Nick Collison is set to have his No. 4 jersey become the first retired by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday, and if it were up to him, Kevin Durant would eventually join him.

The Thunder will honor Collison prior to hosting the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday after 15 years with the Thunder/SuperSonics organization. He was one of two players to have spent the first 10 years with the Thunder.

As the team prepares to lift his number into the rafters at Chesapeake Energy Arena, Collison believes the Thunder should eventually honor Durant in the same way.

Of course, Durant spent his first nine seasons in the NBA with the SuperSonics/Thunder prior to signing with the Golden State Warriors in the summer of 2016.

Durant helped lead the Thunder to an appearance in the 2012 NBA Finals and three trips to the Western Conference Finals during his time with the team. He is currently third in franchise history in points, first in 3-pointers made and seventh in games played among other categories.

In an interview with Royce Young of ESPN, Collison says Durant should have his No. 35 retired.

It’s their decision to make, but I would certainly think so. He’s meant a ton to Thunder basketball and spent a huge majority of his career here. A lot of these honors are just kind of what the team decides to do, and I think players are appreciative of them. I don’t get too worked up about it. I’ll let other people debate that, but to me, he’s a big part of what we did here.

Although it has been nearly three years since Durant left OKC, some are still upset with the decision while others have understandably moved on.

Durant is expected to be in attendance on Wednesday for Collison’s ceremony. Last month at the All-Star Game, Durant responded to the notion that it could be awkward for him to attend the ceremony.

I just wanted to be there to see it, it ain’t about nothing else. I wanted to experience it. What people think or the reaction they have, I can’t control it. If they are still reacting to me after three years, am I really the problem? I just wanted to experience that and be there because I was there for those days that people really didn’t see — the work that we all put in as a group. I definitely want to be there when something special like this goes up for him.

While Durant certainly disappointed fans with his decision to leave the team, there is no denying the fact that he had a lot of great moments during his tenure in Oklahoma City.

The decision to potentially retire his number will ultimately be made by the organization and it may not be one that happens until well after Durant hangs it up.

Durant will become a free agent this summer and many have suggested he could leave the Warriors but he has apparently already ruled out a return to OKC.