5 best scorers in Brooklyn Nets history

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - MAY 11: Richard Jefferson #24 hugs teammate Jason Kidd #5 of the New Jersey Nets after Kidd made a basket to go up 74-56 in the third quarter against the Detroit Pistons in Game four of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2004 NBA Playoffs May 11, 2004 at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

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Richard Jefferson, New Jersey Nets. (Photo Credit: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

4. Richard Jefferson

In the 2001 draft, New Jersey traded its No. 7 pick (Eddie Griffin) to Houston in exchange for the No. 13 pick and two additional first-round picks. The No. 13 pick happened to be Richard Jefferson.

In 2001-02, the rookie emerged as the Nets’ sixth man. Alongside Kidd, he helped guide New Jersey to the Finals.

Jefferson started for the Nets in his second season and averaged 15.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists. He shot 50% from the floor. For the second-consecutive year, New Jersey was the conference champion and returned to the Finals.

A wrist injury limited him to 33 games in the 2004-05 season, but he returned in 2005-06 and played in 78 games. That year, the Nets captured their fourth division title since Jefferson’s arrival to New Jersey.

His best season came in 2007-08 when he averaged a career-high 22.6 points per game. However, on June 26, 2008, Jefferson was traded to the Bucks.

He averaged 17.4 minutes, 5.4 rebounds, 3 assists, and shot 47.5% from the field in a total of 489 games for New Jersey. Jefferson’s fourth all-time in minutes played (17,499).

From 2001-2008, he scored 8,507 points.

Jefferson retired from the NBA on Oct. 13, 2018, after 17 seasons.

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