# 2011–12 New Jersey Nets season

The 2011–12 New Jersey Nets season was the 45th season of the franchise, their 36th in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and their 35th and final season in New Jersey before moving to Brooklyn, New York and changing their name to the Brooklyn Nets for the 2012–13 season. The Nets finished 22–44, last in the Atlantic Division and 12th overall in the Eastern Conference and failed to make the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season. Point guard Deron Williams led the team in scoring (21.0), assists (8.7), and minutes per game (36.3) and was the team's lone selection in the 2012 NBA All-Star Game. Forward Kris Humphries led the team with 11.0 rebounds and 1.19 blocks per game and games played (62).

## Key dates

* June 23: The 2011 NBA draft took place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
* December 26: The regular season started with a victory against the Washington Wizards.
* April 23: The Nets play their final game in New Jersey against the Philadelphia 76ers.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Club Team |
| 1 | 25 | MarShon Brooks | G | United States | Providence |
| 2 | 31 | Bojan Bogdanović | F | Croatia | Fenerbahçe Ülker |
| 2 | 36 | Jordan Williams | F | United States | Maryland |

## Playoffs

The Nets failed to make the playoffs and have not made the playoffs since 2006–07 season.

## Pre-season

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout negotiations, the programmed pre-season schedule, along with the first two weeks of the regular season were scrapped, and a two-game pre-season was set for each team once the lockout concluded.
2011 pre-season game log :
Pre-season: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 17
New York
L 83–92
Brook Lopez Anthony Morrow (15)
Brook Lopez (11)
Deron Williams (6)
Prudential Center 13,027
0–1
2
December 21
@ New York
L 82–88
Deron Williams (21)
Shelden Williams Johan Petro (10)
Deron Williams (7)
Madison Square Garden
0–2 :
2011–12 season schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y-Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | – | 24–9 | 15–18 | 8–6 | 66 |
| x-New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 3 | 22–11 | 14–19 | 8–6 | 66 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 31 | .530 | 4 | 19–14 | 16–17 | 7–6 | 66 |
| Toronto Raptors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 16 | 13–20 | 10–23 | 7–8 | 66 |
| New Jersey Nets | 22 | 44 | .333 | 17 | 9–24 | 13–20 | 5–9 | 66 |
Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z-Chicago Bulls | 50 | 16 | .758 | – | 66 |
| 2 | y-Miami Heat * | 46 | 20 | .697 | 4.0 | 66 |
| 3 | x-Indiana Pacers * | 42 | 24 | .636 | 8.0 | 66 |
| 4 | y-Boston Celtics | 39 | 27 | .591 | 11.0 | 66 |
| 5 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 40 | 26 | .606 | 10.0 | 66 |
| 6 | x-Orlando Magic | 37 | 29 | .561 | 13.0 | 66 |
| 7 | x-New York Knicks | 36 | 30 | .545 | 14.0 | 66 |
| 8 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 35 | 31 | .530 | 15.0 | 66 |
| 9 | Milwaukee Bucks | 31 | 35 | .470 | 19.0 | 66 |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 25 | 41 | .379 | 25.0 | 66 |
| 11 | Toronto Raptors | 23 | 43 | .348 | 27.0 | 66 |
| 12 | New Jersey Nets | 22 | 44 | .333 | 28.0 | 66 |
| 13 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 66 |
| 14 | Washington Wizards | 20 | 46 | .303 | 30.0 | 66 |
| 15 | Charlotte Bobcats | 7 | 59 | .106 | 43.0 | 66 |

### Game log

2011–12 game log Total: 22–44 (Home: 9–24; Road: 13–20) :
December: 1–3 (home: 0–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 26
@ Washington
W 90–84
Deron Williams (23)
Kris Humphries (16)
Deron Williams (9)
Verizon Center 17,102
1–0
2
December 27
Atlanta
L 70–106
Marshon Brooks (17)
Kris Humphries (6)
Sundiata Gaines (4)
Prudential Center 18,711
1–1
3
December 29
@ Orlando
L 78–94
Marshon Brooks (17)
Kris Humphries (10)
Deron Williams (7)
Amway Center 18,954
1–2
4
December 30
@ Atlanta
L 98–105
Deron Williams (23)
Kris Humphries (13)
Deron Williams (6)
Philips Arena 16,300
1–3 :
January
: 6–12 (home: 2–5; road: 4–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
January 1
@ Cleveland
L 82–98
Anthony Morrow (15)
Mehmet Okur (8)
Deron Williams (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 15,084
1–4
6
January 2
Indiana
L 94–108
Deron Williams (22)
Marshon Brooks (7)
Deron Williams (8)
Prudential Center 12,519
1–5
7
January 4
@ Boston
L 70–89
MarShon Brooks (17)
Shelden Williams (9)
Farmar & Gaines (6)
TD Garden 18,624
1–6
8
January 6
@ Toronto
W 97–85
Morrow & D. Williams (24)
Kris Humphries (16)
Deron Williams (6)
Air Canada Centre 16,771
2–6
9
January 7
Miami
L 90–101
Kris Humphries (25)
Shelden Williams (13)
Deron Williams (10)
Prudential Center 18,711
2–7
10
January 9
Atlanta
L 101–106
Anthony Morrow (20)
Marshon Brooks (10)
Deron Williams (14)
Prudential Center 12,259
2–8
11
January 11
@ Denver
L 115–123
Jordan Farmar (26)
Kris Humphries (9)
Deron Williams (13)
Pepsi Center 14,139
2–9
12
January 13
@ Phoenix
W 110–103
Deron Williams (35)
Mehmet Okur (7)
Deron Williams (14)
US Airways Center 15,191
3–9
13
January 14
@ Utah
L 94–107
Kris Humphries (18)
Kris Humphries (10)
Deron Williams (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,557
3–10
14
January 16
@ L. A. Clippers
L 91–101
Marshon Brooks (19)
Brooks & S. Williams (8)
Jordan Farmar (7)
Staples Center 19,060
3–11
15
January 18
Golden State
W 107–100
Monta Ellis (30)
Kris Humphries (15)
Deron Williams (10)
Prudential Center
4–11
16
January 21
Oklahoma City
L 74–84
Russell Westbrook (21)
Kris Humphries (16)
Deron Williams (6)
Prudential Center
4–12
17
January 22
Charlotte
W 97–87
MarShon Brooks (20)
Kris Humphries (10)
Deron Williams (10)
Prudential Center
5–12
18
January 23
@ Chicago
L 95–110
Richard Hamilton (22)
Joakim Noah (10)
Richard Hamilton (10)
United Center
5–13
19
January 25
@ Philadelphia
W 97–90 (OT)
Deron Williams (34)
Kris Humphries (19)
Deron Williams (11)
Wells Fargo Center
6–13
20
January 27
@ Cleveland
W 99–96
Kyrie Irving (32)
Kris Humphries (11)
Deron Williams (10)
Quicken Loans Arena
7–13
21
January 29
Toronto
L 73–94
DeMar DeRozan (27)
Shelden Williams (9)
José Calderón (9)
Prudential Center
7–14
22
January 31
@ Indiana
L 99–106
Deron Williams (34)
Roy Hibbert (14)
Deron Williams (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7–15 :
February
: 4–10 (home: 1–7; road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
23
February 1
Detroit
W 99–96
Deron Williams (26)
Shelden Williams (11)
Deron Williams (9)
Prudential Center
8–15
24
February 3
Minnesota
L 105–108
Anthony Morrow (42)
Nikola Peković (11)
Deron Williams (14)
Prudential Center
8–16
25
February 4
New York
L 92–99
Jeremy Lin (25)
Kris Humphries (12)
Deron Williams (11)
Madison Square Garden
8–17
26
February 6
Chicago
L 87–108
Deron Williams (25)
Joakim Noah (12)
CJ Watson (11)
Prudential Center
8–18
27
February 8
Detroit
L 92–99
Deron Williams (34)
Kris Humphries (16)
Deron Williams (7)
Prudential Center
8–19
28
February 10
@ Detroit
L 92–109
Jonas Jerebko (20)
Greg Monroe (11)
Sundiata Gaines (6)
The Palace of Auburn Hills
8–20
29
February 11
San Antonio
L 89–103
Deron Williams (27)
Tim Duncan (10)
Deron Williams (8)
Prudential Center
8–21
30
February 15
Memphis
L 100–105
Deron Williams (26)
Marreese Speights (18)
Deron Williams (11)
Prudential Center
8–22
31
February 16
@ Indiana
L 88–93
Danny Granger (32)
Roy Hibbert (11)
Paul George (5)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8–23
32
February 18
@ Chicago
W 97–85
Deron Williams (29)
Kris Humphries (18)
Deron Williams (8)
United Center
9–23
33
February 19
Milwaukee
L 85–92
Ersan İlyasova (29)
Ersan İlyasova (25)
Shaun Livingston (6)
Prudential Center
9–24
34
February 20
@ New York
W 100–92
Deron Williams (38)
Kris Humphries (14)
Jeremy Lin (9)
Madison Square Garden
10–24
35
February 22
Orlando
L 91–108
Marshon Brooks (24)
Dwight Howard (17)
Deron Williams (8)
Prudential Center
10–25
All-Star Break
36
February 28
@ Dallas
W 93–92
Brook Lopez (38)
Kris Humphries (15)
Deron Williams (12)
American Airlines Center
11–25 :
March: 8–10 (home: 4–6; road: 4–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
37
March 2
@ Boston
L 94–107
Brook Lopez (28)
Kevin Garnett (10)
Rajon Rondo (13)
TD Garden
11–26
38
March 4
@ Charlotte
W 104–101
Deron Williams (57)
Kris Humphries (13)
Boris Diaw (8)
Time Warner Cable Arena
12–26
39
March 6
@ Miami
L 78–108
Deron Williams (16)
Johan Petro (8)
Deron Williams (4)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
12–27
40
March 7
L. A. Clippers
W 101–100
Deron Williams (21)
Kris Humphries (11)
Deron Williams (10)
Prudential Center 18,711
13–27
41
March 9
@ Charlotte
W 83–74
Kris Humphries (20)
Kris Humphries (15)
Jordan Farmar (7)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,672
14–27
42
March 10
Houston
L 106–112
Gerald Green (26)
Johan Petro (9)
MarShon Brooks (7)
Prudential Center 14,834
14–28
43
March 12
Milwaukee
L 99–105
Kris Humphries (31)
Kris Humphries (18)
Jordan Farmar (7)
Prudential Center 12,930
14–29
44
March 14
Toronto
W 98–84
Gerald Green (26)
Kris Humphries (21)
Marshon Brooks (5)
Prudential Center 10,701
15–29
45
March 16
@ Orlando
L 70–86
Dwight Howard (18)
Ryan Anderson (11)
Jameer Nelson (6)
Amway Center 18,938
15–30
46
March 17
New Orleans
L 94–102
Chris Kaman (20)
Kris Humphries (16)
Deron Williams (12)
Prudential Center 11,271
15–31
47
March 19
Cleveland
L 100–105
Deron Williams (28)
Antawn Jamison (13)
Deron Williams (8)
Prudential Center 11,254
15–32
48
March 21
Washington
L 89–108
Jordan Crawford (23)
Kris Humphries (16)
John Wall (8)
Prudential Center 10,097
15–33
49
March 23
@ Atlanta
L 84–93
Josh Smith (30)
Josh Smith (12)
Deron Williams (8)
Philips Arena 14,129
15–34
50
March 24
Charlotte
W 102–89
Kris Humphries (20)
Kris Humphries (16)
Deron Williams (14)
Prudential Center 13,297
16–34
51
March 26
Utah
L 84–105
Paul Millsap (24)
Paul Millsap (13)
Devin Harris (11)
Prudential Center 10,310
16–35
52
March 28
Indiana
W 100–84
Deron Williams (30)
Kris Humphries (8)
Deron Williams (9)
Prudential Center 10,817
17–35
53
March 30
@ Golden State
W 102–100
Gerald Wallace (24)
Gerald Wallace (18)
Deron Williams (20)
Oracle Arena 19,596
18–35
54
March 31
@ Sacramento
W 111–99
Anthony Morrow (24)
Kris Humphries (12)
Deron Williams (15)
Power Balance Pavilion 14,370
19–35 :
April
: 3–9 (home: 2–5; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
55
April 3
@ L. A. Lakers
L 87–91
Deron Williams (20)
Kris Humphries (15)
Deron Williams (6)
Staples Center 18,997
19–36
56
April 4
@ Portland
L 88–101
Kris Humphries (21)
Kris Humphries (11)
MarShon Brooks (6)
Rose Garden 20,464
19–37
57
April 6
Washington
W 110–98
Gerald Wallace Deron Williams (19)
Kris Humphries (12)
Deron Williams (13)
Prudential Center 12,783
20–37
58
April 8
Cleveland
W 122–117 (OT)
Gerald Green (32)
Kris Humphries (11)
Deron Williams (10)
Prudential Center 11,341
21–37
59
April 10
Philadelphia
L 88–107
Kris Humphries (20)
Kris Humphries (10)
Deron Williams (5)
Prudential Center 15,376
21–38
60
April 13
@ Philadelphia
W 95–89
Johan Petro (23)
Kris Humphries (13)
Deron Williams (10)
Wells Fargo Center 19,169
22–38
61
April 14
Boston
L 82–94
Gerald Green (15)
Jordan Williams (14)
Deron Williams (14)
Prudential Center 18,711
22–39
62
April 16
Miami
L 98–101
Kris Humphries (29)
Kris Humphries (8)
Sundiata Gaines (7)
Prudential Center 18,711
22–40
63
April 18
New York
L 95–104
Gerald Wallace (21)
Kris Humphries (15)
Sundiata Gaines (6)
Prudential Center 18,711
22–41
64
April 21
@ Milwaukee
L 95–106
Gerald Wallace (18)
Gerald Wallace (11)
Gerald Wallace (4)
Bradley Center 15,939
22–42
65
April 23
Philadelphia
L 87–105
MarShon Brooks (18)
Kris Humphries (12)
MarShon Brooks Gerald Wallace (4)
Prudential Center 18,711
22–43
66
April 26
@ Toronto
L 67–98
Armon Johnson Anthony Morrow (11)
Johan Petro (12)
Armon Johnson (5)
Air Canada Centre 18,161
22–44 :
2011–12 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

New Jersey Nets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Keith Bogans | 5 | 1 | 18.8 | .381 | .250 | .400 | 2.2 | .6 | .4 | .0 | 4.2 |
| MarShon Brooks | 56 | 47 | 29.4 | .428 | .313 | .764 | 3.6 | 2.3 | .9 | .3 | 12.6 |
| Andre Emmett | 6 | 0 | 7.5 | .571 | .000 | .625 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .3 | .2 | 2.2 |
| Jordan Farmar | 39 | 5 | 21.3 | .467 | .440 | .905 | 1.6 | 3.3 | .6 | .1 | 10.4 |
| Sundiata Gaines | 57 | 12 | 13.9 | .376 | .341 | .615 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | .0 | 5.1 |
| Gerald Green | 31 | 2 | 25.2 | .481 | .391 | .754 | 3.5 | 1.1 | .9 | .5 | 12.9 |
| Dennis Horner | 8 | 0 | 2.8 | .250 | .000 | .750 | .6 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .6 |
| Kris Humphries | 62 | 62 | 34.9 | .481 | | .752 | 11.0 | 1.5 | .8 | 1.2 | 13.8 |
| Damion James | 7 | 7 | 24.3 | .371 | .000 | .667 | 4.7 | .4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| Armon Johnson | 8 | 0 | 14.9 | .452 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 1.4 | .5 | .0 | 5.6 |
| Brook Lopez | 5 | 5 | 27.2 | .494 | | .625 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .2 | .8 | 19.2 |
| Anthony Morrow | 62 | 18 | 26.4 | .413 | .371 | .933 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .7 | .1 | 12.0 |
| Mehmet Okur | 17 | 14 | 26.7 | .374 | .319 | .600 | 4.8 | 1.8 | .5 | .3 | 7.6 |
| Larry Owens | 7 | 0 | 10.7 | .364 | .400 | .750 | 1.9 | .6 | .0 | .1 | 1.9 |
| Johan Petro | 59 | 10 | 15.6 | .419 | 1.000 | .838 | 3.8 | .8 | .4 | .4 | 4.2 |
| Jerry Smith | 5 | 0 | 9.2 | .214 | .167 | | 1.4 | .8 | 1.0 | .0 | 1.4 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 51 | 30 | 18.8 | .285 | .283 | .563 | 2.0 | .8 | .4 | .1 | 2.9 |
| Gerald Wallace | 16 | 16 | 35.8 | .416 | .385 | .859 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 1.4 | .7 | 15.2 |
| Deron Williams | 55 | 55 | 36.3 | .407 | .336 | .843 | 3.3 | 8.7 | 1.2 | .4 | 21.0 |
| Jordan Williams | 43 | 5 | 14.8 | .507 | | .652 | 3.6 | .3 | .5 | .3 | 4.6 |
| Shawne Williams | 25 | 6 | 20.6 | .286 | .241 | .727 | 2.7 | .6 | .4 | .4 | 4.5 |
| Shelden Williams | 58 | 35 | 22.0 | .478 | | .731 | 6.0 | .6 | .8 | .7 | 4.6 |
* $^1$ Statistics with the New Jersey Nets.

## Awards, records and milestones

* Deron Williams was selected for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game. It was his third appearance.
* On March 4, Deron Williams set a new franchise record for points scored in a game with 57 in a 104–101 win against the Charlotte Bobcats.

## Injuries

* Brook Lopez had a fracture in his right foot during the pre-season that required surgery and ended up missing the first 32 games of the regular season. He returned on February 19, 2012, and played five games before twisting his right ankle, an injury that ultimately aggravated the previous one sustained before the regular season. The Nets decided to place him on the injured list for the remainder of the season.
* Shawne Williams had surgery on February to remove bone fragments from his left foot and missed the remainder of the season.
* On February 8, Keith Bogans fractured his left ankle and tore his deltoid ligament in a game against the Detroit Pistons and missed the remainder of the season.
* Damion James had surgery on his right foot and was out for the season after playing in seven games.

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft MarShon Brooks Jordan Williams Via free agency Keith Bogans Gerald Green Dennis Horner Larry Owens DeShawn Stevenson Shelden Williams Shawne Williams Via trade Mehmet Okur Gerald Wallace 10-day contracts Andre Emmett Armon Johnson Jerry Smith | Players Lost Via trade Mehmet Okur Shawne Williams Via free agency Mario West Brandan Wright Sasha Vujačić Waived Keith Bogans Stephen Graham Dennis Horner Larry Owens Travis Outlaw Ben Uzoh |

### Trades

| June 23, 2011 | To New Jersey NetsDraft rights to Bojan Bogdanović | To Minnesota Timberwolves2013 second round pick Cash considerations |
| June 23, 2011 | To New Jersey NetsDraft rights to MarShon Brooks | To Boston CelticsDraft rights to JaJuan Johnson 2014 second round pick |
| December 22, 2011 | To New Jersey NetsMehmet Okur | To Utah JazzFuture second round pick |
| March 15, 2012 | To New Jersey NetsGerald Wallace | To Portland Trail BlazersMehmet Okur Shawne Williams Conditional 2013 second round pick |

### Free agents

Additions :
| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Dennis Horner | December 9 | Springfield Armor (D-League) |
| Shelden Williams | December 13 | New York Knicks |
| Shawne Williams | December 16 | New York Knicks |
| Kris Humphries | December 21 | Re-signed |
| DeShawn Stevenson | December 23 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Larry Owens | January 18 | Tulsa 66ers (D-League) |
| Keith Bogans | January 31 | Chicago Bulls |
| Gerald Green | March 18 | After signing two 10-day contracts |
Subtractions :
| Player | Date signed | New team |
| Sasha Vujačić | July 15 | Anadolu Efes (Turkey) |
| Mario West | August 2 | Tezenis Verona (Italy) |
| Brandan Wright | December 9 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Ben Uzoh | December 19 | Charlotte Bobcats |
Many players signed with teams from other leagues due to the 2011 NBA lockout. FIBA allows players under NBA contracts to sign and play for teams from other leagues if the contracts have opt-out clauses that allow the players to return to the NBA if the lockout ends. The Chinese Basketball Association, however, only allows its clubs to sign foreign free agents who could play for at least the entire season.
Played in other leagues during lockout :
| Player | Date signed | New team | Opt-out clause |
| Deron Williams | July 16 | Beşiktaş Milangaz (Turkey) | Yes |
| Jordan Farmar | August 3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel) | Yes |
| Ben Uzoh | October 1 | Lokomotiv-Kuban (Russia) | No |
| Dan Gadzuric | October 4 | Jiangsu Dragons (China) | No |
| Jordan Williams | November 20 | Zastal Zielona Góra (Poland) | Yes |