Spencer Haywood goes against the Cavaliers in 1972, the same team he burned for 48 points on Jan. 7 that year. Haywood made four All-Star teams for the Sonics and was twice named first team All-NBA.

Now that the Thunder has soared to six victories and put plenty of breathing room between itself and the Philadelphia 9-and-73ers, we can turn away from ritual mockery and consider some franchise trivia.

Like, for intance, who owns Oklahoma City's single-season scoring and rebounding records? (Yes, you already know this if you read the previous, wholly unsatisfactory post.)

He's the same fellow who holds the ABA's record for single-season rebounding average with a whopping 19.5: Spencer Haywood of Silver City, Mississippi.

Haywood averaged 29.2 points per game for the team that, way back in the 1972-73 season, called Seattle home and went by the name of the SuperSonics. He averaged 13.4 rebounds per game the following season, which also has a place in the Thunder record book.

Before he arrived in Seattle, Spencer Haywood tore a red, white and blue streak through the American Basketball Association. In his lone ABA season, Haywood averaged 30 points and 19.5 rebounds a game for the Denver Rockets. That was 1969-70, a season that was nearly over by the time Haywood turned 21.

Having ruled the ABA, Haywood looked elsewhere for a challenge and decided to take on the NBA power structure.

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