The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics earlier than them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by gamers who’ve worn the franchise since its inception at the beginning of the 1967-68 season. To commemorate the gamers who wore these numbers, Thunder Wire covers the whole historical past of jersey numbers and the gamers who wore them because the group’s inception.
And whereas these Supersonics jerseys might not be a part of the franchise’s historical past if a brand new group was created in Seattle, as was the case with the return of the Charlotte Hornets, at the moment they’re a part of the historical past of the Thunder.
For this text, we proceed with the sixteenth jersey quantity within the sequence, jersey No. 14, with a complete of 17 gamers having donned the jersey within the historical past of the franchise.
For this text, we proceed with the sixteenth jersey quantity within the sequence, jersey No. 14, with a complete of 17 gamers having donned the jersey within the historical past of the franchise. The eleventh of those gamers did it within the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder period, former striker Reggie Williams. After finishing his school profession at Virginia Army Institute, Williams would go undrafted within the 2008 NBA draft.
As a substitute, he signed abroad and later within the G League earlier than touchdown a spot on the Golden State Warriors’ roster for the 2010-11 season.
The Prince George, Virginia native would additionally play for the Charlotte Hornets earlier than signing a 10-day contract with the Thunder in 2014, after which he signed with the Miami Warmth. Whereas suiting up for OKC, Williams solely wore jersey No. 14 and scored 3.7 factors per recreation.
This text was initially revealed on OKC Thunder Wire: Historical past of the Thunder jersey n°14 – Reggie Williams (2014)
