Brooklyn Nets jersey history No. 98 - Jason Collins (2014)

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.

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.

Mar 1, 2014; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Brooklyn Nets center Jason Collins (98) guards Milwaukee Bucks center Zaza Pachulia (27) in the 2nd quarter at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports

And for today's article, we will continue with the seventh of 10 people to wear the No. 35 jersey, big man alum Jason Collins. After ending his college career at Stanford, Collins was picked up with the 18th overall selection of the 2001 NBA Draft by the .