Ranking Joe Johnson was a struggle for us, as he was a six-time All-Star with the Atlanta Hawks before joining the Nets.  The Nets gave a lot to get the Shooting Guard, but it may not have panned out overall.  That being said, as a Brooklyn Net, he was named to his seventh and final All-Star Game in 2014 and averaged 14.7 Points per Game overall as a Net, which was a good number but way lower than his numbers with Atlanta.  Johnson’s advanced metrics were poor, with a 13.8 PER in Brooklyn, which clearly reflects his overall game and decline in the state of New York.

Yes, Sam Bowie is the answer to the question, “What player did the Portland Trail Blazers foolishly draft ahead of Michael Jordan,” and there are many lists we can make around this, but for now, let’s focus on what Bowie did as a Net.

The most productive time of Kris Humphries' career took place when he was with the New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets.  The Power Forward was in the NBA for six seasons before he joined the Nets midway through the 2009/10 season, and the next year, he had the chance to become a starter the year after.  In both the 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons, he averaged a double-double with a peak season in the latter of 13.8 Points and 11.0 Rebounds per Game.  In both of those years, Humphries would finish fifth in the latter metric.  He would average 9.5 Points and 8.6 Rebounds in his 245 Games with the Nets.

Albert King was drafted 10^th overall in 1981 from the University of Maryland, and he would become the team’s starting Small Forward for most of the next six seasons.  While King was there, the Nets made the playoffs five times, and in his first five years in the NBA, he averaged at least 12 Points per Game.  His best season was in 1982/83, where he had career highs in Points (17.0), Rebounds (5.8), and Assists (3.7) per Game.  He would play 410 Games for New Jersey before signing with their division rival, the Philadelphia 76ers.