During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Forte wore only jersey No. 40 and put up 1.4 points per game.
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 38th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 40, with 11 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The 10th of those players who did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, guard alum Joseph Forte. After ending his college career at UNC, Forte was picked up with the 21st overall selection of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics.
The Atlanta, Georgia native would play the first season of his pro career with Boston, coming to an end when he was traded to Seattle in 2002. His stay with the team would span a single season, ending when he was waived by the team in 2004.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Forte wore only jersey No. 40 and put up 1.4 points per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 40 - Joseph Forte (2002-04)
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