The Brooklyn Nets have had 52 jersey numbers worn by more than 600 different players throughout their history since their founding in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the “New Jersey Americans.”
Since then, the league has been absorbed into the NBA, with the teams becoming the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on their current names, bringing their rich history of players and jerseys to the league today.
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In honor of the players who have played for the Nets and worn these 52 different jersey numbers over the decades, Nets Wire reports on the entire history of the team’s jersey numbers and the players who have worn them since the franchise’s inception.
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In today’s article, we will continue to introduce Tom Lagarde, the sixth big man among the 15 players wearing jersey No. 34. After finishing his college career at the University of North Carolina, Lagarde was selected by the Denver Nuggets with the ninth overall pick in the 1977 NBA Draft.
The Detroit, Mich., native is spending his first professional season with Denver. He also played for the Seattle SuperSonics, Dallas Mavericks and other leagues before signing with the (then) New Jersey (now Brooklyn) Nets in 1984 for the final game of his NBA career.
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While playing for the Nets, Lagarde only wore jersey No. 34 and averaged 1.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.
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This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Nets Jersey History No. 34 – Tom Lagarde (1984)