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 fifth of those players who did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, forward alum Wally Walker. After ending his college career at Virginia, Walker was picked up with the fifth overall selection of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Millersville, Pennsylvania native would play parts of the first two seasons of his pro career with the Blazers, ending when he was traded to Seattle in 1977. His stay with the team would span parts of five seasons, coming to an end when he was dealt to the Houston Rockets in 1982.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Walker wore only jersey No. 42 and put up 7.3 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.