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 eighth of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 6, which has has had a total of 14 players wear the number in the history of the team.
Apr 13, 2019; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward Jonathon Simmons (14) scores past Brooklyn Nets forward Jared Dudley (6) during the second quarter in game one of the first round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
The 12th of those players wearing No. 6 did so in the Brooklyn Nets era, wing alum Jared Dudley. After ending his college career at Boston College, Dudley was picked up with the 22nd overall selection of the 2007 NBA draft by the (then) Charlotte Bobcats (now, Hornets).
The San Diego, California native would play the first 2 seasons of his pro career with the Bobcats, as well as stints with the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers, Milwaukee Bucks, Washington Wizards, and the Suns again, who dealt him to the to the Nets for Darrell Arthur in 2018.
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His stay with the team would span just under a year, the BC alum leaving to join the Los Angeles Lakers in 2019. During his time suiting up for the Nets, Dudley wore only jersey No. 6 and put up 4.9 points, 2.6 points, and 1.4 assists per game.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 6 – Jared Dudley (2018-19)