2011-12 TRANSACTIONS: May 1: Began their single affiliation with their NBA Development League affiliate, the Springfield Armor June 23: Acquired
the draft rights to MarShon Brooks, from the Celtics, for the rights to the 27th
pick… Selected Jordan Williams 36th
overall in the second round… June 24:
Acquired the draft rights to the 31st
overall selection in the 2011 NBA Draft, Bojan Bogdanovic, from the Minnesota Timberwolves… August 10: Named
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Milton Lee as General Manager of Minor League Operations… September 14: Named Bob MacKinnon Head Coach of the Springfield Armor… December
8: Named P.J. Carlesimo and Mario Elie as assistant coaches… December 9: Signed draft picks MarShon Brooks and Jordan Williams… December 13:
Signed free agent Shelden Williams… December 15: Signed Ime Udoka… Signed Shawne Williams… Waived Travis Outlaw… December 21: Re-signed
Kris Humphries… December 22: Acquired Mehmet Okur in a trade with Utah for a second round pick in 2015 and waived Stephen Graham… December
23: Signed DeShawn Stevenson and waived Ime Udoka.
• The Nets are 17-18 (.486) all-time on opening night.
• The Nets are 6-8 all-time in season openers on the road.
• The Nets are 11-10 (.524) all-time in season openers at home.
• Nets Head Coach, Avery Johnson is 3-1 all-time on opening night… His Mavericks defeated the Cavs in 2007, the Suns in 2005, and his Nets
beat the Pistons in 2010. His only loss came against the Spurs in 2006… Johnson is 4-5 all-time against the Washington Wizards.
• Tonight’s contest against the Wizards marks the second time these two franchises have met to open the season. In their only other meeting on
opening night, New Jersey defeated Washington 95-85 to start the 2008-09 season. There are 13 teams the Nets have never opened the season
against: Dallas, Denver, LA Clippers, LA Lakers, Memphis, Minnesota, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San
Antonio and Utah.
• In three games against Washington last season, Kris Humphries averaged a double-double with 12.7 points and 14.0 rebounds in 39 minutes per
game. Brook Lopez led the team in scoring against Washington at 17.7 points in three contests.
• Deron Williams averaged 20.1 points and 10.3 assists in 65 games during the 2010-11 season with Utah and New Jersey. He now joins Chris
Paul as the only other player to average 20+ points and 10+ assists in a season since 1993-94. Deron Williams finished 3
rd
in the NBA in assists at
10.3.
• Deron Williams was one of only three players in the NBA last season to average a points/assists double-double. Williams ended 2010-11
averaging 20.1 points and 10.3 assists in 65 total games, 12 with New Jersey. Below is the list of all three players.
PLAYER PTS / AST
Deron Williams 20.1 / 10.3
Steve Nash 14.7 / 11.4
Rajon Rondo 10.6 / 11.2
• Deron Williams had a career-high tying 21 assists vs. the Timberwolves on 4/5. That marked his fifth career 20+ assist game and his first as a
Net. The only other active player to have a 20+ assist game for two different teams is Andre Miller, who had one for CLE (12-15-01) and one for
DEN (12-8-06).
• Brook Lopez is only the 8
th
player in Nets franchise history to average at least 20 points while playing in all 82 games. He is also the first center
in Nets franchise history to accomplish the feat.
Brook Lopez 2010-11 20.4
Vince Carter 2006-07 25.2
Richard Jefferson 2007-08 22.6
Kendall Gill 1996-97 21.8
Bernard King 1978-79 21.6
Drazen Petrovic 1991-92 20.6
Ray Williams 1981-82 20.4
Michael Ray Richardson 1984-85 20.1
• Entering 2011-12 Brook Lopez has yet to miss a game in his three-year career. Below is the Nets all-time consecutive games
played list.
NETS ALL-TIME CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED LIST
1. Darwin Cook 319 (80-81 through 84-85)
2. Buck Williams 292 (83-84 through 87-88)
3. Brook Lopez 246 (08-09 through end of 2010-11)
4. Armon Gilliam 235 (93-94 through 95-96)
5. Mike Gminski 216 (82-83 through 84-85)
Buck Williams 216 (81-82 through 83-84)
• Brook Lopez ranks fourth in the NBA in consecutive games played.
• LONGEST ACTIVE CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED STREAK
Derek Fisher, LAL 495
Jarret Jack, NO 371
Boris Diaw, CHA 349
Brook Lopez, NJ 246
Russell Westbrook, OKC 246
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