The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.
Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
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To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the 11th of 23 players who wore the No. 21 jersey for the Warriors.
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES: A.C. Green (R) of the Los Angeles Lakers grabs a rebound past Jason Caffey of the Golden State Warriors 01 December 1999 in Los Angeles, Ca. Green recently became the all-time NBA record holder for most consecutive games played. AFP PHOTO/Vince BUCCI (Photo credit should read Vince Bucci/AFP via Getty Images)
That player would be Golden State forward alum Jason Caffey. After ending his college career at Alabama, Caffey was picked up with the 20th overall selection of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.
The Mobile, Alabama native would play parts of the first three seasons of his pro career with the Bulls before he was dealt to the Dubs in 1998. His stay with the team would span parts of three seasons, coming to an end when he was traded again, this time to the Milwaukee Bucks.
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During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Caffey wore only jersey No. 21 and put up 10.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history – No. 21 – Jason Caffey (1998-2000)