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The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 51 jersey numbers worn by the players who have suited up for the franchise since its founding at the start of the 1967-68 season. To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Thunder Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team.
And while those Supersonics jerseys may not remain part of the franchise history should a new team be established in Seattle as was the case with the return of the Charlotte Hornets, they are part of the Thunder's history today.
For this article, we continue with the 23rd jersey number in the series, jersey No. 21, with 16 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The second of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Danny Fortson. After ending his college career at Cincinnati, Fortson was picked up with the 10th overall selection of the 1997 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native would play the first 2 seasons of his pro career with the Denver Nuggets after a draft night deal. He would also have stints with the Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, and Dallas Mavericks before he was traded to Seattle in 2004 for his final three seasons in the league.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Fortson wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 6.0 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 21 - Danny Fortson (2004-07)
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And while those Supersonics jerseys may not remain part of the franchise history should a new team be established in Seattle as was the case with the return of the Charlotte Hornets, they are part of the Thunder's history today.
For this article, we continue with the 23rd jersey number in the series, jersey No. 21, with 16 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
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The second of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Danny Fortson. After ending his college career at Cincinnati, Fortson was picked up with the 10th overall selection of the 1997 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native would play the first 2 seasons of his pro career with the Denver Nuggets after a draft night deal. He would also have stints with the Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, and Dallas Mavericks before he was traded to Seattle in 2004 for his final three seasons in the league.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Fortson wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 6.0 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 21 - Danny Fortson (2004-07)
Continue reading...
