{"id":179371,"date":"2026-03-30T06:50:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/179371\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T06:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T06:50:40","slug":"brooklyn-nets-jersey-history-no-50-david-vaughn-1998-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/179371\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 50 – David Vaughn (1998-99)"},"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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And for today’s article, we will continue with the third of seven people to wear the No. 50 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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During his time suiting up for the Nets, Vaughn wore only jersey Nos. 42 and 50 and put up 3.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n

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

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