The 1982–83 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' seventh season in the NBA.1982–83 New Jersey Nets 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 Georgetown 1 21 Eddie Phillips PF Alabama 3 59 Jimmy Black PG North Carolina 4 80 James Griffin Illinois 4 82 Tony Brown SG/SF Arkansas 5 105 Chris Giles Alabama-Birmingham 6 128 Mel Daniel Furman 7 151 Tony Anderson UCLA 8 174 Otis Jackson Memphis 9 197 Gary Johnson Oral Roberts 10 218 Sean Tuohy PG Mississippi

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 20 | New York | L 107–118 | Albert King (17) | Buck Williams (13) | Cook, Birdsong (6) | Brendan Byrne Arena15,672 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 21 | @ New York | L 99–105 | Albert King (25) | Buck Williams (10) | Foots Walker (6) | Madison Square Garden19,591 | 0–2

Awards and records Buck Williams, All-NBA Second Team

References

See also 1982–83 NBA season