Isaiah Roby and Kenrich Williams OKC Thunder Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports
The OKC Thunder have some of the best young role players in the NBA.
But before I started watching basketball closely, I questioned what even is a role player? In a league that is all about the superstars, and where players are known on a first-name basis or by their nicknames, we don’t talk as much as we should about the guy sitting at the end of the bench.
The guy who comes on and forces a turnover in crucial moments when their team’s defense was struggling.