THE Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers The jersey numbers have been worn by players who have worn the franchise since its founding at the start of the 1967-68 season. To commemorate the players who have worn these numbers, Thunder Wire traces the entire history of the jersey numbers and the players who have worn them since the team’s founding.

November 14, 2018; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Raymond Felton (2) dribbles the ball against the New York Knicks during the second half at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY SportsNovember 14, 2018; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Raymond Felton (2) dribbles the ball against the New York Knicks during the second half at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports

November 14, 2018; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Raymond Felton (2) dribbles the ball against the New York Knicks during the second half at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ferguson-USA TODAY Sports

And while these Supersonics jerseys may not go down in franchise history if a new team is created in Seattle as was the case with the return of Charlotte HornetsThey are now part of Thunder history. For this article, we continue with the fourth jersey number in the series, jersey #2, with 10 players having worn this jersey number in the history of the franchise.

The ninth player to wear the number was guard Raymond Bernard Felton Jr., who played college basketball at the University of North Carolina before being drafted by the Charlotte Bobcats (now the Hornets). Felton played for that club, the New York Knicks. Denver Nuggets, Portland Trail BlazersTHE Knicks once again, the The Dallas MavericksAnd The Los Angeles Clippers before signing with the Thunder as an unrestricted free agent in 2017.

It would be the final stop of his 14-season NBA career, with the Marion, South Carolina native playing parts of two seasons with OKC, averaging 6.1 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, all wearing the No. 2 jersey.

This article was originally published on Celtics Wire: Thunder #2 Jersey History – Raymond Felton (2018-19)

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