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 33rd jersey number in the series, jersey No. 33, with 17 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The seventh of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, guard alum Hersey Hawkins. After ending his college career at Bradley, Hawkins was picked up with the sixth overall selection of the 1988 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Chicago, Illinois native would play the first five seasons of his pro career with the Philadelphia 76ers instead, after a draft night deal. He would also play for the Charlotte Hornets before he was dealt to Seattle in 1995, his stay spanning four seasons that ended with a trade to the Chicago Bulls in 1999.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Hawkins wore only jersey No. 33 and put up 12.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.8 steals per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
