During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Campbell wore only jersey No. 41 and put up 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds 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 39th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 41, with five players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The fifth of those players who did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Elden Campbell. After ending his college career at Clemson, Campbell was picked up with the 27th overall selection of the 1990 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Los Angeles, California native would play the first eight seasons of his pro career with the Lakers. He also played for the Charlotte Hornets before he was dealt to Seattle in 2003.
His stay with the team would span just 15 games, coming to an end when he signed with the Detroit Pistons that same year. During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Campbell wore only jersey No. 41 and put up 3.2 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 41 - Elden Campbell (2003)
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