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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 26th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 24, with 14 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The first of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Bill Cartwright. After ending his college career at San Francisco, Cartwright was picked up with the third overall selection of the 1979 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.
The Lodi, California native would play the first eight seasons of his pro career with the Knicks. He would also play for the Chicago Bulls before he'd sign with Seattle in 1994 for what would be the last season of his NBA career.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Cartwright wore only jersey No. 24 and put up 2.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 24 - Bill Cartwright (1994-95)
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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 26th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 24, with 14 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The first of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Bill Cartwright. After ending his college career at San Francisco, Cartwright was picked up with the third overall selection of the 1979 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.
The Lodi, California native would play the first eight seasons of his pro career with the Knicks. He would also play for the Chicago Bulls before he'd sign with Seattle in 1994 for what would be the last season of his NBA career.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Cartwright wore only jersey No. 24 and put up 2.4 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 24 - Bill Cartwright (1994-95)
Continue reading...
