During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Hazzard wore only jersey No. 42 and put up 24 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game.
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 first of those players who did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, guard alum Walt Hazzard. After ending his college career at UCLA, Hazzard was picked up with the fifth overall selection of the 1964 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Wilmington, Delaware native would play the first three seasons of his pro career with the Lakers before he was drafted by Seattle in the 1967 expansion draft. His stay with the team would span a single season, coming to an end when he was dealt to the Atlanta Hawks in 1968.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Hazzard wore only jersey No. 42 and put up 24 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 42 - Walt Hazzard (1967-68)
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