2023 OKC Thunder Legacy Weekend: Which former players are expected to appear
The Oklahoma City Thunder are hosting their second annual Thunder Legacy Weekend during their two consecutive games against the Utah Jazz from March 2 to March 5.
Several former Thunder players are expected to be in the building during both games. During Friday’s 130-103 Thunder win, several players were shown on the video board and were given an ovation by the home crowd.
“I give Sam (Presti) a lot of credit — or whoever’s idea it was — I’m assuming he had a lot to do with that. Because it’s something that we’re investing in the last two years,” Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said. “… There’s enough of a body of work that you can start to do something like this. And it’s something it’s grown from year over year from last year to this year. Like everything else we’re doing, we’re building and I think another thing we’re building kind of in the backdrop of the team and our program is having an appreciation for the guys that have played here before and the contributions that they’ve made to the organization and the weekend is an opportunity to tangibly do that.”
Former players who are part of the organization still — either as a coach or front office member — are also set to make appearances.
Here is a full list of former Thunder players who are expected to make appearances throughout the weekend, courtesy of the Thunder.
Several players on this list also played for the Seattle Supersonics, considering it’s the same franchise, their time in Washington will be counted towards their tenures.
Nick Collison (front office)
(Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images)
Thunder tenure: 2004 to 2018 (14 seasons)
Daequan Cook
Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2010 to 2012 (2 seasons)
Lazar Hayward
Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2011 to 2012 (1 season)
Steven Hill
Credit: Photo by Joe Robbins-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2009 (1 season)
Scotty Hopson (OKC Blue player)
Thunder tenure: 2021 to 2022 (1 season)
Nenad Krstic
Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2008 to 2011 (3 seasons)
Desmond Mason
(Photo by Layne Murdoch/NBAE via Getty Images)
Thunder tenure: 2000 to 2003; 2008 to 2009 (4 seasons)
Eric Maynor (Thunder assistant coach)
Credit: David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2009 to 2013 (4 seasons)
Nazr Mohammed (OKC Blue GM)
Credit: Howard Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2010 to 2012; 2015 to 2016 (3 seasons)
Morris Peterson
Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2010 to 2011 (1 season)
Ryan Reid
Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2011 to 2012 (1 season)
Andre Roberson (OKC Blue player)
Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2013 to 2020 (6 seasons)
Malik Rose
(Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Steve Harvey Foundation)
Thunder tenure: 2008 to 2009 (1 season)
Mustafa Shakur
Credit: Photo by Joe Robbins-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2013 to 2014 (1 season)
Joe Smith
Credit: Lou Capozzola-USA TODAY NETWORK
Thunder tenure: 2008 to 2009 (1 season)
Kyle Weaver
Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2008 to 2010 (2 seasons)
D.J. White
Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2008 to 2011 (3 seasons)
Mike Wilks (Thunder assistant coach)
Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2005 to 2010 (4 seasons)
Johan Petro
Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Thunder tenure: 2005 to 2009 (4 seasons)
Raymond Felton
(Photo by Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images)
Thunder tenure: 2017 to 2019 (2 seasons)
