Selected in the second round by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2018 NBA Draft and then traded to Oklahoma City, not much is expected of swingman Hamidou Diallo in his first season on a loaded Thunder team. Diallo however, has quickly shown in preseason that he could potentially be a rotational player for the Thunder as a rookie.

In Oklahoma City's 113-94 preseason win over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday, Diallo scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds in 25 minutes. Diallo looked so impressive that his teammates couldn't stop raving about him after the game.

Outside of rebounding, Steven Adams points to Hamidou Diallo’s discipline, cuts, knowing the plays as strengths.”He’s picked it up fast, especially for a rookie.” pic.twitter.com/bVKFxVybap — Erik Horne (@ErikHorneOK) October 8, 2018

“He is performing very well,” Thunder big man Steven Adams said about Diallo. “Outside of his rebounding, it’s not so much that, but it’s his discipline of what he has picked up from training camp, his cuts, knowing all of the plays, his loading up on the defensive end. He has picked it up very fast, especially for a rookie. That’s full credit for that.”

Like Adams, Thunder All-Star Paul George thinks Diallo is quite talented and believes the rookie forward is a future star.

“I think Hami has a lot of myself in him,” George said. “When I look at Hami, I see a lot of how I used to play and how I approached the game. Heck of a talent. He has got that star power in him. I think with him, it’s just he has to continue to go through the learning curve and that’s on us to help him get to his potential.”