The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the “New Jersey Americans”.
Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today.
To commemorate the players who played for the Nets over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers, Nets Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise’s jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. The 19th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 17, which has has had a total of seven players wear the number in the history of the team.
The seventh of those players wearing No. 17 played in the Brooklyn Nets era, guard alum Dennis Schroder. After starting his pro career abroad, Schroder was picked up with the 17th overall selection of the 2013 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
The Braunschweig, Germany native would also have stints with the Oklahoma City Thunder, Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Houston Rockets, Lakers again, and Toronto Raptors before he was dealt to Brooklyn in 2024. His stay with the team would span parts of two seasons before he was dealt to the Golden State Warriors shortly before the end of the year.
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Schroder wore only jersey No. 17 and put up 16.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.