During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Shaw wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 6.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game.
The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.
Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.
To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the 18th of 29 players who wore the No. 20 jersey for the Warriors.
That player would be Golden State guard alum Brian Shaw. After ending his college career at UC Santa Barbara, Shaw was picked up with the 24th overall selection of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.
The Oakland, California native also played abroad, for the Miami Heat, and Orlando Magic before he was traded t the Dubs in 1997. His stay with the team would span just 39 games before he'd be dealt again, this time to the Philadelphia 76ers in 1998.
During his time suiting up for the Warriors, Shaw wore only jersey No. 20 and put up 6.4 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history - No. 20 - Brian Shaw (1997-98)
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