Many experts thought the the Nets made a mistake in taking Sean Williams in the first round last season because of off the court troubles but he behaved well as a rookie and showed a lot of promise for the future. F/C Williams played in 73 games (29 starts) for the Nets this season and he averaged 17.5 minutes, 5.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.5 blocks per game. The Nets view Williams as a future starter for them and that could come in the not to distant future.

Many experts cringed when the Nets selected Williams in the first round because of his off the court issues but he’s been behaving this season as he is exhibiting big time talent. He appears to have a future as a starting power forward in the NBA as long as he doesn’t have any off court issues. Williams has played in 53 games (26 starts) this season for the Nets and he is averaging 19.9 minutes, 6.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.8 blocks per game. Williams is shooting 53.9% from the floor as most of his shots come from close range as evidenced by his 62.6% free throw shooting.

The New Jersey Nets went into this year’s draft with an acute need for a big man in the paint so they took a chance on F/C Sean Williams who had serious issues off of the court and the move is starting to pay off. Williams has played in 23 games so far this season and he is averaging 19.8 minutes, 7.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Most of his shots come from close range which explains why he is hitting 54.6% from the floor but only 69.8% from the free throw line. Look for Williams to see a bump in playing time as long as he behaves and keeps playing well.

The Nets drafted a decent group of rookies as they played decent in their limited action on the floor.  Point guard Marcus Williams played in 79 games and he averaged 16.6 minutes, 6.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.  Williams was a good backup for Jason Kidd and he will eventually be the starter at the point for the Nets when Kidd moves on to another team or retires.  F/C Josh Boone missed the early part of the season as he was still recovering from shoulder surgery, but he’s really stepped his game up late this season.  He played in 61 games this season and he averaged 11.0 minutes, 4.2 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.  Look for him to be a valuable reserve for now, but he’s a future starter for the Nets.  G/F Hassan Adams played in 61 games this season and he averaged 8.1 minutes, 2.9 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists.  Look for him to be a valuable reserve in the future for the Nets.  Center Mile Ilic only played in 5 games this season and he only averaged 1.2 minutes and 0.2 rebounds per game.

Josh Boone is finally healthy and he’s stepping up at the right time as the Nets are trying to secure a spot in the NBA Playoffs.  In his last 6 games, Boone is averaging 23.0 minutes, 10.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game.  He’s also shooting an outstanding 60% from the floor in those games.