The Brooklyn Nets have signed, drafted, and traded for players from virtually every state in the US, and much of the wider world beyond the United States. From Alabama to Wyoming, and from Australia to Ukraine, the Nets have a long and distinguished history of turning over every stone to find the talent needed to succeed in the NBA.
From their start in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as the New Jersey Americans and New York Nets to their jump to the NBA as the New Jersey Nets right through to today, the organization has cast their net for talent wide since the inception of the ball club.
For this installment of our series documenting the provenience of every Nets player to suit up for the franchise, let's take a look at every player from Arizona who has played for Brooklyn.
Our focus in this article is Larry Owens. An alum of Westwood (Mesa) high school and Oral Roberts, he went unselected in the 2006 NBA Draft, signing abroad instead.
The Mesa, Arizona native played the first season of his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs and Washington Wizards before he signed with the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets in 2012 for the last season of his NBA career.
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Larry Owens put up 1.9 points and as many rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Every player from Arizona to play for the Brooklyn Nets - Larry Owens