Since all of Julius Erving’s days in a Nets uniform came when the team was in the ABA, Kevin Garnett (No. 20) was the highest-ranked on ESPN’s Top-74 list among those who played for the franchise since it became a part of the NBA.
Of course, Garnett isn’t known for his days in a Brooklyn uniform. Among prominent Nets — again, excluding Erving — Jason Kidd is the highest-ranked at No. 35.
The Hall of Fame point guard certainly wasn’t alone, though. Twenty slots behind Kidd is Vince Cater (55), and there were five other players to dawn a Nets uniform that were featured on the list: Paul Pierce (54), Bob McAdoo (59), Alonzo Mourning (62), Bernard King (69) and Dikembe Mutumbo (73).
Altogether, those eight players logged a total of 1,308 games in a Nets uniform.
The staff at USA Today SMG’s HoopsHype did the math, and it turns out the Nets were among the 10 best-represented teams on ESPN’s list based on games played. New Jersey and Brooklyn came in at No. 8, trailing (from No. 7 to 1) the Bulls, Knicks, Bucks, Spurs, Rockets, Lakers and Celtics.