During his time suiting up for the Sonics, James wore only jersey Nos. 33 and 13 and put up 5.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks 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 33rd jersey number in the series, jersey No. 33, with 17 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The ninth of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, big man alum Jerome James. After ending his college career at Florida A & M, James was picked up with the 36th overall selection of the 1998 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings.
The Tampa, Florida native would miss what would have been his second season in the league due to injury, and played in another domestic league before signing with Seattle in 2001. His stay with the team would end in 2005 with him signing with the New York Knicks.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, James wore only jersey Nos. 33 and 13 and put up 5.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.3 blocks per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 33 - Jerome James (2001-05)
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