Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 16 – Jaylen Martin (2024)

The Brooklyn Nets have 52 jersey numbers worn by over 600 different players over the course of their history since the franchise was founded in 1967 as a charter member of the American Basketball Association (ABA), when the team was known as the “New Jersey Americans”.

Since then, that league has been absorbed by the NBA with the team that would later become the New York Nets and New Jersey Nets before settling on the name by which they are known today, bringing their rich player and jersey history with them to the league of today.

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To commemorate the players who played for the Nets over the decades wearing those 52 different jersey numbers, Nets Wire is covering the entire history of the franchise’s jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. The 18th of those 52 different numbers is jersey No. 16 which has has had a total of three players wear the number in the history of the team.

Oct 14, 2024; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets guard Jaylen Martin (16) drives toward the basket against the Washington Wizards during the first half at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

The third of those players wearing No. 16 played in the Brooklyn Nets era, forward alum Jaylen Martin. After ending his high school career, Martin would go unselected in the 2023 NBA draft, instead playing in the G League until he signed with Brooklyn in 2024.

His stay with the team would span just three games, coming to an end when he was cut in 2025.

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During his time suiting up for the Nets, Martin wore only jersey No. 16 and put up 1.0 points per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

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