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.
Apr 12, 2017; Chicago, IL, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard KJ McDaniels (14) shoots the ball against Chicago Bulls forward Paul Zipser (16) during the first half at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
The first of those players wearing No. 14 played in the Brooklyn Nets era, wing alum K.J. McDaniels. After ending his college career at Clemson, McDaniels was picked up with the 32nd overall selection of the 2014 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Mobile, Alabama native would play part the first season of his pro career with the Sixers. He would also play for the Houston Rockets before he was dealt to Brooklyn in 2017, his last stop in the NBA.
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During his time suiting up for the Nets, McDaniels wore only jersey No. 14 and put up 6.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 14 – KJ McDaniels (2017)