The 1985–86 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 10th season in the NBA. After starting the first half of the season strong with a 23–14 record, the Nets lost star Micheal Ray Richardson due to a lifetime ban from the NBA due to repeated drug offenses and Darryl Dawkins to injuries, and then stumbled and went 16–29, finishing with a 39–43 record and barely making it into the playoffs.
| Player | G | MP | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | 77 | 2395 | 542 | 0.51 | 122 | 0.58 | 88 | 114 | 202 | 261 | 85 | 17 | 179 | 228 | 1214 |
| Bobby Cattage | 29 | 185 | 28 | 0.34 | 35 | 0.80 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 92 |
| Darwin Cook | 79 | 1965 | 267 | 0.43 | 84 | 0.76 | 51 | 126 | 177 | 390 | 156 | 22 | 132 | 172 | 629 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 51 | 1207 | 284 | 0.64 | 210 | 0.71 | 85 | 166 | 251 | 77 | 16 | 59 | 124 | 227 | 778 |
| Mike Gminski | 81 | 2525 | 491 | 0.52 | 351 | 0.89 | 206 | 462 | 668 | 133 | 56 | 71 | 140 | 163 | 1333 |
| Rod Higgins | 2 | 29 | 3 | 0.19 | 0 | - | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Mickey Johnson | 79 | 1574 | 214 | 0.42 | 183 | 0.79 | 98 | 234 | 332 | 217 | 67 | 25 | 165 | 248 | 616 |
| Yvon Joseph | 1 | 5 | 0 | - | 2 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Albert King (basketball) | 73 | 1998 | 438 | 0.46 | 167 | 0.82 | 116 | 250 | 366 | 181 | 58 | 24 | 181 | 205 | 1047 |
| Mike O'Koren | 67 | 1031 | 160 | 0.48 | 23 | 0.59 | 33 | 102 | 135 | 118 | 29 | 9 | 54 | 134 | 350 |
| Kelvin Ransey | 79 | 1504 | 231 | 0.46 | 121 | 0.82 | 34 | 82 | 116 | 252 | 51 | 4 | 114 | 128 | 586 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 47 | 1604 | 296 | 0.45 | 141 | 0.79 | 77 | 173 | 250 | 340 | 125 | 11 | 150 | 163 | 737 |
| Jeff Turner | 53 | 650 | 84 | 0.49 | 58 | 0.74 | 45 | 92 | 137 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 49 | 125 | 226 |
| Buck Williams | 82 | 3070 | 500 | 0.52 | 301 | 0.68 | 329 | 657 | 986 | 131 | 73 | 96 | 244 | 294 | 1301 |
| Ray Williams (basketball) | 5 | 63 | 10 | 0.31 | 12 | 0.86 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 32 |
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