Boston Celtics jersey history No. 22 - Bernard King (1977-79)

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 23rd of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 22, which has has had a total of 31 players wear the number in the history of the team.

The 11th of those players wearing No. 22 played in the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets in two stints, Hall of Fame forward alum Bernard King. After ending his college career at Tennessee, King was picked up with the seventh overall selection of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Nets.

The Brooklyn, New York native would play the first two seasons of his pro career with New Jersey, his first stint ending with a trade to the Utah Jazz in 1979. Before his second stint, he also played for Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, and (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards) before signing with the Nets for the final season of his career in 1993.

During his time suiting up for the Nets, King wore only jersey Nos. 22 and 30 and put up 20.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

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