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 31st jersey number in the series, jersey No. 31, with five players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The fifth of those players did so in the Oklahoma City Thunder era, guard alum Sebastian Telfair. After ending his high school career, Telfair was picked up with the 13th overall selection of the 2004 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Brooklyn, New York native also played for the Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Phoenix Suns, and Toronto Raptors before leaving the league briefly to play abroad, returning to OKC for the final season of his NBA career in 2014.
His stay with the team would span just 16 games, cut by the team early in the season. During his time suiting up for the Thunder, Telfair wore only jersey No. 31 and put up 8.4 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 2.8 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.