Before he arrived in New Jersey, Otis Birdsong played in three All-Star Games for the Kansas City Kings, so many people may not have noticed!  Birdsong was traded to the Nets, where he was often injured, but played there for seven years.  When he was playing, Birdsong was able to show off his strong shooting skills, and he had a 20.6 points per Game season in 1984-85, but the year before, he was named to his fourth All-Star Game, and the only one as a Net, when he averaged 19.8 Points per Game.  His overall PPG for New Jersey was a strong 15.9.

Drazen Petrovic was considered one of the best European players ever, and he lit up the Euro League for years.  When he signed with the Portland Trail Blazers, Petrovic’s skills had not yet translated into the NBA game, but a mid-season trade in 1991/92, and he saw his minutes increase.  He would become a starter the following year, where he would be the Nets’ starting Shooting Guard.  He would average 20.6 Points and 22.3 Points per Game, respectively, which was good enough to put him in the top twenty in that statistic.

The Detroit Pistons drafted Darwin Cook, but he was unable to crack the roster.  The Nets took a chance on him, and he made the team. He would average over 11 Points per Game in his first three seasons.  Cook was not special offensively, but he was very adept defensively.  He would finish in the top ten in Steals per Game three times, as a Net, peaking at fifth in the 1982/83 season.

Levern Tart was drafted by the Boston Celtics in 1964.  Still, he was unable to crack the roster, and he toiled in semi-pro leagues until an opportunity arose with the Oakland Oaks of the American Basketball Association.  Tart found a home in the ABA, was named an All-Star in 1969, and was traded nine days later to New Jersey.  Tart did not receive as much playing time with the Nets and was traded midway through the next season to the Houston Mavericks, but he was back again for the 1969/70 season, when he was New Jersey’s starting Shooting Guard, averaging 24.2 Points per Game and being named an All-Star.   He was traded the following year to the Texas Chapparals but was out of Basketball the following season.