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 40th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 42, with 15 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The 10th of those players who did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Dave Corzine. After ending his college career at DePaul, Corzine was picked up with the 18th overall selection of the 1978 NBA Draft by the (then) Washington Bullets (now, Wizards).
The Arlington Heights, Illinois native would play the first two seasons of his pro career with the Bullets. He also played for the San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, and Orlando Magic before he signed with Seattle in 1990 for his last season in the NBA.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Corzine wore only jersey No. 42 and put up 1.7 points and 1.2 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.