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NBA professional basketball team season
The 1982–83 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 7th season in the NBA .[1] With 49 wins and 33 losses, it was also their best record since the ABA–NBA merger —a mark that would stand until the 2001–02 season .
Draft picks [ ]
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College
1
13
Sleepy Floyd
PG
United States
Georgetown
1
21
Eddie Phillips
PF
United States
Alabama
3
59
Jimmy Black
PG
United States
North Carolina
4
80
United States
Illinois
4
82
Tony Brown
SG/SF
United States
Arkansas
5
105
United States
Alabama-Birmingham
6
128
United States
Furman
7
151
United States
UCLA
8
174
Otis Jackson
United States
Memphis
9
197
United States
Oral Roberts
10
218
Sean Tuohy
PG
United States
Mississippi
Roster [ ]
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
SG
10
Birdsong, Otis
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Houston
PG
12
Cook, Darwin
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
Portland
C
53
Dawkins, Darryl
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
251 lb (114 kg)
Maynard Evans (HS)
C
44
Elmore, Len
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Maryland
C
42
Gminski, Mike
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Duke
SF
55
King, Albert
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Maryland
SF
31
O'Koren, Mike
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
North Carolina
SF
51
Phillips, Eddie
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Alabama
PG
20
Richardson, Michael Ray
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
Montana
PG
1
Walker, Foots
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
West Georgia
PF
52
Williams, Buck
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Maryland
SF
34
Willoughby, Bill
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Dwight Morrow (HS)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents [ ]
1982-83 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
KCK
LAL
MIL
NJN
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAS
SDC
SEA
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
—
1–5
5–1
6–0
1–1
1–1
3–3
0–2
2–0
6–0
0–2
0–2
1–4
2–4
3–2
2–4
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
4–2
Boston
5–1
—
3–2
5–1
2–0
2–0
3–3
1–1
2–0
4–1
1–1
2–0
3–3
5–1
3–3
3–3
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
3–3
Chicago
1–5
2–3
—
5–1
1–1
1–1
2–4
2–0
1–1
4–2
0–2
0–2
1–5
2–4
1–4
1–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–5
Cleveland
0–6
1–5
1–5
—
2–0
0–2
1–5
2–0
2–0
5–1
1–1
0–2
1–5
0–6
1–5
0–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
3–2
Dallas
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
—
3–3
2–0
3–2
5–1
2–0
3–3
2–3
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–3
3–2
2–4
5–0
2–3
2–4
0–2
Denver
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
3–3
—
2–0
4–1
5–1
1–1
3–3
1–4
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–2
4–1
2–3
2–4
3–2
3–2
4–2
1–1
Detroit
3–3
3–3
4–2
5–1
0–2
0–2
—
2–0
2–0
4–2
0–2
0–2
3–3
3–2
1–5
0–6
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
3–2
Golden State
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–3
1–4
0–2
—
3–2
1–1
1–4
1–5
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–4
2–4
1–4
3–3
3–3
3–2
2–0
Houston
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–5
1–5
0–2
2–3
—
2–0
1–5
0–5
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–5
0–5
1–5
2–3
1–4
0–6
1–1
Indiana
0–6
1–4
2–4
1–5
0–2
1–1
2–4
1–1
0–2
—
1–1
0–2
1–5
0–6
3–3
1–4
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–5
Kansas City
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–3
3–3
2–0
4–1
5–1
1–1
—
1–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–4
2–3
3–3
4–1
1–4
4–2
2–0
Los Angeles
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
3–2
4–1
2–0
5–1
5–0
2–0
4–1
—
2–0
1–1
2–0
0–2
3–3
3–3
1–4
5–1
5–1
4–1
1–1
Milwaukee
4–1
3–3
5–1
5–1
2–0
0–2
3–3
1–1
2–0
5–1
1–1
0–2
—
3–2
4–2
1–5
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
0–2
2–0
3–2
New Jersey
4–2
1–5
4–2
6–0
2–0
1–1
2–3
2–0
1–1
6–0
1–1
1–1
2–3
—
4–2
3–3
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–2
New York
2–3
3–3
4–1
5–1
2–0
2–0
5–1
1–1
2–0
3–3
1–1
0–2
2–4
2–4
—
1–5
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
4–2
Philadelphia
4–2
3–3
5–1
5–0
2–0
2–0
6–0
2–0
2–0
4–1
2–0
2–0
5–1
3–3
5–1
—
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
4–2
Phoenix
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
3–2
1–4
1–1
4–2
5–0
1–1
4–1
3–3
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
—
5–1
3–2
4–2
5–1
5–0
0–2
Portland
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–3
3–2
1–1
4–2
5–0
2–0
3–2
3–3
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–5
—
2–3
5–1
3–3
3–2
1–1
San Antonio
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
4–2
4–2
1–1
4–1
5–1
2–0
3–3
4–1
0–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–3
3–2
—
4–1
1–4
5–1
2–0
San Diego
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–5
2–3
1–1
3–3
3–2
1–1
1–4
1–5
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–4
1–5
1–4
—
0–6
2–3
0–2
Seattle
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–2
2–3
2–0
3–3
4–1
1–1
4–1
1–5
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–5
3–3
4–1
6–0
—
5–0
1–1
Utah
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–0
4–2
2–4
2–0
2–3
6–0
0–2
2–4
1–4
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–5
2–3
1–5
3–2
0–5
—
0–2
Washington
2–4
3–3
5–1
2–3
2–0
1–1
2–3
0–2
1–1
5–1
0–2
1–1
3–3
3–3
2–4
2–4
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
2–0
—
Game log [ ]
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Playoffs [ ]
1983 playoff game log
First Round: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
1983 schedule
Player statistics [ ]
Season [ ]
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Playoffs [ ]
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Awards and records [ ]
Transactions [ ]
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References [ ]
See also [ ]
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