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Lakers jersey history No. 2 — MarShon Brooks
Through the 2024-25 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have had a total of 506 players suit up for them, going back to their days in Minneapolis. Some were forgettable, some were serviceable, some were good and a select few were flat-out legendary.
As the Lakers approach their 80th season of existence (they were founded back in 1946 as the Detroit Gems in the National Basketball League), LeBron Wire is taking a look at each player who has worn their jersey, whether it has been a purple and gold one or the ones they donned back in the Midwest during their early years.
Here is a look at MarShon Brooks, who played for the Lakers during the 2013-14 season.
Brooks, a 6-foot-5 guard, played four seasons of college basketball at Providence College, where he averaged 24.6 points a game and was named First-team All-Big East as a senior during the 2010-11 season. He was the No. 25 pick in that year's NBA draft and was traded on draft day to the New Jersey Nets.
He averaged 12.6 points a game during his rookie season. However, he was never able to build on that type of production, and he soon found himself bouncing around from team to team.
The Lakers acquired Brooks along with Kent Bazemore for Steve Blake in a trade during the 2013-14 season. He appeared in 18 games for them and averaged 6.4 points in 12.7 minutes a game.
He spent the following season in Italy and three more years in the Chinese Basketball Association before returning to the States to suit up for the Memphis Grizzlies during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 campaigns. Brooks then returned to the Chinese Basketball Association for five more seasons.
