Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo is ready to learn next season.

After the Thunder signed Diallo, the No. 45 overall pick, to a three-year contract last month, he’ll spend his rookie season in the NBA learning from Russell Westbrook and Paul George.

Diallo recently participated in the 2018 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot over the weekend and also sat down with trading card company Panini America to discuss playing with Westbrook and George.

To have two All-Stars on my team of that caliber, Russ and P.G., and for me to be able to pick their brains every day and night in and night out and just try to follow their steps to their greatness and just try to know what they did their rookie year that made them who they are today.

He also said it is a blessing to have his first NBA card coming out.

Getting my first Panini NBA training card is just a dream come true. It’s something that I dreamed about always of having a training card and for it to actually fulfill itself and for me to actually see it and for me to actually be able to distribute it to people is a great thing.

After a strong showing in Las Vegas for the Summer League, many Thunder fans are understandably excited to watch Diallo next season. He has plenty of athleticism and seems to be a great fit for how the Thunder want to play.

He’ll certainly be surrounded by a couple of star players next season…