During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Smith wore only jersey No. 35 and put up 2.0 points and as many rebounds 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 35th jersey number in the series, jersey No. 35, with 11 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 Leon Smith. After ending his high school career, Smith made the leap right to the NBA, and was picked up with the 29th overall selection of the 1999 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs.
Cut before the start of his rookie season, Smith played in other domestic leagues and for the Atlanta Hawks before signing with Seattle in 2004. His stay with the team would span just a single game before he'd be cut, his last in the NBA.
During his time suiting up for the Sonics, Smith wore only jersey No. 35 and put up 2.0 points and as many rebounds per game.
All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Thunder jersey history No. 35 - Leon Smith (2004)
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