With four players arriving through trades and free agency to play for the OKC Thunder, some discussion was required in terms of who would land their favorite jersey number. This hasn’t been much of an issue in OKC since the franchise is only 11 years old, but has occasionally arisen.
Throughout the course of sports history, there are typically two items players have a major affinity for. In the NBA that’s which set of kicks they’ll wear and the number which will adorn their jersey.
Players wear a specific number either out of superstition, a favorite number and sometimes simply because it was the number they wore when they first began playing basketball.