Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 95 - DeAndre Bembry (2022-23)
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 first of one people to wear the No. 95 jersey, wing alum DeAndre Bembry. After ending his college career at St.
Joe's, Bembry was picked up with the 21st overall selection of the 2016 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks The Charlotte, North Carolina native played the first four seasons of his pro career with Atlanta. He also played for the Toronto Raptors before he signed with the Brooklyn Nets in 2021. His stay with the team lasted until he was cut in 2022.
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Bembry wore only jersey No. 95 and put up 5. 8 points, 3.
2 rebounds, 1. 3 assists, and 1. 0 steals per game.