Oklahoma City Thunder: Top 10 NBA Draft picks in franchise history

6. Rashard Lewis (SF) — No. 32 overall pick in 1998 NBA Draft

Career Stats (with Sonics):  617 GP, 16.6 PPG, 5.8 RPG, 1.7 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.6 BPG, 44.6 FG%, 38.6 3P%, 80.1 FT%

Although picked in the second round, Rashard Lewis became one of the best players drafted by the Seattle Supersonics.

His intangibles, along with his scoring and shooting ability, helped him become one of the Sonics’ all-time greats. Lewis had the ability to shoot the 3-ball and drive to the hole off a pump fake from the perimeter, which made him extremely difficult to guard at 6’10”.

Lewis would’ve thrived in the modern-day NBA with his ability to play the stretch-4 position. He could bang bodies down low, finishing with 5.2 rebounds per game in his career.

He was a dead-eye shooter too, finishing his career shooting 45.2 percent from the field, 38.6 percent from three and 80.1 percent from the free throw line. From 2004-07 he was able to average 20 points or more per game for the Sonics.

When he was able to team up with Ray Allen, that was when true magic happened in Seattle. You can look at a Jan. 27 game from 2004 when they combined for 50 points and made eight 3s.

Their ability to shoot from 3 and put points up on the board helped the Sonics make it to the Western Conference semifinals in 2005, but they would not see any playoffs again until Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were drafted.