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Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 15 - Donald Sloan (2015-16)

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. Advertisement 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. Apr 6, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards center Marcin Gortat (13) blocks the shot of Brooklyn Nets guard Donald Sloan (15) in the third quarter at Verizon Center. The Wizards won 121-103. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The 12th of those players wearing No. 15 played in the Brooklyn Nets era, guard alum Donald Sloan. After ending his college career at Texas A&M, Sloan would go unselected in the 2010 NBA draft, instead playing in the G League and abroad until he signed with the Atlanta Hawks in 2011. The Shreveport, Louisiana native also played for the (then) New Orleans Hornets (now, Pelicans), Cleveland Cavaliers, Hornets again, and Indiana Pacers before he signed with Brooklyn in 2015 for the last stop of his NBA career. Advertisement During his time suiting up for the Nets, Sloan wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 7.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference. This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 15 - Donald Sloan (2015-16)