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11-07-2025
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Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 20 - Greg Graham (1995-96)
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". EAST RUTHERFORD, UNITED STATES: Allan Houston of the Detroit Pistons (L), Vern Fleming (behind) of the New Jersey Nets and Greg Graham (20) of the Nets go for a loose ball 09 April at the Continental Arena in East Rutherford, NJ. Graham recovered the ball. AFP PHOTO Stan HONDA (Photo credit should read STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty Images) 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 21st of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 20, which has has had a total of 28 players wear the number in the history of the team. The 16th of those players wearing No. 20 played in the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets era, guard alum Greg Graham. After ending his college career at Indiana, Graham was picked up with the 17th overall selection of the 1993 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets. The Indianapolis, Indiana native would play parts of the first three seasons of his pro career with the Philadelphia 76ers, though, after a trade that same offseason. That ended with him being dealt to New Jersey in 1995. His stay with the team would span a single season, coming to an end when he was traded to Seattle SuperSonics in 1996. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference. This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets jersey history No. 20 - Greg Graham (1995-96)
USA Today
04-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 20 - Greg Graham (1995-96)
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. 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 21st of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 20, which has has had a total of 28 players wear the number in the history of the team. The 16th of those players wearing No. 20 played in the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets era, guard alum Greg Graham. After ending his college career at Indiana, Graham was picked up with the 17th overall selection of the 1993 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets. The Indianapolis, Indiana native would play parts of the first three seasons of his pro career with the Philadelphia 76ers, though, after a trade that same offseason. That ended with him being dealt to New Jersey in 1995. His stay with the team would span a single season, coming to an end when he was traded to Seattle SuperSonics in 1996. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
