Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 15 - Dave Wohl (1977)
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. The 17th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 15 which has has had a total of 14 players wear the number in the history of the team.
NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 29: Dave Wohl (L), general manager of the Los Angeles Clippers, speaks with Sean Marks, general manager of the Brooklyn Nets during the Leaders Sport Performance Summit on August 29, 2017 in New York City. (Photo byfor Leaders)
The fifth of those players wearing No. 15 played in the (then) New York (now, Brooklyn) and New Jersey Nets eras, guard alum Dave Wohl. After ending his college career at Penn, Wohl was picked up with the 46th overall selection of the 1971 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Flushing, New York native would play the first season of his pro career with the Sixers. He would also have stints with the Portland Trail Blazers, (then) Buffalo Braves (now, Boston Celtics - it's a long story), and Houston Rockets before he was dealt to New York in 1977.
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His stay with the team would end when he was cut by the team early next season. During his time suiting up for the Nets, Wohl wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 6.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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