Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 54 - Rodney Rogers (2002-04)
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.
And for today's article, we will continue with the sixth of six people to wear the No. 54 jersey, forward alum Rodney Rogers. After ending his college career at Wake Forest, Rogers was picked up with the 19th overall selection of the 1993 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets.
The Durham, North Carolina native played the first two seasons of his pro career with Denver. He also played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics before he signed with the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets in 2002. His stay with the team lasted until he signed with the (then) New Orleans Hornets (now, Pelicans) in 2004.
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Rogers wore only jersey No. 54 and put up 7. 4 points, 4.
2 rebounds, and 1. 8 assists per game. All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.