2009–10 New Jersey Nets season

Did You Know?

• Devin Harris missed 10 games in early November due to a groin strain before returning on November 21 against the New York Knicks.
• At one point the entire starting lineup except center Brook Lopez was injured, forcing the Nets to dress only the league-minimum seven players on multiple occasions.

Key dates

The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City on June 25, and free agency began on July 8. After 16 consecutive losses to start the season, Lawrence Frank was dismissed as head coach on November 29. General manager Kiki Vandeweghe then took over as head coach for the remainder of the season, with Del Harris joining as assistant coach. The Nets broke their 18-game losing streak on December 4 by defeating the Charlotte Bobcats. The team played its final home game at Meadowlands Arena on April 12.

Awards, records and milestones

The Nets set the NBA record for worst winless start to a season at 0–18, a mark later matched by the 2015–16 Philadelphia 76ers. Their 2–28 start tied the worst 30-game record in NBA history at that time, a record later broken by the 2015–16 76ers. The team also tied the worst 3-win start (3–40) and the worst 50-game start in major sports history (4–46). On December 2, 2009, the Nets allowed 49 points in the second quarter against the Dallas Mavericks, the most points allowed in any one quarter that season. Terrence Williams recorded his first career triple-double in a win over the Chicago Bulls.