THE Brooklyn fillets have 52 jersey numbers worn by greater than 600 completely different gamers throughout their historical past for the reason that franchise’s inception in 1967 as a founding member of the American Basketball Affiliation (ABA), when the group was generally known as the “New Jersey Individuals.”
Since then, this league has been absorbed by the NBA with the group that may later change into New York Nets And New Jersey Nets earlier than selecting the identify they’re recognized by at present, bringing with them their wealthy enjoying and jersey historical past into at present’s league.
To commemorate the gamers who performed for the Nets over the a long time, carrying these 52 completely different jersey numbers, Nets Wire covers all the historical past of the franchise’s jersey numbers and the gamers who’ve worn them for the reason that group’s inception. The eighth of those 52 completely different numbers is jersey No. 6, on which a complete of 14 gamers have worn this quantity within the group’s historical past.
The fourth of those gamers carrying quantity 6 did so in the course of the New Jersey Nets period, massive man alum Kenyon Martin. After ending his faculty profession at Cincinnati, Martin was chosen by the Nets with the primary general choice within the 2000 NBA draft.
The Saginaw, Michigan native would play the primary 4 seasons of his skilled profession with New Jersey, his time with the group ending in 2004 when the Nets dealt him to the Denver Nuggets for draft property.
Whereas suiting up for the Nets, Martin solely wore jersey No. 6 and put up 15.1 factors, 7.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.4 blocks per recreation .
This text was initially revealed on Nets Wire: Historical past of Nets jersey #6 – Kenyon Martin (2000-04)
