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 30th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 30, with 13 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The 11th of those players did so in the Brooklyn Nets era, guard alum Norris Cole. After ending his college career at Cleveland State University, Cole was picked up with the 28th overall selection of the 2011 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls.
The Dayton, Ohio native would play parts of the first four seasons of his pro career with the Miami Heat, though, after a pair of draft night trades. He would also play for the New Orleans Pelicans before he signed with OKC in 2017, his final season in the NBA.
During his time suiting up for the Thunder, Cole wore only jersey No. 30 and put up 3.3 points and 1.1 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.