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 at the beginning of the 1967-68 season. To commemorate the gamers who wore these numbers, Thunder Wire covers all the historical past of jersey numbers and the gamers who wore them for the reason that crew’s inception.
And whereas these Supersonics jerseys might 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, at present they’re a part of the historical past of the Thunder. For this text, we proceed with the ninth jersey quantity within the sequence, jersey No. 7, with a complete of 11 gamers having worn the jersey within the historical past of the franchise.
The primary of those 11 gamers to put on quantity 7 did so throughout his Seattle SuperSonics days, former Seattle small ahead Jerome Kersey. After taking part in his faculty ball with Longwood College, Kersey was chosen forty sixth general within the 1984 NBA draft by the Portland Path Blazers.
Kersey would play the primary 11 seasons of his profession with the Blazers and likewise performed with the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers earlier than the Clarksville, Virginia native signed with the SuperSonics in 1997.
His keep in Seattle was brief – simply 37 video games – earlier than signing with the San Antonio Spurs in 1999. Throughout his time with the Sonics, Kersey averaged 6.3 factors, 1.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists. per sport.
This text was initially revealed on OKC Thunder Wire: Historical past of the Thunder No. 7 jersey (1997-98)
