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. The 15th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 13 which has has had a total of 18 players wear the number in the history of the team.
The 18th of those players wearing No. 13 played in the Brooklyn Nets era, guard alum Tyrese Martin. After ending his college career at UConn, Martin was picked up with the 51st overall selection of the 2022 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.
The Allentown, Pennsylvania native would play the first season of his pro career with the Atlanta Hawks, however, after a draft night deal. He would sign with Brooklyn in 2024 after a stint in the G League, and remains with the team at the time of writing.
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Martin wore only jersey No. 13 and put up 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 13 – Tyrese Martin (2024-25)
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. The 15th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 13 which has has had a total of 18 players wear the number in the history of the team.
The 18th of those players wearing No. 13 played in the Brooklyn Nets era, guard alum Tyrese Martin. After ending his college career at UConn, Martin was picked up with the 51st overall selection of the 2022 NBA draft by the Golden State Warriors.
The Allentown, Pennsylvania native would play the first season of his pro career with the Atlanta Hawks, however, after a draft night deal. He would sign with Brooklyn in 2024 after a stint in the G League, and remains with the team at the time of writing.
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Martin wore only jersey No. 13 and put up 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 13 – Tyrese Martin (2024-25)
