New Jersey Nets Regular Season Rosters

2007-2008 New Jersey Nets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
13 Maurice Ager F-G 6-5 202 1 Michigan State 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 28 United States
30 Malik Allen F 6-10 255 7 Villanova 2000 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
10 Darrell Armstrong PG 6-0 170 13 Fayetteville State 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
2 Josh Boone C 6-10 237 1 UConn 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
15 Vince Carter SF 6-6 220 9 North Carolina 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
35 Jason Collins C 7-0 255 6 Stanford 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
14 DeSagana Diop C 7-0 280 6 Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 8 Senegal
8 Eddie Gill PG 6-0 190 6 Weber State 2000 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
34 Devin Harris G 6-3 185 3 Wisconsin 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
44 Trenton Hassell F 6-5 227 6 Austin Peay 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
24 Richard Jefferson SF 6-7 233 6 Arizona 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
5 Jason Kidd PG 6-4 210 13 California 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
12 Nenad Krstic C 6-10 255 3 KK Partizan (Serbia) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 24 Serbia
20 Jamaal Magloire C 6-11 259 7 Kentucky 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 19 Canada
7 Bostjan Nachbar F 6-10 220 5 Universo De'Longhi Treviso (Italy) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 15 Slovenia
  Bobby Simmons F 6-6 235 6 DePaul 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
6 Stromile Swift F-C 6-9 225 7 LSU 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
22 Billy Thomas G 6-4 208 2 Kansas 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
44 Keith Van Horn F 6-10 220 9 Utah 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
1 David Wesley G 6-0 190 14 Baylor 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
1 Marcus D. Williams G 6-3 205 1 UConn 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
51 Sean Williams C 6-10 235 0 Boston College 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
21 Antoine Wright GF 6-7 210 2 Texas A&M 2005 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
  Jianlian Yi F 7-0 250 0 Guangdong Dongguan (China) 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 6 China

2007-2008 New Jersey Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters V. Carter R. Jefferson S. Williams J. Boone N. Krstic
Rotation M. Williams   B. Nachbar    
Rotation D. Armstrong        
Lim PT D. Harris M. Ager T. Hassell   S. Swift
Lim PT     K. Van Horn   D. Diop

2007-2008 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics66-16-
2Toronto Raptors41-4125
3Philadelphia Sixers40-4226
4New Jersey Nets34-4832
5New York Knicks23-5943

2007-2008 New Jersey Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jason Kidd Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2008)
Sean Williams Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2008)
Jason Kidd Skills Challenge Participant (2008)

2007-2008 New Jersey Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Richard Jefferson 82 39.0 22.6 4.2 3.1 0.9 0.3 2.4
Vince Carter 76 38.9 21.3 6.0 5.1 1.2 0.4 2.4
Bostjan Nachbar 75 22.1 9.8 3.5 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.1
Jason Kidd 51 37.1 11.3 8.1 10.4 1.5 0.3 3.6
Josh Boone 70 25.3 8.2 7.3 0.8 0.5 0.9 1.0
Sean Williams 73 17.5 5.6 4.4 0.4 0.4 1.5 1.0
Devin Harris 25 33.5 15.4 3.3 6.5 1.4 0.3 2.7
Marcus D. Williams 53 16.1 5.9 1.9 2.6 0.5 0.1 1.4
Antoine Wright 41 25.7 7.3 3.0 1.6 0.6 0.4 1.0
Nenad Krstic 45 18.0 6.6 4.4 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.9
Malik Allen 48 15.9 5.4 2.7 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.7
Darrell Armstrong 50 11.0 2.5 1.3 1.5 0.6 0.0 0.8
Stromile Swift 21 14.1 5.0 3.3 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.6
DeSagana Diop 27 14.9 2.5 4.5 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.6
Jason Collins 43 15.9 1.4 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.5
Trenton Hassell 26 11.9 1.8 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.3
Jamaal Magloire 24 10.8 1.8 3.4 0.3 0.0 0.4 1.0
Eddie Gill 13 11.4 2.9 1.7 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.6
Maurice Ager 14 6.3 2.6 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2
Billy Thomas 4 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

2007-2008 New Jersey Nets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Josh Boone was selected as the #23 pick in the First Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Josh Boone signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 11, 2006.

Nenad Krstic was selected as the #24 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Nenad Krstic signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 27, 2004.

Marcus D. Williams was selected as the #22 pick in the First Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Marcus D. Williams signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 11, 2006.

Sean Williams was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Sean Williams signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 9, 2007.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Richard Jefferson, the #13 pick in the First Round of the 2001 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New Jersey Nets from the Houston Rockets on June 27, 2001. Richard Jefferson signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 13, 2001. Richard Jefferson signed a multi-year extension with the New Jersey Nets on August 13, 2004.

Acquired via Trade

Maurice Ager was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Dallas Mavericks on February 19, 2008.

Vince Carter was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Toronto Raptors on December 17, 2004. Vince Carter re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on July 13, 2007.

DeSagana Diop was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Dallas Mavericks on February 19, 2008.

Devin Harris was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Dallas Mavericks on February 19, 2008.

Trenton Hassell was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Dallas Mavericks on February 19, 2008.

Bostjan Nachbar was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the New Orleans Pelicans on February 23, 2006.

Stromile Swift was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Memphis Grizzlies on February 4, 2008.

Keith Van Horn was acquired in a sign and trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Dallas Mavericks on February 19, 2008.

Acquired via Free Agency

Darrell Armstrong signed a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on October 5, 2007.

2007-2008 New Jersey Nets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Tom Barrise Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Advance Scout (Brooklyn Nets, 1997 to 2003)
Bill Cartwright Assistant Coach 2004-2005 Head Coach (Chicago Bulls, 2001 to 2004)
Jim Sann Assistant Coach, Coaching Associate 2005-2006 Assistant Coach (Houston Rockets, 2004 to 2005)
Rich Dalatri Strength and Conditioning Coach 1997-1998 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1992 to 1997)