The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by the players who have suited up for the franchise since its founding at the start of the 1967-68 season. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Thunder Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
And while those Supersonics jerseys may not remain part of the franchise history should a new team be established in Seattle as was the case with the return of the Charlotte Hornets, they are part of the Thunder’s history today.
For this article, we continue with the 33rd jersey number in the series, jersey No. 33, with 17 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The 16th of those players did so in the Oklahoma City Thunder era, big man alum Mike Muscala. After ending his college career at Bucknell, Muscala was picked up with the 44th overall selection of the 2013 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks.
The St. Louis Park, Minnesota native was dealt to the Atlanta Hawks before the start of his first season, and also played for the Philadelphia 76ers and Los Angeles Lakers before his first stint with OKC in 2019 that ran until 2023, when he was dealt to the Boston Celtics. In between, he also played for the Washington Wizards and Detroit Pistons before he signed with OKC for his final NBA season in 2024.
During his time suiting up for the Thunder, Muscala wore only jersey Nos. 33 and 50, and put up 6.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.