Instead of fighting the image, he switched his uniform number from 28 to Vaughn's 99, and wore it for the rest of his career.
He had switched his number to 13 for this season.
Valentín agreed to switch his uniform number from 18 to 22 for the newly-signed Moisés Alou a few days later.
The next year the team would switch its number and manufacturer.
In honor of fellow Oklahoman, Mickey Mantle, he switched his number from 15 to 7.
However, he later switched his number to 11.
He switched his number from 64 to the more conventional number 25.
When Kidd came to the Nets in a trade from Phoenix last summer, he switched his number from 32 to 5.
The team tried again in 1999, only switching its number to 50.
Any other strategy can be improved by a player switching his number to one less than that of the other player.
