A former SEC Player of the Year, Jan van Breda Kolff played a couple of seasons in the ABA before the team he was with (Kentucky) disbanded and he was selected by the New Jersey (then New York), who themselves were just arriving from the ABA.  His best season was his first with the Nets where he averaged 10.2 Points per Game.  The former Vanderbilt star would not start much but would play 434 Games for the Nets predominantly in a reserve role.