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.
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For this article, we continue with the 30th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 30, with 13 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
Thunder City Edition uniform (Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images)
The eighth of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, Hall of Fame wing alum Sarunas Marciulionis. After starting his pro career abroad, Marciulionis was picked up with the 127th overall selection (there were many more rounds in that era of the draft) of the 1987 NBA draft by the Dubs.
The Kaunas, Lithuania native would play the first four seasons of his pro career with the Warriors, ending after an injury sidelined him for a full season, dealt to Seattle afterward. His stay with the team would span a single season, coming to an end when he was traded to the Sacramento Kings in 1995.
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During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Marciulionis wore only jersey No. 30 and put up 9.3 points, 1.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 30 – Sarunas Marciulionis (1994-95)