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 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 12th of those players who did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Kurt Thomas. After ending his college career at TCU, Thomas was picked up with the 10th overall selection of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat.
The Dallas, Texas native would play the first two seasons of his pro career with the Heat. He also played for the Dallas Mavericks, New York Knicks, and Phoenix Suns before he was dealt to Seattle in 2007. His stay with the team would span just 42 games before he was traded again, this time to the San Antonio Spurs in 2008.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Thomas wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 7.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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