# 2002–03 New Jersey Nets season

The 2002–03 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 36th season in the National Basketball Association, and 27th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Nets entered the season as runners-up in the 2002 NBA Finals, where they were swept by the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in four games. During the off-season, the Nets acquired All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo from the Philadelphia 76ers, and signed free agent Rodney Rogers. However, Mutombo only played just 24 games due to a wrist injury. The Nets got off a solid start with a 26–9 record, while posting a ten-game winning streak between December and January, and holding a 34–15 record at the All-Star break. However, the team played below .500 for the remainder of the season, but finished in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record, while posting a successful 33–8 home record.
Jason Kidd averaged 18.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists and 2.2 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and was selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, In addition, Kenyon Martin averaged 16.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, while second-year forward Richard Jefferson showed improvement averaging 15.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, and Kerry Kittles provided with 13.0 points and 1.6 steals per game. Sixth man Lucious Harris contributed 10.3 points per game, while Rogers provided with 7.0 points per game off the bench, and Mutombo averaged 5.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game. Kidd also finished in ninth place in Most Valuable Player voting.
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Nets defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in six games, then swept the 6th-seeded Boston Celtics in four straight games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, and then defeated the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in another four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference finals. For the second consecutive year, they made it to the NBA Finals. However, they lost to the San Antonio Spurs in a six-game series. Following the season, Mutombo was released to free agency, and signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks.

## Offseason

On August 1, the Nets re-signed Chris Childs as a free agent; Childs previously played for the Nets from 1994 to 1996. Five days later, the organization traded Todd MacCulloch and Keith Van Horn to the Philadelphia 76ers for Dikembe Mutombo. On August 14, the Nets signed Rodney Rogers as a free agent. On October 25, they signed Anthony Johnson as a free agent. Their final offseason transaction would come three days later, when they waived Donny Marshall.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 24 | Nenad Krstić | C | Serbia and Montenegro | |
| 2 | 54 | Tamar Slay | SG | United States | Marshall |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | – | 33–8 | 16–25 | 16–8 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 1 | 25–16 | 23–18 | 17–7 |
| x-Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 5 | 25–16 | 19–22 | 13–12 |
| x-Orlando Magic | 42 | 40 | .512 | 7 | 26–15 | 16–25 | 14–11 |
| Washington Wizards | 37 | 45 | .451 | 12 | 23–18 | 14–27 | 11–13 |
| New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 12 | 24–17 | 13–28 | 9–15 |
| Miami Heat | 25 | 57 | .305 | 24 | 16–25 | 9–32 | 5–19 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Detroit Pistons | 50 | 32 | .610 | – |
| 2 | y-New Jersey Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 1 |
| 3 | x-Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2 |
| 4 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 2 |
| 5 | x-New Orleans Hornets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 3 |
| 6 | x-Boston Celtics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 6 |
| 7 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8 |
| 8 | x-Orlando Magic | 42 | 40 | .512 | 8 |
| 9 | New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 |
| 10 | Washington Wizards | 37 | 45 | .451 | 13 |
| 11 | Atlanta Hawks | 35 | 47 | .427 | 15 |
| 12 | Chicago Bulls | 30 | 52 | .366 | 20 |
| 13 | Miami Heat | 25 | 57 | .305 | 25 |
| 14 | Toronto Raptors | 24 | 58 | .293 | 26 |
| 15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 33 |

### Record vs. opponents

2002–03 NBA records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 0–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 3–0 | – | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Cleveland | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Denver | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | – | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | – | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Indiana | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | – | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | – | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Memphis | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | – | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Minnesota | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | – | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| New Orleans | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| New York | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Orlando | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Philadelphia | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | – | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | – | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | – | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Toronto | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 |
| Washington | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |

## Playoffs

2003 playoff game log :
First round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 19
Milwaukee
W 109–96
Kenyon Martin (21)
Kenyon Martin (15)
Jason Kidd (14)
Continental Airlines Arena 16,102
1–0
2
April 22
Milwaukee
L 85–88
Kenyon Martin (22)
Kenyon Martin (12)
Jason Kidd (8)
Continental Airlines Arena 17,633
1–1
3
April 24
@ Milwaukee
W 103–101
Jason Kidd (26)
Collins, Martin (8)
Jason Kidd (7)
Bradley Center 17,539
2–1
4
April 26
@ Milwaukee
L 114–119 (OT)
Kenyon Martin (30)
Jason Collins (8)
Jason Kidd (10)
Bradley Center 18,391
2–2
5
April 29
Milwaukee
W 89–82
Jason Kidd (19)
Richard Jefferson (16)
Kidd, Martin (5)
Continental Airlines Arena 16,601
3–2
6
May 1
@ Milwaukee
W 113–101
Kenyon Martin (29)
Jason Kidd (11)
Jason Kidd (11)
Bradley Center 18,717
4–2 :
Conference Semi-finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 5
Boston
W 97–93
Kenyon Martin (21)
Jefferson, Williams (9)
Jason Kidd (9)
Continental Airlines Arena 17,343
1–0
2
May 7
Boston
W 104–95
Richard Jefferson (25)
Jason Kidd (11)
Jason Kidd (8)
Continental Airlines Arena 19,934
2–0
3
May 9
@ Boston
W 94–76
Kenyon Martin (25)
Jason Kidd (9)
Jason Kidd (11)
FleetCenter 18,624
3–0
4
May 12
@ Boston
W 110–101 (2OT)
Jason Kidd (29)
Kidd, Martin (10)
Jason Kidd (8)
FleetCenter 18,624
4–0 :
Conference finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 18
@ Detroit
W 76–74
Kenyon Martin (16)
Jason Collins (10)
Jason Kidd (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
1–0
2
May 20
@ Detroit
W 88–86
Kenyon Martin (25)
Jason Collins (14)
Jason Kidd (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
2–0
3
May 22
Detroit
W 97–85
Jason Kidd (34)
Jason Kidd (12)
Jason Kidd (6)
Continental Airlines Arena 19,923
3–0
4
May 24
Detroit
W 102–82
Jason Kidd (26)
Jason Kidd (12)
Jason Kidd (7)
Continental Airlines Arena 19,923
4–0 :
NBA Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 4
@ San Antonio
L 89–101
Kenyon Martin (21)
Kenyon Martin (12)
Jason Kidd (10)
SBC Center 18,797
0–1
2
June 6
@ San Antonio
W 87–85
Jason Kidd (30)
Jason Kidd (7)
Kenyon Martin (4)
SBC Center 18,797
1–1
3
June 8
San Antonio
L 79–84
Kenyon Martin (23)
Kenyon Martin (11)
Jason Kidd (11)
Continental Airlines Arena 19,280
1–2
4
June 11
San Antonio
W 77–76
Kenyon Martin (20)
Kenyon Martin (13)
Jason Kidd (9)
Continental Airlines Arena 19,280
2–2
5
June 13
San Antonio
L 83–93
Jason Kidd (29)
Kenyon Martin (9)
Jason Kidd (7)
Continental Airlines Arena 19,280
2–3
6
June 15
@ San Antonio
L 77–88
Jason Kidd (21)
Kenyon Martin (10)
Jason Kidd (7)
SBC Center 18,797
2–4 :
2003 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

New Jersey Nets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jason Kidd | 80 | 80 | 37.4 | .414 | .341 | .841 | 6.3 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 18.7 |
| Kenyon Martin | 77 | 77 | 34.1 | .470 | .209 | .653 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 16.7 |
| Richard Jefferson | 80 | 80 | 36.0 | .501 | .250 | .743 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 15.5 |
| Kerry Kittles | 65 | 57 | 30.0 | .467 | .356 | .785 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 13.0 |
| Lucious Harris | 77 | 25 | 25.6 | .413 | .346 | .804 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 10.3 |
| Rodney Rogers | 68 | 0 | 19.2 | .402 | .333 | .756 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| Aaron Williams | 81 | 0 | 19.7 | .453 | .000 | .785 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 6.2 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 24 | 16 | 21.4 | .374 | | .727 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 5.8 |
| Jason Collins | 81 | 66 | 23.5 | .414 | .000 | .763 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
| Anthony Johnson | 66 | 2 | 12.8 | .446 | .371 | .689 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| Brian Scalabrine | 59 | 7 | 12.3 | .402 | .359 | .833 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| Tamar Slay | 36 | 0 | 7.6 | .379 | .280 | .700 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| Brandon Armstrong | 17 | 0 | 4.1 | .333 | .167 | .833 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Chris Childs | 12 | 0 | 8.8 | .300 | .167 | .667 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Donny Marshall | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |

### Playoffs

New Jersey Nets statistics :
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jason Kidd | 20 | 20 | 42.6 | .402 | .327 | .825 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 20.1 |
| Kenyon Martin | 20 | 20 | 38.9 | .453 | .091 | .693 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 18.9 |
| Richard Jefferson | 20 | 20 | 35.6 | .476 | .000 | .718 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 14.1 |
| Kerry Kittles | 20 | 20 | 30.7 | .395 | .413 | .762 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 10.8 |
| Lucious Harris | 20 | 0 | 21.8 | .391 | .333 | .783 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 7.8 |
| Rodney Rogers | 20 | 0 | 17.5 | .372 | .405 | .711 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.7 |
| Aaron Williams | 19 | 0 | 17.9 | .472 | | .742 | 4.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 6.5 |
| Jason Collins | 20 | 20 | 26.5 | .363 | .000 | .836 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 5.9 |
| Anthony Johnson | 17 | 0 | 7.2 | .548 | .500 | .833 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 10 | 0 | 11.5 | .467 | | 1.000 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| Brian Scalabrine | 7 | 0 | 2.9 | .500 | .000 | | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Tamar Slay | 6 | 0 | 1.8 | .250 | 1.000 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Player Statistics Citation:

## Awards and records

* Jason Kidd, All-NBA Second Team
* Jason Kidd, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
* Jason Kidd, NBA All-Star

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Tamar Slay Via trade Dikembe Mutombo Via free agency Chris Childs Anthony Johnson Rodney Rogers | Players Lost Via trade Todd MacCulloch Keith Van Horn Via free agency |

### Trades

| August 6, 2002 | To Philadelphia 76ersTodd MacCulloch Keith Van Horn | To New Jersey NetsDikembe Mutombo |

### Free agents

Additions :
| Player | Date signed | Former team |
| Chris Childs | August 1 | Toronto Raptors |
| Rodney Rogers | August 14 | Boston Celtics |
| Anthony Johnson | October 25 | New Jersey Nets |
| Donny Marshall | March 11 | New Jersey Nets |
Subtractions :
| Player | Date signed | New Team |
| Donny Marshall | October 28 | New Jersey Nets |
| Chris Childs | March 7 | none (retired) |
Player Transactions Citation: