{
  "id": 17885112,
  "title": "Every player from California to play for the Brooklyn Nets - Darwin Cook",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/every-player-from-california-to-play-for-the-brooklyn-nets-darwin-cook",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-03T01:00:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/every-player-california-play-brooklyn-010032916.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Brooklyn Nets have a long and diverse history of acquiring players from across the United States and beyond. From Alabama to Wyoming and from Australia to Ukraine, the franchise has consistently sought out talent to succeed in the NBA. The team's journey began as the New Jersey Americans and New York Nets in the ABA before transitioning to the NBA as the New Jersey Nets. In this installment of documenting every Nets player, we examine every player from California who has played for Brooklyn, focusing on Darwin Cook.\n\nDarwin Cook, a University of Portland alum, was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the 70th overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft. Hailing from Los Angeles, California, Cook spent his first six seasons with the Nets, contributing 10.1 points, 2.3 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.9 steals per game. Financially, Cook was traded to the Washington Bullets (now Wizards) in 1986. The Nets Wire article detailing Cook's history can be found at \"Every player from California to play for the Brooklyn Nets - Darwin Cook\".",
  "summary": "Our focus in this article is Darwin Cook.",
  "key_points": [
    "Darwin Cook, Nets player from California, selected 70th overall in 1980 NBA Draft",
    "Traded to Washington Bullets (now Wizards) in 1986"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}