THE Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics earlier than them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by the gamers who’ve carried the franchise since its creation firstly of the 1967-68 season. To commemorate the gamers who wore these numbers, Thunder Wire covers your entire historical past of jersey numbers and the gamers who wore them for the reason that crew’s inception.
And whereas these Supersonics jerseys will not be a part of the franchise’s historical past if a brand new crew was created in Seattle, as was the case with the return of the Charlotte Hornets, right now they’re a part of the historical past of the Thunder. For this text, we proceed with the eighth jersey quantity within the sequence, jersey No. 6, with a complete of 11 gamers having donned the jersey within the historical past of the franchise.
The seventh of those 9 gamers to put on the quantity 6 did so through the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder period, Semaj Christon, former normal of the Thunder Flooring. A Xavier alumnus, Christon was chosen with the fifty fifth total choice within the 2014 NBA Draft by the Miami Warmth, however was rapidly traded with PJ Hairston to the Charlotte Hornets for Shabazz Napier.
After two seasons enjoying within the G League and abroad as a closet participant, Christon would signal with OKC in 2016, spending vital time with the Oklahoma Metropolis Blue within the G League, but additionally enjoying 64 video games for the Thunder that season.
Throughout his time in Oklahoma Metropolis (all at No. 6), Christon averaged 2.9 factors, 1.4 rebounds and a couple of.0 assists per sport.
This text was initially revealed on OKC Thunder Wire: Historical past of the Thunder jersey n°6 – Semaj Christon (2016-17)
