The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 52 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.
Without further ado, let’s get into the next of those jersey numbers in our series.
And for today’s article, we will continue with the first of three people to wear the No. 52, OKC big man alum George Zídek. After ending his college career at UCLA, Zidek was picked up with the 22nd overall selection of the 1995 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets.
The Zlin, Czechia native would play parts of the first three seasons of his pro career with the Hornets. He also played for the Denver Nuggets before he signed with Seattle for the final six games of his NBA career.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Zideck wore only jersey No. 52 and put up 1.8 points per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.