Four years into his NBA career, Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams recognizes the privilege it is to lace them up against the Warriors. Williams, after all, claims he’s been following Golden State from afar as long as he can remember, including during his collegiate career with Santa Clara, which included a stay at the Santa Cruz Warriors’ KP Arena during the COVID-19 pandemic.“The only thing that’s crazy to me is that you grow up watching those teams,” Williams said.“Then, years later, you look back. I’m watching them when we were stuck in Santa Cruz for Covid, and just my whole college career, you just watch them.” After having raised the 2024-25 NBA Championship banner in October, Williams believes the Thunder, who currently boast a league-best 21-1 record, aspire to build out a dynasty like the Warriors once did.“And now, we’re kind of emulating something that they were doing,” Williams added. “It’s really cool. It’s special. Then, we also get to play some of the players that were on that run. So, you never take it for granted.”Then, there’s the aspect of playing...