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Co-owner of the New Jersey Nets Co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer Lewis Katz ( / k æ t s / ; January 11, 1942 – May 31, 2014) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and newspaper publisher , who was a co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer .
The 1995–96 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 29th season in the National Basketball Association, and 20th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey. [1] The Nets received the ninth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected NCAA Final Four MVP, Ed O'Bannon from the University of California, Los Angeles.
In 1996, Continental Airlines purchased naming rights to the Brendan Byrne Arena. This picture shows the arena's signage under that name. Construction on a new arena across Route 20 (now 120) from Giants Stadium and the Meadowlands Racetrack began in 1977, with the arena's initial purpose being to serve as the primary home for the Nets who had moved from Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York ...
The Nets got off to a 7–7 start to the season, but then lost six straight games afterwards, and held an 18–29 record at the All-Star break. [19] The team struggled for the remainder of the season, posting an 8–27 record, plus a 10-game losing streak in March, and finishing fifth in the Atlantic Division with a 26–56 record.
The Nets bench included Sherman Douglas (8.0 ppg, 4.0 apg) and Chris Gatling (11.5 ppg, 5.9 rpg). Late in the season, the Nets added depth with the trade for Rony Seikaly, who joined the Nets in a five-player trade with the Orlando Magic on Feb. 19. Seikaly played in only nine games for New Jersey, because of a nagging injury to his right foot.
Carter played 4 1/2 seasons with the Nets while they were in New Jersey, averaging 23.6 points. He owns their single-season record with 2,070 points in the 2006-07 season.
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The Nets finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 40–42 record. [ 9 ] Dražen Petrović led the team in scoring averaging 20.6 points per game, and finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting, [ 10 ] while second-year star Derrick Coleman averaged 19.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and Sam Bowie provided the ...