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 25th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 23, with 11 players in total having donned the jersey in the history of the franchise.
The seventh of those players did so in the Oklahoma City Thunder era, big man alum Byron Mullens. After ending his college career at Ohio State, Mullins was picked up with the 24th overall selection of the 2009 NBA draft by the Dallas Mavericks.
The Canal Winchester, Ohio native would play the first two seasons of his pro career with the Thunder, however, after a draft night trade. His stay with the team would span two seasons, ending when he was dealt to the (then) Charlotte Bobcats (now, Hornets) in 2011.
During his time suiting up for the Thunder, Mullins wore only jersey No. 23 and put up 1.5 points and 1.3 rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 23 - Byron Mullins (2009-11)
