# 2010–11 New Jersey Nets season

The 2010–11 New Jersey Nets season was the 44th season of the franchise, 35th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the franchise's first season in the Prudential Center. Despite a slightly improved record, the Nets missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.

## Key dates

* June 10: Avery Johnson becomes the Nets' head coach.
* June 24: The 2010 NBA draft took place in New York City.
* July 1: The free agency period started.
* October 27: New Jersey Nets play first regular season game at Prudential Center by defeating the Detroit Pistons.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 3 | Derrick Favors | Power forward | United States | Georgia Tech |
| 1 | 24 | Damion James | Small forward | United States | Texas |

## Pre-season
### Game log

2010 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 3–5 (home: 2–2; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 3
Maccabi Haifa
W 108–70
Derrick Favors, Anthony Morrow (14)
Kris Humphries (12)
Terrence Williams (6)
Prudential Center 5,174
1–0
2
October 5
@ Philadelphia
W 103–96
Brook Lopez (24)
Kris Humphries (9)
Terrence Williams (8)
Roanoke Civic Center 4,114
2–0
3
October 7
Boston
L 92–96
Brook Lopez (23)
Travis Outlaw (6)
Terrence Williams (5)
Prudential Center 8,483
2–1
4
October 9
Philadelphia
W 90–89
Brook Lopez (23)
Derrick Favors (10)
Devin Harris (8)
Prudential Center 6,252
3–1
5
October 13
@ Houston
L 81–91
Brook Lopez (22)
Terrence Williams (8)
Devin Harris (7)
Wukesong Arena 16,996
3–2
6
October 16
Houston
L 85–95
Brook Lopez (20)
Brook Lopez (9)
Devin Harris (5)
Guangzhou Gymnasium 16,516
3–3
7
October 19
@ New York
L 111–117
Jordan Farmar (21)
Brook Lopez (8)
Jordan Farmar (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,895
3–4
8
October 20
@ Boston
L 92–107
Derrick Favors (16)
Kris Humphries (8)
Devin Harris (4)
TD Garden 18,624
3–5 :
2010–11 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 33–8 | 23–18 | 13–3 |
| x-New York Knicks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 10–6 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 15 | 26–15 | 15–26 | 9–7 |
| New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 32 | 19–22 | 5–36 | 3–13 |
| Toronto Raptors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 34 | 16–25 | 6–35 | 5–11 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-Chicago Bulls | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Miami Heat | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4 |
| 3 | y-Boston Celtics | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6 |
| 4 | x-Orlando Magic | 52 | 30 | .634 | 10 |
| 5 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 6 | x-New York Knicks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
| 7 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
| 8 | x-Indiana Pacers | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 |
| 9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 |
| 10 | Charlotte Bobcats | 34 | 48 | .415 | 28 |
| 11 | Detroit Pistons | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 |
| 12 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 58 | .293 | 38 |
| 13 | Washington Wizards | 23 | 59 | .280 | 39 |
| 14 | Toronto Raptors | 22 | 60 | .268 | 40 |
| 15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 |

### Game log

2010–11 game log Total: 24–58 (Home: 19–22; Road: 5–36) :
October: 2–1 (home: 2–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 27
Detroit
W 101–98
Brook Lopez (25)
Derrick Favors (10)
Devin Harris (9)
Prudential Center 15,178
1–0
2
October 29
Sacramento
W 106–100
Brook Lopez (29)
Kris Humphries (8)
Devin Harris (10)
Prudential Center 13,482
2–0
3
October 31
Miami
L 78–101
Brook Lopez (20)
Derrick Favors (13)
Devin Harris (6)
Prudential Center 17,086
2–1 :
November: 4–11 (home: 2–3; road: 2–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 3
Charlotte
L 83–85
Devin Harris (19)
Derrick Favors (8)
Devin Harris (8)
Prudential Center 11,778
2–2
5
November 5
@ Orlando
L 90–105
Travis Outlaw (17)
Travis Outlaw (6)
Jordan Farmar (7)
Amway Center 18.846
2–3
6
November 6
@ Miami
L 89–101
Anthony Morrow (25)
Anthony Morrow, Terrence Williams (7)
Terrence Williams (9)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
2–4
7
November 9
Cleveland
L 91–93
Travis Outlaw (27)
Troy Murphy (11)
Devin Harris (6)
Prudential Center 10,188
2–5
8
November 10
@ Cleveland
W 95–87
Devin Harris (31)
Kris Humphries (18)
Devin Harris (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
3–5
9
November 13
Orlando
L 90–91
Devin Harris (26)
Travis Outlaw, Kris Humphries (7)
Devin Harris (8)
Prudential Center 15,086
3–6
10
November 15
@ L.A. Clippers
W 110–96
Brook Lopez (24)
Kris Humphries (12)
Jordan Farmar (12)
Staples Center 14,516
4–6
11
November 17
@ Utah
L 88–98
Anthony Morrow (24)
Kris Humphries (15)
Devin Harris (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,314
4–7
12
November 19
@ Sacramento
L 81–86
Kris Humphries (18)
Kris Humphries, Brook Lopez (10)
Devin Harris (8)
ARCO Arena 11,766
4–8
13
November 20
@ Denver
L 103–107
Brook Lopez (20)
Derrick Favors, Kris Humphries, Brook Lopez (8)
Jordan Farmar (5)
Pepsi Center 16,396
4–9
14
November 23
Atlanta
W 107–101 (OT)
Brook Lopez (32)
Kris Humphries (14)
Devin Harris (9)
Prudential Center 13,010
5–9
15
November 24
@ Boston
L 83–89
Devin Harris (20)
Kris Humphries (11)
Jordan Farmar (7)
TD Garden 18,624
5–10
16
November 27
@ Philadelphia
L 86–102
Brook Lopez (25)
Kris Humphries (15)
Devin Harris (6)
Wells Fargo Center 14,150
5–11
17
November 28
Portland
W 98–96
Devin Harris (25)
Kris Humphries (8)
Devin Harris (8)
Prudential Center 11,448
6–11
18
November 30
@ New York
L 100–111
Brook Lopez (36)
Kris Humphries (7)
Jordan Farmar (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
6–12 :
December: 3–12 (home: 2–5; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 1
Oklahoma City
L 120–123 (3OT)
Jordan Farmar, Brook Lopez (28)
Kris Humphries (15)
Jordan Farmar (9)
Prudential Center 13,108
6–13
20
December 3
@ Charlotte
L 84–91 (OT)
Travis Outlaw (21)
Kris Humphries, Troy Murphy (8)
Jordan Farmar (10)
Time Warner Cable Arena 12,183
6–14
21
December 5
Boston
L 75–100
Jordan Farmar (16)
Johan Petro (9)
Devin Harris, Damion James (3)
Prudential Center 16,196
6–15
22
December 7
@ Atlanta
L 101–116
Brook Lopez (24)
Kris Humphries (7)
Devin Harris (13)
Philips Arena 14,273
6–16
23
December 9
@ Dallas
L 89–102
Brook Lopez (24)
Kris Humphries (13)
Devin Harris, Terrence Williams (4)
American Airlines Center 19,666
6–17
24
December 12
L.A. Lakers
L 92–99
Brook Lopez (25)
Kris Humphries (11)
Devin Harris (10)
Prudential Center 16,561
6–18
25
December 14
Philadelphia
L 77–82
Brook Lopez (16)
Derrick Favors, Kris Humphries (13)
Devin Harris (6)
Prudential Center 10,151
6–19
26
December 16
Washington
W 97–89
Devin Harris (29)
Kris Humphries (17)
Devin Harris (9)
Prudential Center 10,764
7–19
27
December 17
@ Toronto
L 92–98
Brook Lopez (20)
Kris Humphries (12)
Devin Harris (6)
Air Canada Centre 14,623
7–20
28
December 19
Atlanta
W 89–82
Devin Harris (22)
Stephen Graham (7)
Devin Harris (8)
Prudential Center 11,295
8–20
29
December 21
@ Memphis
W 101–94
Brook Lopez (26)
Kris Humphries (15)
Jordan Farmar (6)
FedExForum 14,113
9–20
30
December 22
@ New Orleans
L 91–105
Devin Harris (21)
Troy Murphy (7)
Devin Harris (8)
New Orleans Arena 15,423
9–21
31
December 27
Orlando
L 88–104
Devin Harris (24)
Kris Humphries (11)
Devin Harris (6)
Prudential Center 11,514
9–22
32
December 29
@ Oklahoma City
L 93–114
Devin Harris, Brook Lopez (19)
Kris Humphries (7)
Ben Uzoh (5)
Oklahoma City Arena 18,203
9–23
33
December 31
@ Chicago
L 81–90
Brook Lopez (19)
Brook Lopez (8)
Devin Harris (9)
United Center 21,792
9–24 :
January: 6–10 (home: 6–2; road: 0–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 1
@ Minnesota
L 88–103
Sasha Vujačić (22)
Kris Humphries (14)
Devin Harris (8)
Target Center 12,665
9–25
35
January 5
Chicago
W 96–94
Kris Humphries (20)
Kris Humphries (11)
Devin Harris (11)
Prudential Center 15,025
10–25
36
January 7
@ Washington
L 77–97
Jordan Farmar, Brook Lopez (14)
Stephen Graham (9)
Devin Harris (3)
Verizon Center 16,017
10–26
37
January 8
Milwaukee
L 92–115
Kris Humphries (22)
Kris Humphries (8)
Jordan Farmar (10)
Prudential Center 12,898
10–27
38
January 12
@ Phoenix
L 109–118 (OT)
Sasha Vujačić (19)
Travis Outlaw (11)
Devin Harris (15)
US Airways Center 16,334
10–28
39
January 14
@ L.A. Lakers
L 88–100
Brook Lopez (35)
Kris Humphries (15)
Devin Harris (8)
Staples Center 18,997
10–29
40
January 15
@ Portland
L 89–96
Brook Lopez (32)
Kris Humphries (10)
Devin Harris (6)
Rose Garden 20,441
10–30
41
January 17
@ Golden State
L 100–109
Brook Lopez (20)
Kris Humphries (10)
Devin Harris (8)
Oracle Arena 18,563
10–31
42
January 19
Utah
W 103–95
Brook Lopez (20)
Travis Outlaw (8)
Devin Harris (8)
Prudential Center 13,251
11–31
43
January 21
Detroit
W 89–74
Brook Lopez (15)
Kris Humphries (12)
Devin Harris (9)
Prudential Center 13,316
12–31
44
January 22
Dallas
L 86–87
Brook Lopez (24)
Kris Humphries (15)
Devin Harris (11)
Prudential Center 14,051
12–32
45
January 24
Cleveland
W 103–101
Brook Lopez (28)
Kris Humphries (11)
Devin Harris (10)
Prudential Center 10,197
13–32
46
January 26
Memphis
W 93–88
Anthony Morrow (19)
Derrick Favors (9)
Devin Harris (9)
Prudential Center 8,866
14–32
47
January 28
@ Indiana
L 92–124
Brook Lopez (28)
Travis Outlaw (6)
Devin Harris (9)
Conseco Fieldhouse 11,337
14–33
48
January 29
@ Milwaukee
L 81–91
Brook Lopez (26)
Kris Humphries (10)
Devin Harris (16)
Bradley Center 17,173
14–34
49
January 31
Denver
W 115–99
Brook Lopez (27)
Kris Humphries (9)
Devin Harris (18)
Prudential Center 14,039
15–34 :
February: 2–9 (home: 1–5; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 2
Philadelphia
L 92–106
Devin Harris, Kris Humphries, Brook Lopez (16)
Derrick Favors (11)
Devin Harris (7)
Prudential Center 10,057
15–35
51
February 4
@ Detroit
L 82–92
Anthony Morrow (22)
Kris Humphries (9)
Devin Harris (13)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,304
15–36
52
February 6
Indiana
L 86–105
Devin Harris, Brook Lopez (13)
Kris Humphries (9)
Devin Harris (7)
Prudential Center 13,167
15–37
53
February 9
New Orleans
W 103–101 (OT)
Sasha Vujačić (25)
Kris Humphries (15)
Jordan Farmar (11)
Prudential Center 13,316
16–37
54
February 11
@ Charlotte
W 94–89
Brook Lopez (31)
Kris Humphries (14)
Devin Harris (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena 15,386
17–37
55
February 12
New York
L 95–105
Devin Harris (22)
Derrick Favors (14)
Sasha Vujačić (4)
Prudential Center 18,711
17–38
56
February 14
San Antonio
L 85–102
Brook Lopez, Travis Outlaw (11)
Brook Lopez (10)
Jordan Farmar (7)
Prudential Center 13,433
17–39
57
February 16
@ Boston
L 80–94
Brook Lopez (18)
Derrick Favors (7)
Devin Harris, Sasha Vujačić (5)
TD Garden 18,624
17–40
All-Star Break
58
February 25
@ San Antonio
L 96–106
Anthony Morrow (25)
Brook Lopez (8)
Deron Williams (12)
AT&T Center 18,581
17–41
59
February 26
@ Houston
L 108–123
Brook Lopez (21)
Kris Humphries (11)
Deron Williams (17)
Toyota Center 17,209
17–42
60
February 28
Phoenix
L 103–104 (OT)
Brook Lopez (28)
Kris Humphries (15)
Deron Williams (18)
Prudential Center 15,836
17–43 :
March: 6–8 (home: 5–3; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 4
Toronto
W 116–103
Brook Lopez (25)
Kris Humphries (17)
Deron Williams (11)
O2 Arena 18,689
18–43
62
March 5
Toronto
W 137–136 (3OT)
Brook Lopez (34)
Kris Humphries (17)
Deron Williams (18)
O2 Arena 18,689
19–43
63
March 9
Golden State
W 94–90
Brook Lopez (26)
Kris Humphries (15)
Jordan Farmar (9)
Prudential Center 13,513
20–43
64
March 11
L.A. Clippers
W 102–98 (OT)
Jordan Farmar, Brook Lopez (24)
Kris Humphries (20)
Jordan Farmar (7)
Prudential Center 18,711
21–43
65
March 14
Boston
W 88–79
Brook Lopez (20)
Kris Humphries (15)
Deron Williams (9)
Prudential Center 18,711
22–43
66
March 17
Chicago
L 73–84
Brook Lopez (22)
Kris Humphries (16)
Deron Williams (11)
Prudential Center 18,351
22–44
67
March 18
@ Milwaukee
L 95–110
Brook Lopez (25)
Kris Humphries (11)
Deron Williams (9)
Bradley Center 14,563
22–45
68
March 20
@ Washington
L 92–98
Brook Lopez (21)
Kris Humphries (17)
Jordan Farmar (17)
Verizon Center 17,761
22–46
69
March 21
Indiana
L 98–102
Brook Lopez (20)
Kris Humphries (14)
Jordan Farmar, Stephen Graham (4)
Prudential Center 13,792
22–47
70
March 23
@ Cleveland
W 98–94 (OT)
Kris Humphries, Brook Lopez, Sasha Vujačić (18)
Kris Humphries (23)
Jordan Farmar (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 18,923
23–47
71
March 25
@ Orlando
L 85–95
Anthony Morrow (19)
Kris Humphries (10)
Jordan Farmar (16)
Amway Center 19,087
23–48
72
March 26
@ Atlanta
L 87–98
Anthony Morrow (25)
Johan Petro (8)
Jordan Farmar (8)
Philips Arena 17,093
23–49
73
March 29
Houston
L 87–112
Brook Lopez (22)
Kris Humphries (13)
Jordan Farmar (7)
Prudential Center 13,866
23–50
74
March 30
@ New York
L 116–120
Anthony Morrow (30)
Kris Humphries (14)
Deron Williams (8)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
23–51 :
April: 1–7 (home: 1–3; road: 0–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 1
@ Philadelphia
L 90–115
Brandan Wright (15)
Brandan Wright (11)
Deron Williams (7)
Wells Fargo Center 16,695
23–52
76
April 3
Miami
L 94–108
Deron Williams (18)
Travis Outlaw (9)
Deron Williams (9)
Prudential Center 18,711
23–53
77
April 5
Minnesota
W 107–105
Brook Lopez (30)
Brook Lopez (12)
Deron Williams (21)
Prudential Center 13,461
24–53
78
April 6
@ Detroit
L 109–116
Brook Lopez (39)
Brook Lopez (7)
Jordan Farmar (11)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,554
24–54
79
April 8
New York
L 93–116
Brook Lopez (27)
Jordan Farmar (8)
Jordan Farmar (9)
Prudential Center 18,023
24–55
80
April 10
@ Toronto
L 92–99
Brook Lopez (35)
Brook Lopez (11)
Jordan Farmar (7)
Air Canada Centre 17,755
24–56
81
April 11
Charlotte
L 103–105
Brook Lopez (31)
Dan Gadzuric (8)
Jordan Farmar (9)
Prudential Center 13,853
24–57
82
April 13
@ Chicago
L 92–97
Jordan Farmar (21)
Johan Petro (8)
Jordan Farmar (12)
United Center 22,420
24–58 :
2010–11 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

New Jersey Nets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jordan Farmar | 73 | 18 | 24.6 | .392 | .359 | .820 | 2.4 | 5.0 | .8 | .1 | 9.6 |
| Derrick Favors* | 56 | 23 | 19.5 | .511 | .000 | .612 | 5.3 | .4 | .3 | .7 | 6.3 |
| Dan Gadzuric | 14 | 5 | 11.9 | .415 | .000 | .385 | 3.5 | .2 | .2 | .8 | 2.8 |
| Sundiata Gaines* | 10 | 0 | 14.6 | .417 | .235 | .550 | 2.4 | 2.5 | .9 | .0 | 5.5 |
| Stephen Graham | 59 | 28 | 16.3 | .405 | .238 | .816 | 2.1 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 3.4 |
| Orien Greene* | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | .500 | .000 | .500 | .0 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Devin Harris* | 54 | 54 | 31.9 | .425 | .300 | .840 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 1.1 | .1 | 15.0 |
| Kris Humphries | 74 | 44 | 27.9 | .527 | .000 | .665 | 10.4 | 1.1 | .4 | 1.1 | 10.0 |
| Damion James | 25 | 9 | 16.1 | .447 | .000 | .643 | 3.4 | .8 | .6 | .5 | 4.4 |
| Brook Lopez | 82 | 82 | 35.2 | .492 | .000 | .787 | 6.0 | 1.6 | .6 | 1.5 | 20.4 |
| Anthony Morrow | 58 | 47 | 32.0 | .450 | .423 | .897 | 3.0 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | 13.2 |
| Troy Murphy* | 18 | 4 | 16.0 | .342 | .174 | .529 | 4.2 | .9 | .4 | .1 | 3.6. |
| Travis Outlaw | 82 | 55 | 28.8 | .375 | .302 | .772 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .4 | .4 | 9.2 |
| Johan Petro | 77 | 1 | 11.6 | .445 | .000 | .536 | 2.8 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 3.5 |
| Quinton Ross* | 36 | 4 | 9.8 | .441 | .000 | .357 | .8 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 1.6 |
| Joe Smith* | 4 | 3 | 6.1 | .250 | .000 | .000 | .8 | .3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Ben Uzoh | 42 | 0 | 10.4 | .424 | .375 | .589 | 1.5 | 1.6 | .3 | .2 | 3.8 |
| Sasha Vujačić* | 56 | 17 | 28.5 | .404 | .369 | .851 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 11.4 |
| Mario West | 6 | 3 | 19.3 | .429 | .250 | .600 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .0 | 3.7 |
| Deron Williams* | 12 | 12 | 38.0 | .349 | .271 | .793 | 4.6 | 12.8 | 1.2 | .2 | 15.0 |
| Terrence Williams* | 10 | 0 | 20.6 | .397 | .333 | .500 | 3.6 | 3.1 | .5 | .0 | 6.7 |
| Brandan Wright* | 16 | 1 | 11.5 | .407 | .000 | .824 | 3.0 | .4 | .5 | .4 | 3.6 |
* – Stats with the Nets.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 24, 2010 Three-team trade | To Atlanta Hawks No. 27 pick (Jordan Crawford) (from Nets), cash considerations (from Thunder) | To New Jersey Nets No. 24 pick (Damion James) (from Hawks) | To Oklahoma City Thunder No. 31 pick (Tibor Pleiss) (from Hawks) |
| June 24, 2010 | To New Jersey Nets 2012 second-round pick | To Milwaukee Bucks Chris Douglas-Roberts |
| June 29, 2010 | To New Jersey Nets Quinton Ross | To Washington Wizards Yi Jianlian cash considerations |
| June 29, 2010 | To Golden State Warriors 2011 second-round protected pick | To New Jersey Nets Anthony Morrow (sign and trade) |
| December 15, 2010 | To New Jersey Nets Sasha Vujačić 2011 first-round pick 2012 first-round pick | To Houston Rockets Terrence Williams | To Los Angeles Lakers Joe Smith |
| February 23, 2011 | To New Jersey Nets Deron Williams Dan Gadzuric Brandan Wright | To Golden State Warriors Troy Murphy 2012 second-round pick (Draymond Green), (from Nets) | To Utah Jazz Devin Harris Derrick Favors Two future first-round picks |

### Free agents
#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former Team |
| Jordan Farmar | Signed 3-year contract for $12 Million | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Johan Petro | Signed 3-year contract for $10 Million | Denver Nuggets |
| Travis Outlaw | Signed 5-year contract for $35 Million | Los Angeles Clippers |
| Mario West | Signed 10-day contract | Maine Red Claws |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason Left | New Team |
| Keyon Dooling | Waived | Milwaukee Bucks |
| Tony Battie | Free agent | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Quinton Ross | Waived | |