April 23, 2026, 9:00 p.m. ET
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 eighth of eight people to wear the No. 55 jersey, guard alum Mike James. After ending his college career at Lamar, James went unselected in the 2012 NBA Draft, playing in other leagues until he signed with the Phoenix Suns in 2017.
The Portland, Oregon native played the first 32 games of his NBA career with Phoenix. He also played for the New Orleans Pelicans and in other leagues before he signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2021 for the final season of his NBA career.
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During his time suiting up for the Nets, James wore only jersey No. 55 and put up 7.7 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 4.2 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.