The Oklahoma City Thunder (and the Seattle Supersonics before them) have 52 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.
Without further ado, let’s get into the next of those jersey numbers in our series.
And for today’s article, we will continue with the second of four people to wear the No. 50, OKC big man alum Ervin Johnson. After ending his college career at New Orleans, Johnson was picked up with the 23rd overall selection of the 1993 NBA Draft by the SuperSonics.
The New Orleans, Louisiana native would play the first three seasons of his pro career with Seattle, cut by the team in 1996.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Johnson wore only jersey No. 50 and put up 4.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 50 – Ervin Johnson (1993-96)
