Thunder and the Seattle SuperSonics share a long-running jersey-number story. No. 40 has been worn by 11 players, with Russ Schoene the eighth to wear it in Seattle’s era. Schoene posted 4.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game after a 1982 draft by Philadelphia and a stint with Indiana, before suiting up for Seattle exclusively in No. 40.

The history sits among 51 numbers used by the franchise since 1967-68, and No. 40 is the 38th jersey in this ongoing series. Basketball-Reference data anchors the profile, offering context for fantasy-minded readers who track player journeys, team legacies and the threading of past eras into current organizational lore.

This history note highlights how a single numeral can reveal a lineage of players—from early Seattle years through the present-day OKC era—helping fantasy watchers appreciate how franchise identity intertwines with player development and roster building.