December 21
@ Chicago
W 105–102
Brook Lopez (21)
Thaddeus Young (13)
Jarrett Jack (8)
United Center 21,825
8–20
29
December 23
Dallas
L 118–119 (OT)
Thaddeus Young (29)
Thaddeus Young (10)
Jarrett Jack (8)
Barclays Center 15,994
8–21
30
December 26
Washington
L 96–111
Brook Lopez (19)
Thaddeus Young (14)
Jarrett Jack (11)
Barclays Center 17,732
8–22
31
December 28
@ Miami
W 111–105
Brook Lopez (26)
Brook Lopez (12)
Shane Larkin (7)
American Airlines Arena 19,975
9–22
32
December 30
@ Orlando
L 93–100
Brook Lopez (24)
Brook Lopez (15)
Jarrett Jack (10)
Amway Center 18,397
9–23 :
January
: 3–13 (home: 2–8; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 2
@ Boston
W 100–97
Brook Lopez (30)
Brook Lopez (13)
Jarrett Jack (9)
TD Garden 18,624
10–23
34
January 4
Boston
L 94–103
Thaddeus Young (23)
Thaddeus Young (15)
Joe Johnson (4)
Barclays Center 15,448
10–24
35
January 6
Toronto
L 74–91
Brook Lopez (24)
Brook Lopez (13)
Shane Larkin (4)
Barclays Center 14,544
10–25
36
January 8
Orlando
L 77–83
Brook Lopez (17)
Thaddeus Young (9)
Donald Sloan (5)
Barclays Center 13,907
10–26
37
January 9
@ Detroit
L 89–103
Brook Lopez (19)
Thaddeus Young (9)
Donald Sloan (10)
Palace of Auburn Hills 16,406
10–27
38
January 11
San Antonio
L 79–106
Brook Lopez (18)
Thaddeus Young (9)
Donald Sloan (5)
Barclays Center 15,214
10–28
39
January 13
New York
W 110–104
Brook Lopez (20)
Thaddeus Young (11)
Joe Johnson (6)
Barclays Center 15,214
11–28
40
January 15
Portland
L 104–116
Brook Lopez (25)
Thomas Robinson (10)
Donald Sloan (10)
Barclays Center 14,749
11–29
41
January 16
@ Atlanta
L 86–114
Thaddeus Young (18)
Thaddeus Young (11)
Donald Sloan (12)
Philips Arena 17,052
11–30
42
January 18
@ Toronto
L 100–112
Brook Lopez (29)
Brook Lopez (10)
Joe Johnson (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
11–31
43
January 20
Cleveland
L 78–91
Brook Lopez (16)
Brook Lopez (10)
Donald Sloan (9)
Barclays Center 17,732
11–32
44
January 22
Utah
L 86–108
Bojan Bogdanovic (14)
Joe Johnson (5)
Donald Sloan (6)
Barclays Center 12,809
11–33
45
January 24
Oklahoma City
W 116–106
Brook Lopez (31)
Thaddeus Young (14)
Joe Johnson (6)
Barclays Center 16,019
12–33
46
January 26
Miami
L 98–102
Andrea Bargnani (20)
Brook Lopez (10)
Joe Johnson (8)
Barclays Center 15,267
12–34
47
January 29
@ Dallas
L 79–91
Brook Lopez (28)
Brook Lopez (12)
Johnson, Sloan (4)
American Airlines Center 20,409
12–35
48
January 30
@ New Orleans
L 103–105
Brook Lopez (33)
Brook Lopez (10)
Shane Larkin (6)
Smoothie King Center 18,037
12–36 :
February
: 5–7 (home: 3–4; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
February 1
Detroit
L 100–105
Brook Lopez (27)
Shane Larkin (6)
Shane Larkin (14)
Barclays Center 13,290
12–37
50
February 3
Indiana
L 100–114
Brook Lopez (21)
Thaddeus Young (14)
Joe Johnson (9)
Barclays Center 13,311
12–38
51
February 5
Sacramento
W 128–119
Joe Johnson (27)
Thaddeus Young (14)
Joe Johnson (11)
Barclays Center 14,432
13–38
52
February 6
@ Philadelphia
L 98–103
Thaddeus Young (22)
Thaddeus Young (10)
Donald Sloan (4)
Wells Fargo Center 18,847
13–39
53
February 8
Denver
W 105–104
Thaddeus Young (20)
Thomas Robinson (11)
Joe Johnson (8)
Barclays Center 13,043
14–39
54
February 10
Memphis
L 90–109
Brook Lopez (20)
Robinson, Young (9)
Donald Sloan (8)
Barclays Center 14,262
14–40
All-Star Break
55
February 19
New York
W 109–98
Brook Lopez (33)
Donald Sloan (10)
Joe Johnson (6)
Barclays Center 17,732
15–40
56
February 21
Charlotte
L 96–104
Joe Johnson (17)
Brook Lopez (10)
Brook Lopez (6)
Barclays Center 16,155
15–41
57
February 23
@ Portland
L 104–112
Brook Lopez (36)
Thaddeus Young (11)
Bogdanovic, Johnson, Sloan (4)
Moda Center 19,393
15–42
58
February 25
@ Phoenix
W 116–106
Bojan Bogdanovic (24)
Donald Sloan (9)
Donald Sloan (6)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,145
16–42
59
February 27
@ Utah
W 98–96
Thaddeus Young (21)
Thaddeus Young (8)
Donald Sloan (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,863
17–42
60
February 29
@ L. A. Clippers
L 95–105
Brook Lopez (25)
Thaddeus Young (11)
Shane Larkin (6)
Staples Center 19,060
17–43 :
March
: 4–11 (home: 3–2; road: 1–9)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 1
@ L. A. Lakers
L 101–107
Brook Lopez (23)
Thaddeus Young (15)
Donald Sloan (6)
Staples Center 18,997
17–44
62
March 4
@ Denver
W 121–120 (OT)
Markel Brown (21)
Markel Brown (8)
Shane Larkin (8)
Pepsi Center 14,163
18–44
63
March 5
@ Minnesota
L 118–132
Markel Brown (23)
Thomas Robinson (17)
Larkin, Robinson (5)
Target Center 15,987
18–45
64
March 8
@ Toronto
L 99–104
Brook Lopez (35)
Bogdanovic, Lopez, Robinson (5)
Donald Sloan (5)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
18–46
65
March 11
@ Philadelphia
L 89–95
Brook Lopez (24)
Thaddeus Young (9)
Donald Sloan (9)
Wells Fargo Center 14,128
18–47
66
March 13
Milwaukee
L 100–109
Brook Lopez (20)
Thaddeus Young (10)
Bojan Bogdanovic (7)
Barclays Center 15,241
18–48
67
March 15
Philadelphia
W 131–114
Bojan Bogdanovic (44)
Thaddeus Young (16)
Lopez, Young (4)
Barclays Center 14,560
19–48
68
March 17
@ Chicago
L 102–118
Bojan Bogdanovic (26)
Thaddeus Young (14)
Bogdanovic, Karasev (5)
United Center 21,513
19–49
69
March 19
@ Detroit
L 103–115
Thaddeus Young (24)
Thaddeus Young (9)
Donald Sloan (9)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,559
19–50
70
March 22
Charlotte
L 100–105
Brook Lopez (29)
Brook Lopez (9)
Lopez, Sloan (6)
Barclays Center 15,739
19–51
71
March 24
Cleveland
W 104–95
Brook Lopez (22)
Jefferson, Lopez (7)
Shane Larkin (7)
Barclays Center 17,732
20–51
72
March 26
Indiana
W 120–110
Brook Lopez (23)
Brook Lopez (9)
Donald Sloan (5)
Barclays Center 16,625
21–51
73
March 28
@ Miami
L 99–110
Brook Lopez (26)
Thaddeus Young (9)
Shane Larkin (8)
American Airlines Arena 20,003
21–52
74
March 29
@ Orlando
L 105–139
Thomas Robinson (18)
Thomas Robinson (12)
Markel Brown (5)
American Airlines Arena 17,536
21–53
75
March 31
@ Cleveland
L 87–107
Thaddeus Young (18)
Thomas Robinson (11)
Shane Larkin (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
21–54 :
April
: 0–7 (home: 0–3; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 1
@ New York
L 91–105
Sean Kilpatrick (17)
Thomas Robinson (13)
Shane Larkin (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
21–55
77
April 3
New Orleans
L 87–106
Sean Kilpatrick (15)
Thomas Robinson (15)
Shane Larkin (9)
Barclays Center 16,329
21–56
78
April 6
@ Washington
L 103–121
Thomas Robinson (23)
Thomas Robinson (10)
Shane Larkin (8)
Verizon Center 16,846
21–57
79
April 8
@ Charlotte
L 99–113
Wayne Ellington (21)
Thomas Robinson (17)
Shane Larkin (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 18,337
21–58
80
April 10
@ Indiana
L 105–129
Sean Kilpatrick (26)
Markel Brown (12)
Shane Larkin (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 18,165
21–59
81
April 11
Washington
L 111–120
Bojan Bogdanovic (20)
Henry Sims (8)
Shane Larkin (7)
Barclays Center 14,653
21–60
82
April 13
Toronto
L 96–103
Bojan Bogdanovic (29)
Henry Sims (7)
Donald Sloan (10)
Barclays Center 16,517
21–61 :
2015–16 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

Brooklyn Nets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Bojan Bogdanović | 79 | 39 | 26.8 | .433 | .382 | .833 | 3.2 | 1.3 | .4 | .1 | 11.2 |
| Shane Larkin | 78 | 17 | 22.4 | .442 | .361 | .776 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 1.2 | .2 | 7.3 |
| Wayne Ellington | 76 | 41 | 21.3 | .389 | .358 | .857 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | 7.7 |
| Brook Lopez | 73 | 73 | 33.7 | .511 | .143 | .787 | 7.8 | 2.0 | .8 | 1.7 | 20.6 |
| Thaddeus Young | 73 | 73 | 33.0 | .514 | .233 | .644 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | .5 | 15.1 |
| Thomas Robinson | 71 | 7 | 12.9 | .447 | .000 | .431 | 5.1 | .6 | .5 | .5 | 4.3 |
| Markel Brown | 62 | 6 | 15.8 | .394 | .314 | .755 | 2.0 | 1.5 | .6 | .2 | 5.9 |
| Donald Sloan | 61 | 33 | 21.6 | .440 | .384 | .750 | 2.8 | 4.4 | .5 | .1 | 7.0 |
| Joe Johnson$^†$ | 57 | 57 | 33.9 | .406 | .371 | .852 | 3.9 | 4.1 | .7 | .0 | 11.8 |
| Andrea Bargnani | 46 | 0 | 13.8 | .455 | .188 | .825 | 2.1 | .4 | .1 | .2 | 6.6 |
| Sergey Karasev | 40 | 5 | 10.0 | .405 | .297 | .929 | 1.5 | .9 | .2 | .1 | 2.4 |
| Willie Reed | 39 | 2 | 10.9 | .571 | | .545 | 3.1 | .3 | .2 | .8 | 4.7 |
| Jarrett Jack | 32 | 32 | 32.1 | .391 | .304 | .893 | 4.3 | 7.4 | 1.1 | .2 | 12.8 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 29 | 17 | 21.2 | .457 | .286 | .712 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | .6 | 5.8 |
| Chris McCullough | 24 | 4 | 15.1 | .404 | .382 | .478 | 2.8 | .4 | 1.2 | .5 | 4.7 |
| Sean Kilpatrick$^†$ | 23 | 0 | 23.2 | .462 | .361 | .898 | 2.2 | 1.1 | .4 | .1 | 13.8 |
| Henry Sims | 14 | 4 | 18.8 | .429 | | .833 | 5.1 | .6 | .6 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Nets only.

## Transactions
### Re-signed

| Player | Signed | Former Team |

### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team | Ref. |
| Lionel Hollins | fired | N/A | |

### Subtractions

| Player | Signed | New Team |
| Joe Johnson | Waived | Miami Heat |
| Deron Williams | Waived | Dallas Mavericks |