While a depleted Team USA underwhelmed at the FIBA World Cup, Oklahoma City Thunder fans had a different reason to tune into some of the action over the past fortnight with Dennis Schroder (Germany) and Danilo Gallinari (Italy) representing their country and the Thunder on the word stage. While many players took the opportunity to rest or to bond with their new teams and teammates, the two key Thunder players spent the time honing their skills against some of the best talent in the world.
For Gallinari it was an interrupted start to the tournament as he underwent surgery to remove his appendix.