Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 14 Eduardo Najera (2008-10)
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".
Nov 7, 2009; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Boston Celtics forward Shelden Williams (13) and New Jersey Nets forward Eduardo Najera (14) battle for position under the boards during the first half at the Izod Center. Mandatory Credit: Jim O'Connor-USA TODAY Sports
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 16th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 14 which has has had a total of 29 players wear the number in the history of the team.
The 15th of those players wearing No. 14 played in the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets era, guard alum Eduardo Najera. After ending his college career at Oklahoma, Najera was picked up with the 38th overall selection of the 2000 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets.
The Meoqui, Mexico native would play the first four seasons of his pro career with the Dallas Mavericks after a draft night deal, however. He also played for the Golden State Warriors, and Denver Nuggets before he signed with New Jersey in 2008.
His stay with the team would span parts of two seasons, ending when he was dealt to the Mavs in 2010. During his time suiting up for the Nets, Najera wore only jersey No. 14 and put up 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Nets jersey history No. 14 Eduardo Najera (2008-10)
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