{
  "id": 12761459,
  "title": "Every player from Alabama to play for the Brooklyn Nets: Bobby Cattage",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/every-player-from-alabama-to-play-for-the-brooklyn-nets-bobby-cattage",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T02:00:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/every-player-alabama-play-brooklyn-020020594.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Brooklyn Nets have a long history of acquiring players from every corner of the United States and beyond to build a successful team in the NBA. From their beginnings in the ABA as the New Jersey Americans and New York Nets to their move to the NBA as the New Jersey Nets, the organization has consistently sought out talent across the nation. In this installment of our series documenting the origins of each Nets player, we focus on Alabama-born forward Bobby Cattage. Cattage attended J.O. Johnson high school in Huntsville and was selected 165th overall in the 1981 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz. After playing for the Jazz in his early years and competing in other leagues, Cattage signed with the Nets for his final season in the NBA in 1985. During his time with the team, Cattage averaged 3.2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. All statistics and data are provided by Basketball Reference. This article was originally published on Nets Wire: Every player from Alabama to play for the Brooklyn Nets: Bobby Cattage.",
  "summary": "Our focus in this article is forward Bobby Cattage.",
  "key_points": [
    "Bobby Cattage, Alabama native, played for Brooklyn Nets",
    "Selected 165th overall in 1981 NBA Draft by Utah Jazz",
    "Averaged 3.2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game with Nets"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Bobby Cattage's addition to the Brooklyn Nets in 1985 marked the end of his NBA career, which had taken him from his Alabama roots to multiple teams before landing in New York.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}