The 2007–08 New Jersey Nets season was the 41st season, 32nd in the NBA basketball in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In midseason, All-Star point guard Jason Kidd was shipped to the Dallas Mavericks, the team where he began his career. He would later help the Mavericks win their first ever NBA championship in 2011. Kidd would later return to the Nets, in Brooklyn, as their head coach for the 2013–14 season.
Key dates prior to the start of the season: The 2007 NBA draft took place in New York City on June 28. The free agency period then began in July 2007.
Draft picks
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege 1 17 Sean Williams Forward Boston College
Roster
Regular season
Standings
Record vs. opponents
2007-08 NBA RecordsTeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMEMMIAMILMINNJNNOHNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAWAS Atlanta – 0–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 Boston 3–0 – 3–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–3 Charlotte 2–2 1–3 – 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–3 Chicago 2–2 0–4 3–1 – 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 Cleveland 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 – 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 Dallas 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 1–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 Denver 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 – 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–3 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 Detroit 4–0 1–2 3–0 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 2–1 Golden State 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 – 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 0–3 2–0 Houston 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 4–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 Indiana 2–1 0–3 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 – 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–3 3–1 0–3 2–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 4–0 – 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 Memphis 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–2 – 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 Miami 1–3 0–4 1–3 1–2 0–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 – 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–4 Milwaukee 2–2 0–4 2–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 – 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–2 Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–3 1–1 3–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 – 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–2 New Jersey 3–1 0–4 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–1 4–0 1–1 – 0–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–1 New Orleans 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–2 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 New York 0–4 0–4 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 – 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–1 Orlando 2–2 2–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 – 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–2 3–1 Philadelphia 1–3 1–3 2–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 0–3 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–3 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 Phoenix 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–4 2–0 2–0 1–1 – 3–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–2 2–0 Portland 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 3–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–3 – 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 Sacramento 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–1 – 1–3 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 San Antonio 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 3–0 3–1 – 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 Seattle 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–2 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–3 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–2 – 1–1 0–4 0–2 Toronto 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 1–3 Utah 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 3–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 4–0 2–0 – 2–0 Washington 2–2 3–0 3–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–0 1–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 —
Game log
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 1 | October 31 | Chicago | | Richard Jefferson (29) | Richard Jefferson (10) | Jason Kidd (13) | Izod Center17,342 | 1–0
|- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | November 2 | Toronto | | Richard Jefferson (27) | Richard Jefferson Vince Carter (5) | Jason Kidd (6) | Izod Center14,980 | 1–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 3 | November 3 | Philadelphia | | Richard Jefferson (22) | Jason Kidd (14) | Jason Kidd (10) | Wachovia Center19,706 | 2–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 4 | November 6 | Atlanta | | Richard Jefferson (25) | Jason Kidd (9) | Jason Kidd (12) | Izod Center12,336 | 3–1 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 5 | November 8 | Washington | | Richard Jefferson (25) | Jamaal Magloire (12) | Jason Kidd (10) | Izod Center13,267 | 4–1 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 10 | Boston | | Richard Jefferson (28) | Jason Kidd (6) | Jason Kidd (12) | Izod Center18,171 | 4–2 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | November 12 | New Orleans | | Richard Jefferson (32) | Nenad Krstic (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | Izod Center12,832 | 4–3 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 14 | @ Boston | | Richard Jefferson (21) | Jason Kidd (9) | Jason Kidd (7) | TD Garden18,624 | 4–4 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 9 | November 16 | Orlando | | Richard Jefferson (15) | Jason Kidd (19) | Jason Kidd (10) | Izod Center15,155 | 4–5 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 17 | Miami | | Sean Williams (22) | Jason Kidd, Sean Williams (8) | Jason Kidd (15) | Izod Center16,797 | 4–6 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 19 | @ Utah | | Richard Jefferson (22) | Josh Boone, Antoine Wright (5) | Jason Kidd (8) | Energy Solutions Arena19,911 | 4–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 12 | November 21 | @ Portland | | Richard Jefferson (30) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (13) | Rose Garden Arena18,423 | 5–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 13 | November 23 | @ Seattle | | Richard Jefferson (30) | Malik Allen (6) | Jason Kidd (6) | Key Arena14,424 | 6–7 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 14 | November 25 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Richard Jefferson (27) | Jason Kidd, Sean Williams (7) | Jason Kidd (14) | Staples Center18,997 | 7–7 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 15 | November 27 | Memphis | | Vince Carter (32) | Jason Kidd (15) | Jason Kidd (12) | Izod Center12,092 | 7–8
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 16 | December 1 | Philadelphia | | Vince Carter (24) | Vince Carter (9) | Jason Kidd (8) | Izod Center15,133 | 8–8 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 2 | @ Detroit | | Vince Carter (22) | Sean Williams (8) | Jason Kidd (16) | The Palace of Auburn Hills22,076 | 8–9 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 18 | December 4 | @ Cleveland | | Richard Jefferson (36) | Jason Kidd (10) | Vince Carter (7) | Quicken Loans Arena19,838 | 9–9 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 19 | December 5 | New York | | Richard Jefferson (31) | Malik Allen (9) | Malik Allen, Vince Carter, Eddie Gill (4) | Izod Center15,233 | 9–10 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | December 7 | Houston | | Vince Carter (32) | Jason Collins (8) | Jason Kidd (7) | Izod Center15,421 | 9–11 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 9 | @ Washington | | Vince Carter (30) | Jason Kidd (10) | Jason Kidd (13) | Verizon Center13,712 | 9–12 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 11 | L.A. Clippers | | Richard Jefferson (21) | Josh Boone (14) | Jason Kidd (11) | Izod Center13,433 | 9–13 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 23 | December 14 | Cleveland | | Vince Carter (32) | Josh Boone, Jason Kidd (8) | Jason Kidd (11) | Izod Center15,242 | 10–13 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 15 | @ New York | | Vince Carter (24) | Jason Kidd (7) | Vince Carter, Jason Kidd (7) | Madison Square Garden18,225 | 10–14 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 18 | Sacramento | | Richard Jefferson (36) | Jason Kidd (10) | Jason Kidd (9) | Izod Center11,902 | 10–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 26 | December 20 | @ Miami | | Vince Carter (31) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (10) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 11–15 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 27 | December 22 | Golden State | | Richard Jefferson (31) | Josh Boone (13) | Jason Kidd (12) | Izod Center15,032 | 12–15 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 | December 26 | Detroit | | Vince Carter (21) | Josh Boone (8) | Jason Kidd (13) | Izod Center18,005 | 12–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 29 | December 28 | Washington | | Richard Jefferson (26) | Sean Williams (10) | Jason Kidd (12) | Izod Center17,644 | 13–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 30 | December 29 | @ Milwaukee | | Vince Carter (23) | Sean Williams (10) | Jason Kidd (15) | Bradley Center16,562 | 14–16
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 31 | January 2 | @ Orlando | | Vince Carter (18) | Jason Kidd (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | Amway Arena17,519 | 15–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 32 | January 4 | Charlotte | | Vince Carter (30) | Jason Kidd (10) | Jason Kidd (12) | Izod Center15,276 | 16–16 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 33 | January 5 | @ Atlanta | | Vince Carter (29) | Jason Kidd (13) | Jason Kidd (14) | Philips Arena15,766 | 17–16 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 8 | @ Charlotte | | Richard Jefferson (25) | Jason Kidd (11) | Jason Kidd (12) | Charlotte Bobcats Arena11,913 | 17–17 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 35 | January 9 | Seattle | | Richard Jefferson (28) | Vince Carter (8) | Jason Kidd (11) | Izod Center14,101 | 18–17 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | January 11 | Boston | | Richard Jefferson (17) | Josh Boone (16) | Jason Kidd (9) | Izod Center19,990 | 18–18 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 37 | January 14 | Portland | | Malik Allen (17) | Malik Allen (8) | Jason Kidd (6) | Izod Center14,242 | 18–19 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 38 | January 16 | New York | | Vince Carter (26) | Josh Boone (12) | Jason Kidd (17) | Izod Center16,128 | 18–20 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | January 19 | @ L.A. Clippers | | Richard Jefferson (21) | Josh Boone (16) | Jason Kidd (11) | Staples Center18,691 | 18–21 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 20 | @ Phoenix | | Richard Jefferson (24) | Josh Boone, Vince Carter (9) | Jason Kidd (8) | US Airways Center18,422 | 18–22 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 41 | January 22 | @ Sacramento | | Vince Carter (21) | Bostjan Nachbar (5) | Vince Carter (8) | Arco Arena13,232 | 18–23 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 | January 24 | @ Golden State | | Richard Jefferson (34) | Josh Boone (17) | Jason Kidd (12) | Oracle Arena19,596 | 18–24 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 43 | January 25 | @ Denver | | Richard Jefferson (19) | Josh Boone (14) | Jason Kidd (10) | Pepsi Center15,892 | 18–25 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 44 | January 27 | @ Minnesota | | Richard Jefferson (35) | Sean Williams (12) | Vince Carter (5) | Target Center11,937 | 18–26 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 45 | January 29 | Milwaukee | | Richard Jefferson (20) | Vince Carter (12) | Jason Kidd (11) | Izod Center14,133 | 19–26
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 46 | February 1 | @ Miami | | Richard Jefferson (25) | Vince Carter (11) | Jason Kidd (12) | American Airlines Arena19,600 | 20–26 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | February 2 | @ Atlanta | | Richard Jefferson (23) | Jason Kidd (10) | Vince Carter (10) | Philips Arena18,102 | 20–27 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 5 | L.A. Lakers | | Vince Carter (27) | Bostjan Nachbar (10) | Jason Kidd (10) | Izod Center19,990 | 20–28 |- bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 49 | February 6 | @ Orlando | | Vince Carter (18) | Josh Boone, Jason Kidd, Antoine Wright (basketball), Nenad Krstic (6) | Jason Kidd (7) | Amway Arena16,011 | 20–29 |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" | 50 | February 8 | @ Charlotte | | Richard Jefferson (23) | Josh Boone, Jason Kidd (11)