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 15th of those players who did so in the Oklahoma City Thunder era, big man alum Al Horford. After ending his college career at the University of Florida, Horford was picked up with the third overall selection of the 2007 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
The Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic native would play the first nine seasons of his pro career with the Hawks, and also played for the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers before he was dealt to OKC in 2020. His stay with the team would span just 28 games that season, coming to an end when he was dealt back to the Celtics in 2021.
During his time suiting up for the Thunder, Horford wore only jersey No. 42 and put up 14.2 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.