Both Oklahoma City and Denver could be without key players tonight.

However, if Utah slips to fifth in the final weekend of the regular season, there would be a 0.6% chance of the Jazz's pick ending up at ninth and conveying to the Thunder. With the Jazz matching up against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night, another win for Utah and moving out of the top four odds is in play.

Both the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets may be without multiple key players in Friday night's matchup.

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Of course, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's consistency will carry the Thunder throughout the postseason. While he hasn't hit the 30-point mark in any of Oklahoma City's past four games, he's still kept his 20-point streak alive and dished out at least seven assists in each contest, including 11 against the Clippers.

Future Hall of Fame general manager Sam Presti has expertly assembled a juggernaut and 2024 Coach of the Year Mark Daigneault impressively leads it from the sidelines. The Thunder have built a powerful culture that could overcome a slew of injuries. But SGA is the fulcrum of this exemplary operation.