{"id":95876,"date":"2025-06-13T11:44:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T11:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/95876\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T11:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T11:44:15","slug":"brooklyn-nets-jersey-history-no-17-chris-douglas-roberts-2008-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/95876\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 17 – Chris Douglas-Roberts (2008-10)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Brooklyn Nets<\/a>\u00a0have 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”.<\/p>\n

Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York\u00a0Nets<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0New Jersey Nets<\/a>\u00a0before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today.<\/p>\n

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To commemorate the players who played for the\u00a0Nets<\/a>\u00a0over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers,\u00a0Nets<\/a>\u00a0Wire 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.<\/p>\n

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Mar 27, 2010; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Ronald Murray (6) is defended by New Jersey Nets forward Chris Douglas-Roberts (17) during the second half at the United Center. The Bulls defeated the Nets 106-83. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n

The third of those players wearing No. 17 played in the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets<\/a> era, wing alum Chris Douglas-Roberts. After ending his college career at Memphis, Douglas-Roberts was picked up with the 40th overall selection of the 2008 NBA draft by the Nets.<\/p>\n

The Detroit, Michigan native would play the first two seasons of his pro career with the Nets, coming to an end when he was dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2010.<\/p>\n

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During his time suiting up for the Nets, Douglas-Roberts wore only jersey No. 17 and put up 7.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.<\/p>\n

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.<\/p>\n

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