Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 55 - Earl Clark (2015)

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".

Apr 12, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Ersan Ilyasova (7) shoots the ball as Brooklyn Nets forward Earl Clark (55) defends in the third quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. The Bucks won 96-73. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports

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.

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.

And for today's article, we will continue with the sixth of eight people to wear the No. 55 jersey, forward alum Earl Clark. After ending his college career at Louisville, Clark was picked up with the 14th overall selection of the 2009 NBA Draft by the .