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
Arkansas who has played for Brooklyn.
Our focus in this article is Keith Lee. An alum of West Memphis high school and Memphis, he was picked up with the 11th overall selection of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.
The West Memphis native played the first 2 seasons of his pro career with the Cleveland Cavaliers instead after a draft night deal, coming to an end when he was deal to the (then) New Jersey (now, Brooklyn) Nets in 1987 for the final season of his NBA career.
During his time suiting up for the Nets, Lee put up 4.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Nets Wire: Every player from Arkansas to play for the Brooklyn Nets - Keith Lee
