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.

In five years, Nikola will be just 23 years old and still very much on the rise. While you can’t expect a player to reach his prime at least until age 25, the guard’s high draft status and shrewd floormanship make him a worthy candidate to be among the Thunder’s main bunch down the line.

Wearing the team's No. 3 jersey for his entire time with Seattle, he averaged 20.9 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.0 steals per game.

Ford put up 2.7 points per game, his anemic contributions likely a factor behind the brevity of his time with Seattle -- all in jersey No. 3 of course.