2006–07 New Jersey Nets season

2006–07 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Lawrence Frank
Arena	Continental Airlines Arena
Results
Record	41–41 (.500)
Place	Division: 2nd
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Semifinals
Local media
Television	YES Network, WWOR
Radio	WFAN

The 2006-07 New Jersey Nets season was the team's 40th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 49–33 output from the previous season. However, they came eight wins shy of tying it, finishing 41–41.^[1] In the playoffs, the Nets upset Vince Carter's former team, the Toronto Raptors in the first round but could not defeat the eventual Eastern Conference champion, the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers in the next round.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	22	Marcus Williams	PG	United States	Connecticut
1	23	Josh Boone	PF/C	United States	Connecticut
2	54	Hassan Adams	SG	United States	Arizona

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SF 8 Adams, Hassan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Arizona PF 2 Boone, Josh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 237 lb (108 kg) Connecticut SG 15 Carter, Vince 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) North Carolina C 35 Collins, Jason 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Stanford PG 50 House, Eddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Arizona State C 9 Ilić, Mile 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Serbia SF 24 Jefferson, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Arizona PG 5 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UC Berkeley C 12 Krstić, Nenad 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Serbia PF 33 Moore, Mikki 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nebraska SF 7 Nachbar, Boštjan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Slovenia SG 22 Robinson, Bernard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Michigan PF 30 Robinson, Cliff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Connecticut PG 1 Williams, Marcus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Connecticut SG 21 Wright, Antoine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Texas A&M	Head coach Lawrence Frank (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Tom Barrise (Fairleigh Dickinson) Bill Cartwright (San Francisco) Ryan Krueger (Lehigh) Pat Sullivan (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Toronto Raptors	47	35	.573	-	30–11	17–24	11–5
x-New Jersey Nets	41	41	.500	6	24–17	17–24	10–6
Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	12	21–20	14–27	9–7
New York Knicks	33	49	.402	14	19–22	14–27	3–13
Boston Celtics	24	58	.293	23	12–29	12–29	7–9

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Detroit Pistons	53	29	.646	–
2	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	50	32	.610	3
3	y-Toronto Raptors	47	35	.573	6
4	y-Miami Heat	44	38	.537	9
5	x-Chicago Bulls	49	33	.598	4
6	x-New Jersey Nets	41	41	.500	12
7	x-Washington Wizards	41	41	.500	12
8	x-Orlando Magic	40	42	.488	13
9	Philadelphia 76ers	35	47	.427	18
10	Indiana Pacers	35	47	.427	18
11	New York Knicks	33	49	.402	20
12	Charlotte Bobcats	33	49	.402	20
13	Atlanta Hawks	30	52	.366	23
14	Milwaukee Bucks	28	54	.341	25
15	Boston Celtics	24	58	.293	29

Transactions

Trades

July 27, 2005

To New Jersey Nets Mikki Moore To Seattle SuperSonics 2009 second-round pick

January 3, 2007

To New Jersey Nets Bernard Robinson To Charlotte Bobcats Jeff McInnis

Free Agents

Additions
Player	Date signed	Former team
Eddie House	August 17	Phoenix Suns
Awvee Storey	October 2	Washington Wizards

Subtractions
Player	Date waived	New Team
Zoran Planinić	August 11	TAU Cerámica (Spain)
Awvee Storey	October 26	Dakota Wizards (D-League)

References

1. 2006–07 New Jersey Nets