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.
SEATTLE – JANUARY 16: Tattoo on the right leg of Andre Brown #44 of the Seattle Sonics during the game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 16, 2007 at Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. The Sonics won 101-96. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
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.
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For this article, we continue with the 42nd jersey number in the series, jersey No. 44, 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, forward alum Andre Brown. After ending his college career at DePaul, Brown would go unselected in the 2004 NBA Draft, playing abroad and in other domestic leagues until he signed with Seattle in 2007.
His stay with the team would span just 38 games before he would sign with the Memphis Grizzlies that same year.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Brown wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 2.4 points and 1.9 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 44 – Andre Brown (2007)