THE Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers The jersey numbers have been worn by players who have suited up for 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.
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 fifth jersey number in the series, jersey #3, with 20 players in total having worn this jersey in the history of the franchise.
The fourth of 20 players to wear No. 3 did so during the Supersonics era, Seattle point guard Dana Barros. A Boston College alumnus, Barros was drafted by the Sonics with the 16th overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft.
A native of Boston, Massachusetts, he played a total of four seasons with Seattle before being traded along with Eddie Johnson and draft assets to the Charlotte Hornets in 1993, who traded him again to the The Philadelphia 76ers this same offseason.
Barros began his career with Seattle wearing No. 11, but switched to No. 3 in his final season with the team, in 1992-93. He averaged 10.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game with the SuperSonics.
This article was originally published on Celtics Wire: Thunder Jersey History #3 – Dana Barros (1992-93)