Head coach Chuck Daly Arena Brendan Byrne Arena | General manager Willis Reed Record 43–39 (.524) | |
Place Division: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 6th (Eastern) Playoff finish East First Round
(eliminated 2–3) | ||
The 1992–93 NBA season was the Nets' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and 17th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Nets hired Chuck Daly as head coach, acquired Rumeal Robinson from the Atlanta Hawks, and signed free agents Rick Mahorn and Jayson Williams during the offseason. Under Daly, the Nets continued to improve getting off to a solid 31–24 start, before losing Kenny Anderson for the remainder of the season with a wrist injury. Midway through the season, the Nets signed free agents Maurice Cheeks and former New York Knicks star Bernard King. Despite losing ten of their final eleven games, they finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 43–39 record. The club qualified for the playoffs, but were eliminated in the first round by the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games.
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Following the season, tragedy struck as scoring leader Dražen Petrović died in an automobile accident in Germany on June 7, 1993. Also following the season, Sam Bowie was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, Chris Dudley signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers, and King and Cheeks both retired.
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Season standings
z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spotEast First Round
(3) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (6) New Jersey Nets: Cavaliers win series 3–2
Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Eastern Conference First Round (Cleveland won 3–1)