During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Thompson wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 15.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.5 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 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 fifth of those players who did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, Hall of Fame wing alum David Thompson. After ending his college career at NC State, Thompson was picked up with the first overall selection of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
The Shelby, North Carolina native signed with the ABA's Denver Nuggets instead, and played seven seasons with them while they made the leap to the NBA after the merger with the ABA. He was dealt to Seattle in 1982 for the final two seasons he would play in the NBA.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Thompson wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 15.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 44 - David Thompson (1982-84)
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