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”.
Michael Jordan (R) guard for the Chicago Bulls drives to the basket as he is covered by New Jersey Nets forward David Vaughn during the first quarter 16 March at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. AFP PHOTO/VINCENT LAFORET (Photo by VINCENT LAFORET / AFP) (Photo credit should read VINCENT LAFORET/AFP via Getty Images)
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.
And for today’s article, we will continue with the 10th of 14 people to wear the No. 42 jersey, forward alum David Vaughn. After ending his college career at Memphis, Vaughn was picked up with the 25th overall selection of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic.
The Tulsa, Oklahoma native played the first two seasons of his pro career with Orlando. He also played for the Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls before he signed with the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets in 1998 for the final two seasons of his NBA career.
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Vaughn wore only jersey Nos. 4 and 50 and put up 3.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 42 – David Vaughn (1998-99)