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 averaged only 4.3 Points and 4.4 Rebounds per Game, but he excelled at screening, defending 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 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.

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.