OKC Thunder jersey history No. 34 - Desmond Mason (2000-03)

During his time suiting up for the Sonics/Thunder, Mason wore only jersey Nos. 24 and 34 and put up 9.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists 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 34th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 34, with 17 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.

SEATTLE, UNITED STATES: Houston Rocket sensation Yao Ming (C) is blocked out on a rebound opportunity by Seattle Supersonic Pedrag Drobnjak (L) and Desmond Mason during second quarter of play of their game in Seattle, 29 November of 2002. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read DAN LEVINE/AFP via Getty Images)

The 12th of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics and Oklahoma City Thunder eras, wing alum Desmond Mason. After ending his college career at Oklahoma State, Mason was picked up with the 17th overall selection of the 2000 NBA Draft by the SuperSonics.

The Waxahachie, Texas native would play parts of the first three seasons of his pro career with the Thunder, separated by a second stint with OKC in 2008 by time spent playing for the Milwaukee Bucks and (then) New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets (now, Pelicans), and ending in the 2009 offseason when he signed with the Sacramento Kings in 2009.

During his time suiting up for the Sonics/Thunder, Mason wore only jersey Nos. 24 and 34 and put up 9.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

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