Hamidou Diallo described the feeling as “hunger.”
“I think we’ve been getting after it,” the second-year guard said two weeks ago. “We got after it last season as well, but this year we’re just getting after it. I think it’s a different level of hunger (because of) a lot of young guys, a lot of competitive guys, a lot of people competing for the same roles.”
The position group most affected by young players competing? Wing.
Paul George’s trade to the Clippers left a hole at the three spot, and already in preseason the Thunder has found creative ways to fill it.