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The 2005–06 New Jersey Nets season was the team's 39th season in the NBA. Without
Brian Scalabrine Brian David Scalabrine (born March 18, 1978), jokingly 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). ...
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in the offseason, they began the season hoping to improve upon their 42-40 output from the previous season. They bested it by seven wins, finishing 49-33 and qualifying for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. The Nets lost in the second round to the eventual champions, the
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Roster


Regular season


Season standings


Record vs. opponents


Playoffs

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Continental Airlines Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

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Continental Airlines Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

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American Airlines Arena Kaseya Center is a multi-purpose arena on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. The arena is home to the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. The arena was previously named American Airlines Arena from opening in 1999 until 2021, FTX ...

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Continental Airlines Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

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Player statistics


Regular season

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, 79 , 79 , 36.8 , .430 , .341 , .799 , 5.8 , 4.3 , 1.2 , 0.7 , 24.2 , - ,
Richard Jefferson Richard Allen Jefferson Jr. (born June 21, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played small forward. He played for eight teams in his 17-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jefferson playe ...
, 78 , 78 , 39.2 , .493 , .319 , .812 , 6.8 , 3.8 , 0.8 , 0.2 , 19.5 , - , Nenad Krstic , 80 , 80 , 30.9 , .507 , .250 , .698 , 6.4 , 1.1 , 0.4 , 0.8 , 13.5 , - ,
Jason Kidd Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the List of current NBA head coaches, head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regar ...
, 80 , 80 , 37.2 , .404 , .352 , .795 , 7.3 , 8.4 , 1.9 , 0.4 , 13.3 , - , Clifford Robinson , 80 , 13 , 23.3 , .427 , .343 , .658 , 3.3 , 1.1 , 0.6 , 0.5 , 6.9 , - ,
Jeff McInnis Jeff Lemans McInnis (born October 22, 1974) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is an assistant coach for the Charleston Cougars men's team. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA), in Greece
, 28 , 1 , 17.4 , .441 , .188 , .690 , 1.8 , 1.9 , 0.4 , 0.1 , 5.3 , - ,
Marc Jackson Marc Anthony Jackson (born January 16, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player who played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2000 to 2007. He is a current television analyst of the Philadelphia 76 ...
, 37 , 0 , 11.7 , .446 , , .792 , 2.4 , 0.6 , 0.1 , 0.2 , 4.6 , - ,
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 wa ...
, 71 , 70 , 26.7 , .397 , .250 , .512 , 4.8 , 1.0 , 0.6 , 0.6 , 3.6 , - ,
Jacque Vaughn Jacque Trevan Vaughn (born February 11, 1975) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Kansas Jayhawks of the Big 12 Conference. Vaughn played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) fo ...
, 80 , 6 , 15.4 , .437 , .167 , .728 , 1.1 , 1.5 , 0.5 , 0.0 , 3.4 , - ,
Scott Padgett Scott Anthony Padgett (born April 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant to the head coach for Mississippi State men's basketball. He was formerly the head coach at Samford University. He played for ...
, 62 , 1 , 11.6 , .353 , .347 , .794 , 2.7 , 0.7 , 0.5 , 0.2 , 3.4 , - , Zoran Planinic , 56 , 1 , 10.6 , .361 , .232 , .697 , 1.3 , 0.9 , 0.4 , 0.1 , 3.4 , - ,
Lamond Murray Lamond Maurice Murray Sr. (born April 20, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. Murray was selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1994 NBA draft after a college career at the University of California a ...
, 57 , 1 , 10.1 , .398 , .346 , .625 , 2.3 , 0.2 , 0.3 , 0.1 , 3.4 , - , Bostjan Nachbar , 11 , 0 , 8.8 , .375 , .143 , .625 , 1.0 , 0.5 , 0.3 , 0.0 , 2.8 , - ,
Derrick Zimmerman Derrick Dewayne Zimmerman (born December 2, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. He played collegiately at Mississippi State University. College career For the Mississippi State Bulldogs, he averaged 8.9 points, 5.5 assis ...
, 2 , 0 , 16.0 , .667 , , , 2.0 , 3.5 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 2.0 , - , Antoine Wright , 39 , 0 , 9.5 , .358 , .067 , .500 , 0.8 , 0.3 , 0.1 , 0.1 , 1.8 , - , Linton Johnson , 9 , 0 , 3.9 , .500 , , .250 , 0.8 , 0.2 , 0.2 , 0.0 , 1.2 , - , John Thomas , 2 , 0 , 18.0 , .167 , , , 5.0 , 0.0 , 0.5 , 0.5 , 1.0


Playoffs

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, 11 , 11 , 40.9 , .463 , .241 , .796 , 7.0 , 5.3 , 1.8 , 0.5 , 29.6 , - ,
Richard Jefferson Richard Allen Jefferson Jr. (born June 21, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played small forward. He played for eight teams in his 17-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jefferson playe ...
, 11 , 11 , 39.7 , .545 , .414 , .825 , 4.1 , 4.1 , 0.9 , 0.4 , 22.2 , - , Nenad Krstic , 11 , 11 , 33.3 , .504 , , .711 , 6.8 , 0.7 , 0.5 , 0.9 , 14.7 , - ,
Jason Kidd Jason Frederick Kidd (born March 23, 1973) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the List of current NBA head coaches, head coach for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Widely regar ...
, 11 , 11 , 40.9 , .371 , .300 , .826 , 7.6 , 9.6 , 1.5 , 0.2 , 12.0 , - ,
Lamond Murray Lamond Maurice Murray Sr. (born April 20, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. Murray was selected seventh overall by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1994 NBA draft after a college career at the University of California a ...
, 11 , 0 , 17.9 , .389 , .353 , .818 , 3.5 , 0.2 , 0.3 , 0.0 , 5.7 , - , Clifford Robinson , 8 , 0 , 24.8 , .333 , .316 , .800 , 3.3 , 0.6 , 1.1 , 0.4 , 4.5 , - ,
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 wa ...
, 11 , 11 , 27.5 , .360 , , .591 , 5.0 , 0.3 , 0.5 , 0.2 , 2.8 , - ,
Jacque Vaughn Jacque Trevan Vaughn (born February 11, 1975) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Kansas Jayhawks of the Big 12 Conference. Vaughn played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) fo ...
, 11 , 0 , 14.5 , .364 , .000 , .571 , 1.0 , 1.1 , 0.2 , 0.0 , 2.5 , - ,
Scott Padgett Scott Anthony Padgett (born April 19, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player and current assistant to the head coach for Mississippi State men's basketball. He was formerly the head coach at Samford University. He played for ...
, 3 , 0 , 3.0 , .500 , .000 , .500 , 1.0 , 0.0 , 0.3 , 0.0 , 1.0 , - , John Thomas , 8 , 0 , 7.0 , .500 , , .500 , 1.3 , 0.3 , 0.4 , 0.1 , 0.9 , - , Antoine Wright , 5 , 0 , 2.0 , .250 , , .667 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.8 , - , Zoran Planinic , 3 , 0 , 2.0 , .000 , , .000 , 0.3 , 0.7 , 0.3 , 0.0 , 0.0 , - , Bostjan Nachbar , 1 , 0 , 1.0 , , , , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 , 0.0 Player Statistics Citation:


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Trades


Free agents


References

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New Jersey Nets New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 ** "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1 ...
New Jersey Nets New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 ** "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1 ...
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