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The 2002–03 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 36th season in the
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, and 27th season in
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. The Nets entered the season as runners-up in the
2002 NBA Finals The 2002 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s championship series for the 2001–02 season. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers (who were also two-time defendi ...
, where they were swept by the two-time defending NBA champion
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in four games. During the off-season, the Nets acquired All-Star center
Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has becom ...
from the
Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eas ...
, and signed free agent
Rodney Rogers Rodney Ray Rogers (born June 20, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player who played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life Rogers was the fourth and youngest child born to Willie Wardsworth ...
. 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 Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest point guards ...
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 The 2003 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game which was played on February 9, 2003 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, home of the Atlanta Hawks. This game was the 52nd edition of the North American National Basketball Association (NB ...
, In addition,
Kenyon Martin Kenyon Lee Martin Sr. (born December 30, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a power forward, he played for the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Los An ...
averaged 16.7 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, while second-year forward
Richard Jefferson Richard Allen Jefferson Jr. (born June 21, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on ESPN. He played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats. Jefferson was drafted in the first round of the 200 ...
showed improvement averaging 15.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, and
Kerry Kittles Kerry Kittles (born June 12, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He was raised in New Orleans and attended St. Augustine High School (New Orleans), St. Augustine High School. He was an assistant coach at Princeton ...
provided with 13.0 points and 1.6 steals per game. Sixth man
Lucious Harris Lucious H. Harris (born December 18, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (28th pick overall) of the 1993 NBA draft. Harris has played for the Mavericks, Philadelp ...
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
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voting. In the Eastern Conference First Round of the
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, the Nets defeated the
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in six games, then swept the 6th-seeded
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in four straight games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, and then defeated the top-seeded
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in another four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference Finals. For the second consecutive year, they made it to the
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. However, they lost to the
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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 The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...
.


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 Todd Carlyle MacCulloch (born January 27, 1976) is a Canadian former professional basketball player who played four seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers as the 47th overall pick in the 19 ...
and
Keith Van Horn Keith Adam Van Horn (born October 23, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Van Horn played for the New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks, Milwaukee Bucks, and the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball ...
to the Philadelphia 76ers for
Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has becom ...
. On August 14, the Nets signed
Rodney Rogers Rodney Ray Rogers (born June 20, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player who played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life Rogers was the fourth and youngest child born to Willie Wardsworth ...
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 Donny Marshall (born July 17, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New Jersey Nets. He is currently a college basketball te ...
.


Draft picks


Roster


Regular season


Season standings


Record vs. opponents


Playoffs

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Player statistics


Regular season

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, 80 , 80 , 37.4 , .414 , .341 , .841 , 6.3 , 8.9 , 2.2 , 0.3 , 18.7 , - ,
Kenyon Martin Kenyon Lee Martin Sr. (born December 30, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a power forward, he played for the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Los An ...
, 77 , 77 , 34.1 , .470 , .209 , .653 , 8.3 , 2.4 , 1.3 , 0.9 , 16.7 , - ,
Richard Jefferson Richard Allen Jefferson Jr. (born June 21, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on ESPN. He played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats. Jefferson was drafted in the first round of the 200 ...
, 80 , 80 , 36.0 , .501 , .250 , .743 , 6.4 , 2.5 , 1.0 , 0.6 , 15.5 , - ,
Kerry Kittles Kerry Kittles (born June 12, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He was raised in New Orleans and attended St. Augustine High School (New Orleans), St. Augustine High School. He was an assistant coach at Princeton ...
, 65 , 57 , 30.0 , .467 , .356 , .785 , 3.9 , 2.6 , 1.6 , 0.5 , 13.0 , - ,
Lucious Harris Lucious H. Harris (born December 18, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (28th pick overall) of the 1993 NBA draft. Harris has played for the Mavericks, Philadelp ...
, 77 , 25 , 25.6 , .413 , .346 , .804 , 3.0 , 2.0 , 0.7 , 0.1 , 10.3 , - ,
Rodney Rogers Rodney Ray Rogers (born June 20, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player who played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life Rogers was the fourth and youngest child born to Willie Wardsworth ...
, 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 Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has becom ...
, 24 , 16 , 21.4 , .374 , , .727 , 6.4 , 0.8 , 0.2 , 1.5 , 5.8 , - ,
Jason Collins Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, where he was ...
, 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 Brian David Scalabrine (born March 18, 1978), nicknamed the "White Mamba", is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a television analyst for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is als ...
, 59 , 7 , 12.3 , .402 , .359 , .833 , 2.4 , 0.8 , 0.3 , 0.3 , 3.1 , - ,
Tamar Slay Tamar Ulysses Slay (born April 2, 1980) is an American basketball former college and professional player. A 6 ft 9 in (2.03 m) guard-forward, he was formerly with the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets and Charlotte Bobcats. He ...
, 36 , 0 , 7.6 , .379 , .280 , .700 , 0.9 , 0.4 , 0.4 , 0.1 , 2.6 , - ,
Brandon Armstrong Brandon Simone Armstrong (born June 16, 1980) is an American retired professional basketball player. Born in San Francisco, California, he played college basketball for the Pepperdine Waves and was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 23rd ov ...
, 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 Donny Marshall (born July 17, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New Jersey Nets. He is currently a college basketball te ...
, 3 , 0 , 2.0 , .000 , .000 , , 1.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0


Playoffs

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Jason Kidd Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest point guards ...
, 20 , 20 , 42.6 , .402 , .327 , .825 , 7.7 , 8.2 , 1.8 , 0.2 , 20.1 , - ,
Kenyon Martin Kenyon Lee Martin Sr. (born December 30, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a power forward, he played for the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Los An ...
, 20 , 20 , 38.9 , .453 , .091 , .693 , 9.4 , 2.9 , 1.5 , 1.6 , 18.9 , - ,
Richard Jefferson Richard Allen Jefferson Jr. (born June 21, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on ESPN. He played college basketball with the Arizona Wildcats. Jefferson was drafted in the first round of the 200 ...
, 20 , 20 , 35.6 , .476 , .000 , .718 , 6.4 , 2.4 , 0.8 , 0.2 , 14.1 , - ,
Kerry Kittles Kerry Kittles (born June 12, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach and former player. He was raised in New Orleans and attended St. Augustine High School (New Orleans), St. Augustine High School. He was an assistant coach at Princeton ...
, 20 , 20 , 30.7 , .395 , .413 , .762 , 3.5 , 2.0 , 1.5 , 0.3 , 10.8 , - ,
Lucious Harris Lucious H. Harris (born December 18, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (28th pick overall) of the 1993 NBA draft. Harris has played for the Mavericks, Philadelp ...
, 20 , 0 , 21.8 , .391 , .333 , .783 , 2.6 , 1.6 , 0.5 , 0.0 , 7.8 , - ,
Rodney Rogers Rodney Ray Rogers (born June 20, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player who played for several teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Early life Rogers was the fourth and youngest child born to Willie Wardsworth ...
, 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 Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, where he was ...
, 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 Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (born June 25, 1966) is a Congolese-American former professional basketball player. Mutombo played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Outside basketball, he has becom ...
, 10 , 0 , 11.5 , .467 , , 1.000 , 2.7 , 0.6 , 0.3 , 0.9 , 1.8 , - ,
Brian Scalabrine Brian David Scalabrine (born March 18, 1978), nicknamed the "White Mamba", is an American former professional basketball player who is currently a television analyst for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is als ...
, 7 , 0 , 2.9 , .500 , .000 , , 0.6 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.6 , - ,
Tamar Slay Tamar Ulysses Slay (born April 2, 1980) is an American basketball former college and professional player. A 6 ft 9 in (2.03 m) guard-forward, he was formerly with the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Nets and Charlotte Bobcats. He ...
, 6 , 0 , 1.8 , .250 , 1.000 , , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.5 Player Statistics Citation:


Awards and records

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Jason Kidd Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest point guards ...
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All-NBA Second Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sele ...
* Jason Kidd,
NBA All-Defensive Second Team The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team is generally composed of ten players in two ...
* Jason Kidd,
NBA All-Star The National Basketball Association (NBA) All-Star Game is an annual exhibition basketball game. It is the main event of the NBA All-Star Weekend. Originally, the All-Star Game featured a conference-based format, featuring a team composed of al ...


Transactions


Overview


Trades


Free agents

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References


New Jersey Nets on Database Basketball


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