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Nick Collison retirement: a trip down Mr. Thunder’s memory lane

By Alex Mcewen

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 26: OKC Thunder players Russell Westbrook and Nick Collison celebrate onstage during the 2017 NBA Awards Live on TNT on June 26, 2017 in New York, New York. 27111_002 (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TNT)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 26: OKC Thunder players Russell Westbrook and Nick Collison celebrate onstage during the 2017 NBA Awards Live on TNT on June 26, 2017 in New York, New York. 27111_002 (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TNT) /
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Nick Collison, OKC Thunder (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Collison Career accolades

Collison’s career achievements do not jump off the page, yet his statistics deserve to be recognized nonetheless.

  • Third, in total games played in franchise history 910 | Second most in Thunder history 602.
  • Ninth in minutes played in franchise history (18,603) | Fourth in Thunder minutes played 11,158.
  • Fourth in franchise history in total rebounds 4701. | Fifth in Thunder total rebounds 2561.
  • Fourth in OKC Thunder assists 638.
  • Sixth in franchise history in blocks 469. | Fourth in Thunder history in blocks 258.
  • Second in franchise history in personal fouls 2607. | Second most fouls in Thunder history 1503.
  • Sixth in OKC Thunder scoring 2846 points scored.

Note: franchise minutes represent time spent as a Seattle SuperSonic as well

Other notable statistics

Nick Collison posted 69 double-doubles during his 15-year career, including 16 in OKC. His last double-double occurred December, 29th, 2012 against the Houston Rockets. Collison never recorded a triple-double, which is not an indictment on Mr.Thunder. Rather a testament to how extraordinary what Russell Westbrook has done in regard to the triple-double.

Collison has appeared in 910 regular season games. Only 231 NBA players have appeared in 900 or more regular season games. Furthermore, Collison is the 89th player in league history to play in 900 or more games without being selected to an All-Star team.

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