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.
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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 16th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 14 which has has had a total of 29 players wear the number in the history of the team.
Brooklyn Nets’ Shaun Livingston, center, passes the ball as he is defended by Los Angeles Clippers’ DeAndre Jordan, left, and Matt Barnes during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, in Los Angeles.
The first of those players wearing No. 14 played in the Brooklyn Nets era, guard alum Shaun Livingston. After ending his high school career, Livingston was picked up with the fourth overall selection of the 2004 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Peoria, Illinois native would play the first three seasons of his pro career with the Clips. He would also have stints with the Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Washington Wizards, Charlotte Hornets, Milwaukee Bucks, the Wiz again, and the Cleveland Cavaliers before he signed with Brooklyn in 2013.
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His stay with the team would span a single season before he would sign with the Golden State Warriors in 2014. During his time suiting up for the Nets, Livingston wore only jersey No. 14 and put up 8.3 points, 3.2 rebounds, as many assists, and 1.2 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 14 – Shaun Livingston (2013-14)