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 era, guard alum John Crotty. After ending his college career at Virginia, Crotty would go unselected in the 1991 NBA draft, playing in other domestic leagues until he signed with the Utah Jazz in 1992.
The Orange, New Jersey native would play the first 3 seasons of his pro career with the Jazz. He would also have stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and Portland Trail Blazers before he'd sign with Seattle in 1999. His stay with the team would span just 24 games, ending when he signed with the `Detroit Pistons later that year.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Crotty wore only jersey No. 22 and put up 6.1 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 22 - John Crotty (1999)
