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 14th of those players who did so in the Oklahoma City Thunder era, guard alum Charlie Brown Jr. After ending his college career at St. Joseph’s, Brown would go unselected in the 2019 NBA Draft, instead signing with the Atlanta Hawks.
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native also played in the G League before signing with OKC in 2021. His stay with the team would span just nine games before he was cut.
During his time suiting up for the Thunder, Brown wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 4.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
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