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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.
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.
And for today's article, we will continue with the 21st of 21 people to wear the No. 44 jersey, big man alum Tyler Zeller. After ending his college career at UNC, Zeller was picked up with the 17th overall selection of the 2012 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks.
The Visalia, California native played the first two seasons of his pro career with the Cleveland Cavaliers after a draft night deal. He also played for the Boston Celtics before he signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2017. His stay with the team lasted until he was dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2018.
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Zeller wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 7.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 44 - Tyler Zeller (2017-18)
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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.
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.
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And for today's article, we will continue with the 21st of 21 people to wear the No. 44 jersey, big man alum Tyler Zeller. After ending his college career at UNC, Zeller was picked up with the 17th overall selection of the 2012 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks.
The Visalia, California native played the first two seasons of his pro career with the Cleveland Cavaliers after a draft night deal. He also played for the Boston Celtics before he signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2017. His stay with the team lasted until he was dealt to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2018.
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Zeller wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 7.1 points and 4.6 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 44 - Tyler Zeller (2017-18)
Continue reading...
