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 24th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 22, with 20 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The first of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics Oklahoma City Thunder eras, Thunder forward alum Jeff Green. After ending his college career at Georgetown, Green was picked up with the fifth overall selection of the 2007 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics, who then dealt him to the Sonics.
The Cheverly, Maryland native would play the first 4 seasons of his pro career with Seattle/Oklahoma City, ending when he was dealt back to Boston in 2011.
During his time suiting up for the Thunder, Green wore only jersey No. 22 and put up 14.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.7 steals per game.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 22 - Jeff Green (2007-11)
