Jarrett Allen and his Dr.J like afro were an unsung hero for the Brooklyn Nets, at least on a national level.

Allen improved regularly in the three years and change he was a Net, increasing his Recounding prowess to where he became a double-double Center.  Allen never had a PER under 17 in Brooklyn, and had a 19.1 overall for the team.  In 2019-20, his last full season with the Nets, Allen averaged 11.1 Points, 9.6 Rebounds and 1.3 Blocks per Game, and it appeared that he would be a piece of the Nets for many more years, but that would not be the case.

As good as Allen was becoming, the Nets went all on, bringing in James Harden, to complement Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, and Allen was sacrificed for the deal.

Jason Collins did not do a lot of the things that would get you noticed in a box score.  Playing over 500 Games with the Nets, Collins would only average 4.3 Points and 4.4 Rebounds per Game but what he did do incredibly well was screen, defend the post and was praised for his leadership and high basketball I.Q.  Collins played with New Jersey from the 2001/02 season when he arrived as a draft day trade from Houston until he was traded to Memphis in February until 2008 but he would return at the end of his career (2014) for 24 Games.  It was notable as he had come out as gay only a month prior making him the first openly gay player in the Big Four of American Sports.

The ranking of Joe Johnson was a struggle for us as prior to his arrival to the Nets he was a six-time All-Star with the Atlanta Hawks.  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 really states 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.