In the rafters
Brooklyn Nets Retired Numbers
The Brooklyn Nets have retired 1 number. Each one below records who wore it, the seasons they wore it, and what earned it a place in the rafters.
Back to Brooklyn NetsDrazen Petrovic
1991-1993
The New Jersey Nets retired Drazen Petrovic's #3 in November 1993. He had been dead for five months. He was 28 years old. He was, at the time of his death, one of the five best shooting guards in the NBA — and many who played alongside him believed he was on the verge of becoming one of the best in the world.
Why #3 was retired